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Couchbase Sr Director Engineering United States, California 341568788
22.04.2025
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This is a hands-on technical leadership role, focused on operational execution, strategic alignment, long-term planning, and high-quality software delivery. You will work closely with Engineering, Product, UX, SRE, and Support to translate high-level goals into technical plans and execution. You’ll own SDLC processes, guide architecture, prioritize initiatives, manage technical risk, and develop engineering leaders capable of driving outcomes independently.
Key Responsibilities- Own and Execute the SDLC
- Ensure Architectural Alignment : Guide key architecture decisions and review designs to maintain platform scalability and consistency with technical standards.
- Translate Product Requirements : Work with Product to define technical specifications that align with roadmap priorities.
- Prioritize and Sequence Initiatives : Make tradeoffs across strategic and tactical work to focus teams on high-impact outcomes.
- Manage Technical Risk and Debt : Identify long-term risks and technical debt; adjust plans and resourcing to mitigate them.
- Coordinate Cross-Functionally : Align engineering work with UX, QA, SRE, and Infrastructure for cohesive product delivery.
- Oversee Production Operations : Ensure services meet uptime goals, support on-call processes, and lead incident response coordination for critical issues.
- Mentor Engineering Leaders : Develop senior engineers and managers, elevating execution and ownership across the organization.
- 10+ years of experience delivering large-scale, distributed, cloud-native systems in production.
- 5+ years leading engineering organizations across multiple teams and technical domains.
- Expertise in at least two major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), including deep understanding of services and infrastructure.
- Strong technical background in backend development, distributed systems, and infrastructure automation.
- Proficiency in modern development tools and cloud-native technologies (e.g., Golang, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform).
- Proven ability to lead complex technical organizations, drive SDLC execution, and scale teams and processes in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills across engineering, product, and operational functions.
Base Pay Range
$268,000 - $315,000 USD
Modern customer experiences need a flexible cloud database platform that can power applications spanning from cloud to edge and everything in between. Couchbase’s mission is to simplify how developers and architects develop, deploy and consume modern applications wherever they are. We have reimagined the database with our fast, flexible and affordable cloud database platform Capella, allowing organizations to quickly build applications that deliver premium experiences to their customers– all with best-in-class price performance. More than 30% of the Fortune 100 trust Couchbase to power their modern applications and build innovative new ones. See our recent awards to learn why Couchbase is a great place to work.We are honored to be a part of the Best Places to Work Award for and . Couchbase offers a total rewards approach to benefits that recognizes the value you create here, so that you in turn may best serve yourself and your family. Some benefits include:
- Generous Time Off Program - Flexibility to care for you and your family
- Wellness Benefits - A variety of world class medical plans to choose from, along with dental, vision, life insurance, and employee assistance programs*
- Financial Planning - RSU equity program*, ESPP program*, Retirement program* and Business Travel Insurance
- Career Growth - Be valued, Create value approach
- Fun Perks - An ergonomic and comfortable in-office / WFH setup. Food & Snacks for in-office employees.
- And much more!
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