Director of Engineering

  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Location: Limerick
  • Category: Analyst, QA/Software Testing
  • Salary: €145000

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Director of Engineering to lead and scale our engineering team. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of management experience, preferably in the SaaS industry, and excels in leading people, mentoring managers, and driving technical excellence. This role requires a strong balance of strategic leadership and operational execution to deliver innovative solutions and meet business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams, including managers and senior engineers, to achieve their full potential.
  • Strategic Vision: Define and drive the engineering roadmap, aligning with the company’s business goals and product strategy.
  • Operational Excellence: Implement and refine processes to ensure efficient delivery of high-quality, scalable software.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Product, Design, and Operations, to ensure alignment and successful execution.
  • Talent Development: Build and maintain a high-performance engineering culture by recruiting, retaining, and nurturing top talent.
  • Technology Oversight: Ensure technical decisions align with long-term business needs while maintaining innovation and efficiency.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of experience managing engineering teams, with at least 5 years leading managers.
  • Proven success in a SaaS environment, delivering scalable and reliable software solutions.
  • Exceptional leadership skills with a focus on people development, coaching, and mentorship.
  • Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, Agile methodologies, and modern engineering practices.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills to inspire and align diverse teams.
  • Experience driving initiatives to improve engineering processes, performance, and quality.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Background in scaling engineering teams in high-growth environments.
  • Experience with cloud-based architectures, DevOps practices, and modern tech stacks.
  • Familiarity with OKRs or similar frameworks for goal setting and performance tracking.
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    John Egan

    John Egan

    With a keen interest in client relations, recruitment is the career for me. My role is to build and maintain client and candidate relations while sourcing and placing top talent throughout Ireland. I enjoy working with candidates from various backgrounds including .Net, Java and QA. Coming from a sporting background I enjoy the competiveness of the IT Recruitment industry and the challenges involved. To contact John in the Solas IT Athlone Recruitment office call 090 6616 134 or email info@solasit.ie

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