Director of Engineering

Location: Alpharetta - HQ, Texas

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Kaleris delivers innovative SaaS solutions designed to optimize operations for supply chain, logistics, and transportation organizations. Our platform leverages modern technologies to solve real-world business challenges for enterprise clients around the globe. We foster a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on growth, accountability, and customer value. 

Position Summary 

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Director of Engineering to lead our high-performing development team building B2B SaaS products. The ideal candidate is both a rock-star individual contributor and a highly effective people manager, with a background in Engineering and a passion for building world-class solutions that power the supply chain, logistics, and transportation sectors. 

You will drive technical excellence and operational efficiency, mentor and lead a strong team of global architects and engineers. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, have a proven track record in enterprise SaaS, and possess a deep understanding of the logistics and supply chain industry, we want to meet you. 

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Individual Contribution 

• Lead the technical vision and strategy for our SaaS platform. 
• Drive the adoption of best practices in software engineering, architecture, and DevOps. 
• Stay abreast of emerging trends in product engineering and assess their applicability in our domain. 

Team Leadership & People Management 

• Build, coach, and mentor a high-performing engineering team; foster a culture of ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement. 
• Recruit, onboard, and nurture engineering talent with a focus on diversity and expertise. 
• Design and lead career development programs, conduct regular performance reviews, and set clear goals and expectations. 
• Encourage cross-functional collaboration and champion agile development practices. 

Product Delivery 

• Oversee the end-to-end delivery of scalable, reliable SaaS products that exceed customer and market expectations. 
• Collaborate closely with Product, QA, Operations, and Customer Success teams to define roadmap, prioritize initiatives, and deliver releases on schedule. 
• Ensure the engineering function meets SLAs for uptime, performance, and security. 

Process, Quality & Continuous Improvement 

• Optimize team workflows, processes, and tools to enhance velocity, quality, and productivity. 
• Implement and monitor metrics to track engineering performance, stability, and technical debt. 
• Drive accountability for code reviews, testing, documentation, and release management. 

Requirements 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. 
• 7-10 years of progressive software engineering experience 
• At least 3+ years building and scaling B2B SaaS products. 
• Previous leadership experience as a technical manager (lead, manager, or director); proven track record of building/leading successful teams. 
• Demonstrable experience as an individual contributor: architecting, coding, reviewing, and delivering complex software products. 
• Preferred: Significant domain experience designing solutions for supply chain, logistics, or transportation verticals. 
• Knowledge of data models, APIs, and systems integration experience within distributed environments. 
• Outstanding communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills. 
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, drive consensus, and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting. 

Additional Experience Preferred

• Experience with Ruby on Rails. 
• Exposure to machine learning, analytics, or IoT use cases in logistics. 
• Experience supporting enterprise customers with complex requirements.