Director, Platform Engineering and Developer Tools

THE ROLE: 

 

Director of Platform Engineering & Developer Tools
We are seeking a Director of Platform Engineering & Tools to lead our platform engineering team and drive innovation across the organization. This role is responsible for maintaining high-quality engineering standards, optimizing system performance, and ensuring the adoption of standard methodologies. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, leadership experience, and a passion for building scalable and efficient engineering solutions.

 

 

DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:

Leadership & Strategy
•    Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
•    Define and implement engineering strategies that enhance developer experience, software quality, and efficiency.
•    Set and uphold high-quality software engineering standards, effective practices, and automation strategies.
•    Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies to improve development workflows and efficiency.
•    Collaborate with product teams, business leaders, and engineering teams to align development initiatives with business objectives.
•    Drive the adoption of tools and platforms that streamline software development and enhance developer productivity.
•    Provide technical leadership in modernizing applications and transitioning teams to updated frameworks and technologies.
•    Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:   Yes

SKILLS AND BACKGROUND REQUIRED TO BE SUCCESSFUL: 

 

•    Strong software engineering background with a deep understanding of software development workflows and challenges.
•    Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to engage both technical and executive audiences.
•    Expertise in front-end and back-end development frameworks (React, .NET, Node.js).
•    Solid understanding of microservices architecture, API development, and cloud-native application design.
•    Hands-on experience with modern software engineering practices, including TDD, CI/CD, and automation.
•    Expertise in developer tooling, code collaboration workflows, and developer productivity optimization.
•    Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
•    Solid understanding of real-time data streaming and event-driven architectures using Kafka.
•    Experience with API management solutions like Apigee, ensuring secure and scalable API integrations.
•    Passion for improving developer experience, workflows, and automation.
•    Ability to drive multi-functional collaboration and align teams on shared goals.
•    Familiarity with modern web and mobile frameworks, guiding teams in adopting updated technologies.

Experience:
•    10+ years of experience in software engineering, developer productivity, or platform engineering.
•    At least 5+ years of experience leading and running high-performing engineering teams.
•    Confirmed experience in scaling development teams and driving technology transformations.
•    Hands-on experience with modern programming languages such as React, Node.js, Python, Java, or Go.
•    Strong background in application modernization, cloud adoption, and developer tooling.
•    Experience delivering enterprise-scale software solutions and improving developer workflows.
•    Proven experience in modernizing applications and guiding teams to adopt new frameworks and architectures.

Education:
    
Required
•    Bachelors in computer science or equivalent

 

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Herbalife offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees in the U.S. (limited to the 50 States and the District of Columbia), which includes Group Health Programs, other Voluntary Benefit Programs, and Paid Time Off. Group Health Programs include Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Basic Life/AD&D; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Other Voluntary Benefit Programs include a 401(k) plan, Wellness Incentive Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), Supplemental Life/Critical Illness/Hospitalization/Accident Insurance, and Pet Insurance. Paid time off includes Company-observed U.S. Holidays, Floating Holidays, Vacation, Sick Time, a Volunteer Program, Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave, Bereavement Leave, Personal Leave and time off for voting.