Director of Product Engineering
About Caribou
At Caribou, we’re on a mission to help drivers save money and take control of their car payments. Caribou does this by using technology to unlock low rates, and people to make the process easy and enjoyable.
Caribou was built by leaders from the technology, automotive, and finance industries. We’re proud to be backed by a great team of investors, including QED Investors, Goldman Sachs, Moderne Ventures, Accomplice, Link Ventures, Motley Fool Ventures and others.
About the Role
Caribou is looking for a Director of Product Engineering to build and lead a team of Engineering Managers and engineers. You will set and execute on a vision for delivering a portfolio of direct to consumer products and our best-in-class marketing technology stack. Reporting directly to the CTO, you will play a crucial role overseeing teams that focus on Consumer Experience, Growth/Marketing, and Lending Partners & Integrations.
Core Responsibilities:
Leadership and Management
- Deliver value to Caribou and our customers by building, shipping, and maintaining high quality software and products while improving our overall technical foundation.
- Build and maintain high-performing engineering teams.
- Establish clear goals that directly support company objectives, team goals, and individual growth. Will hold teams accountable for those results.
- Plan short-term and long-term roadmaps and be actively involved in driving week-over-week progress on key initiatives.
- Provide program / project management support when needed. Ensure on-time delivery by taking an active role in planning, adjusting, and unblocking.
- Drive growth and maturity of our engineering practices, disciplines, and culture. Build and maintain a culture of engineering discipline by advocating for observability, monitoring, and code quality.
- Be a coach/mentor and foster an environment that allows your teams to do their best work.
Collaboration and Communication
- Collaborate effectively throughout the business and become a strong partner to the Product org.
- Help make pragmatic decisions while balancing strategic and tactical needs / requirements from all parts of the business.
- Clearly communicate progress, challenges, and results to senior leaders, key stakeholders, and relevant teams.
This role may work remotely from a state where Caribou operates*. Alternatively, this role can be based out of Caribou offices in Washington, DC and Denver, CO.
About You
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- 10+ years of management and software development experience in building complex consumer products and services.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience managing engineering teams and engineering managers at growth-stage startups.
- You know what great product-focused engineering looks like and have experience building successful consumer products.
- Demonstrated ability to set strategy for evolving systems. You have experience improving a codebase while simultaneously adding to it.
- Experience in and strong understanding of software engineering principles and practices, including version control, testing, and deployment.
- Track record of building and managing high-performing teams.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong communication and presentation skills. Ability to convey complex technical concepts to various stakeholders across all functions.
- Preference for deep Ruby and Rails experience.
How We will take care of you
Everyone at Caribou is a valued team member, and we always strive to live up to our value Take Care of Each Other. Our compensation and benefits package includes:
- Competitive compensation: $220-250k
- Equity options
- 401k savings program
- Generous paid time off including: Flexible Time Off (FTO) for all employees and 100% paid parental leave for all parents
- Robust wellness benefits including company-paid plan for health, dental, vision, mental health, disability and basic life insurance.
- Optional benefits to suit your individual circumstances such as HSAs, FSAs, supplemental life and medical insurance, and pet insurance.
- Up to $1,000 per year for eligible professional development expenses.
Our Core Values
We come from all walks of life and are joined together by our shared values, which guide our work. This helps us improve life for our customers, our communities and our team members.
- See people as people
- Take care of each other
- Commit to the mission
- Move quickly and bravely
- Get better every day
- Seek truth
Caribou is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy status, marital status, military or protected veteran status, genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law. This position is not restricted solely to the responsibilities listed above, and the scope and responsibilities are subject to change. A pre-employment background check is required as a condition of employment.
*Caribou does not currently have employee operations in AL, CT, HI, ID, IA, KY, MS, MT, NE, NM, ND, RI, SD, WV, WY.