Director of Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multiple teams responsible for software products with company-wide impacts and outcomes, in partnership with key stakeholders
• Provide strategic direction for the team and associated product area, ensuring alignment with organizational and portfolio goals
• Coach and develop managers, senior managers, and associate directors on their team who are themselves responsible for their teams and outcomes
• Ensure the quality and integrity of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for their teams and identify opportunities for improvement in how the teams work, through usage of recommended tools and practices
• Conduct 1 : 1s with their direct reports, and skip-level discussions for team members to assess team health, promote cohesion and camaraderie, and identify and solve issues across the organization
• Work with product teams to broadly prioritize and scope work
• Ability to triage and manage complex, high-pressure production issues
• Contribute to architecture by asking the right questions to ensure architecture matches business needs for the area
• Demonstrate a test / learn / iterate mindset, emphasizing progress over perfection
• Can connect the larger organization strategic goals directly to their team's tactical goals and can effectively communicate that to their teams

Requirements

6+ years of experience managing and leading engineering teams and managing managers

Preferred

Integrating front end and middle tier components with an ML or LLM system

About Best Buy

Best Buy India is a vibrant hub of tech talent, where we're driving innovation and accelerated business outcomes for Best Buy, our customers, employees and partners every day. Our inclusive culture empowers you to learn, grow, collaborate, and make a real impact.

Best Buy is North America's No. 1 tech specialty retailer, with approximately $42 billion in annual revenue and 85,000 employees worldwide. Our purpose is to enrich lives through technology, and we do that by helping personalize and humanize technology for millions of customers in our stores, online and in their homes. We're solving real human needs and helping serve our customers, employees, and partners in new ways every day.

All employees at Best Buy India work for BBY Services India LLP, which is owned by subsidiaries of Best Buy Co. Inc.