Director, Software Engineering

RevolutionParts is not just a pioneering force in the automotive eCommerce realm; we're actively seeking passionate and talented individuals to join our squad of Revolutionaries (yes, that's what we call ourselves!). As leaders in providing streamlined, user-friendly solutions, we empower automotive brands to maximize online sales. Our commitment to technology, top-notch customer service, and a profound understanding of the automotive market sets us apart. If you're ready to revolutionize the eCommerce space for automotive parts and accessories, consider joining our dynamic team of Revolutionaries.

The Role 

RevolutionParts is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, disrupting and innovating in the automotive space by creating the most active parts network in North America. Since our inception, dealerships have sold more than $1 BILLION in parts and accessories online using the RevolutionParts platform. We are here to transform the way parts buyers and sellers connect.

At the heart of RevolutionParts are our core values: Think Big, Own It, Wow Them, Leave Your Ego at the Door, Work Together Win Together, and Move Fast, Fail Fast. We need a Director of Engineering who embodies these values and who can drive an amazing Engineering toward the successful execution and delivery of product features.

As the Director, Software Engineering, you will take the reins of our engineering efforts, leading a team of passionate developers to build innovative products that solve real business challenges. You’ll collaborate closely with the executive team, ensuring our engineering strategy aligns with business goals, customer needs, and product vision. You will be responsible for leading and managing multiple software engineering teams, overseeing the design, development, and delivery of high-quality software products for the RevolutionParts platform, while also driving technical strategy and fostering innovation. This is a rapidly evolving team that focuses on speed and quality.

*This is a hybrid role, with 2 to 3 days in office. Please note that you must either live in the Phoenix metro area or be willing to relocate for this position.

The following list of responsibilities describes the “ideal” candidate in terms of all-around work history. We are not looking for someone who has EVERYTHING. Instead, we are looking for someone who has a lot of what is described below, but - more importantly - adds to our team and complements our team members’ skill sets. Attitude and aptitude count for a lot!

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Strategy: Lead and mentor a high-performing software engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability. Recruit, mentor, challenge, and reward high-performing software engineers.
• Technical Vision: Define and drive the technical roadmap, ensuring our solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with customer needs.
• Execution: Oversee the full software development lifecycle, from architecture design to implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Collaboration: Work closely with Product, Design, and Operations teams to ensure seamless communication, cross-functional alignment, and successful product delivery in a rapidly evolving environment
• Innovation: Drive technical innovation, researching and applying new technologies and best practices to keep our platform ahead of the curve.
• Process Improvement: Continuously optimize development processes, tools, and workflows to improve efficiency, quality, and developer experience.

Requirements

• You've done this before—you have experience in a high-growth startup environment with constant change as your companion; 10+ years of total experience working on an Engineering team… with 5 of those years managing a team using an Agile development process
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and years of relevant experience
• Strong executive presence with a proven understanding of all aspects of the business including the ability to create and implement technical strategies with budgets and timeframes that align with both current and future business needs
• Proven track record of successfully leading and managing software development teams who work on high-availability platforms Strong knowledge of software architecture, cloud technologies, and SaaS platforms, with experience in a multi-tenant SaaS product development environment
• Experience with AWS including serverless, compute, identity and storage services
• Experience with data platforms including both structured and unstructured data
• Knowledge of SOA, web services, and micro services
• Significant experience working with and evolving an Agile development organization and possessing the ability to lead others to mature this methodology across a growing organization
• Experience working in high growth companies with the ability to identify and build new capabilities as the need arises
• Experience implementing and promoting best practices
• A passion for solving complex technical challenges and delivering solutions that meet business goals and customer expectations
• Proven experience sourcing, hiring, mentoring, and growing a software development team
• Smart, quick learner, proactive, comfortable working with unknowns and dynamically evolving requirements
• Ability to motivate people, instill accountability and achieve results
• Expertise in object-oriented design and implementation
• Strong communication skills
• Experience leading and working with remote teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the automotive or auto parts industry
• Experience building APIs and SDKs
• Experience with marketplaces or payments 
• Experience and knowledge of application development tools and platforms (Docker, Kubernetes, ElasticSearch, MySQL, Git, Jenkins, JIRA) 
• Experience with front end technologies (e.g. React, Angular) is a plus, and experience working with User Experience and Product teams to build great user interfaces

Why Join Us?

Impact: Play a pivotal role in the growth and success of a company that’s making a real impact in the auto parts industry.

Growth Opportunities: As we scale, there will be ample opportunities for you to grow with the company and shape the future of the product.

Culture: We’re a small, nimble, and collaborative team that values autonomy, creativity, and a positive, open-minded work environment.

Flexibility: We offer flexible work arrangements, even though we would like for you to be in the office at least 2 days per week.

Competitive Compensation: We offer a competitive salary, performance-based bonuses, and equity options… We also have a robust and creative perks and benefits package, including matching 401k.

Are you not sure you meet 100% of the qualifications? You should still give it a shot! Research shows that men will apply to a job when only meeting 60% of the requirements, whereas women and members of other underrepresented groups typically only apply when they meet every single requirement. At Revolution Parts, we are Revolutionaries. We build tools, products, and our people. We value diversity in backgrounds and thoughts, so take a shot and apply! Please highlight some of your accomplishments in your resume and cover letter so we can talk about how you can grow with us.

RevolutionParts is proud to provide all full-time Revolutionaries with a comprehensive employment package including competitive compensation, career development, benefits, 401K match, parental leave, and many more valuable perks. You can learn more about our core-value driven culture at our career page.

RevolutionParts is an Equal Opportunity Employer; we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender orientation, gender identity or expression, sexual identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status, genetic information, veteran status, or disability status.

Please Note: You will only receive correspondence through the Lever ATS or from a @revolutionparts.com email address. If you are receiving communication through any other platform or domain, it may be fraudulent, and we urge you to ignore the communication.