Director, Software Engineering (Apps)

At 8x8 Inc. [Nasdaq:EGHT] we put communications at the heart of our business and build technology that allows people to connect anytime, anywhere they are in the world, and on any device. XCaaS - the 8x8 Experience Communications Platform - brings together Employee and Customer Experience, enabling hybrid workforces across the globe to connect, collaborate, and delight customers, while providing businesses with real-time communications analytics, intelligence and unique insights.

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Director, Software Engineering - 8x8 is looking for an engineering leader to drive the development of our solutions. This is a critical role with executive sponsorship reporting to the VP of Engineering. The job is about understanding our business and customers, developing a talented group, keeping them tightly focused, and quickly and safely delivering value to the market. Doing this effectively requires strengths in software development, project management, performance management, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities
You would be leading and growing a talented multi-scrum team of 3-5 FE/BE software engineers, assisted by Product specialists, Project Management, Quality Engineers, and DevOps staff. Your team owns key aspects of the product from farm to fork, delivering innovative features and new concepts in conjunction with teams in London, Portugal and/or US.
Embrace end-to-end accountability (from architectural design to production operations);
Working across various teams and geographies (US, UK, Portugal, Romania, Canada);

Qualifications
Proven experience in managing software engineering teams in an Agile environment and different locations
Successful prior career as a software engineer (Java/JVM or similar tech stack)
Passion for quality and service availability
Experience with both front-end and back-end technologies (JS/React/Redux/Java/Microservices/AWS)
SaaS mindset - automate everything, take action on data (CI/CD)
Still an engineer at heart as this role entails, to some extent, coding predominantly in the back end, tech stack revolving around Java;
Ambitious, with a passion for technical innovation and changing how we do things within our organization.

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