SVP, Engineering

BigCommerce’s

mission is to help merchants sell more at every stage of growth, from small startups to mid-market businesses to large enterprises. We focus on being the best ecommerce platform so our customers can focus on what matters most: growing their businesses.We are equally passionate about growing our employee’s careers and providing them an incredible experience as we rapidly expand across the globe. We are proud to have been

recognized numerous times

for our product and workplace culture. We empower our people and customers to build, innovate and grow, so together we can redefine the ecommerce industry.You will be the leader of an incredible 200+ person engineering organization distributed across the world, with concentrations in Sydney, San Francisco, Austin, Kyiv, and Poland.You will bring demonstrated success building, growing, and scaling engineering teams and processes. You are passionate and opinionated about building scalable, reliable, and high-quality platforms, and have a strong architectural opinion. You will work together with our Product Management, Program Management, Product Design, and other teams to deliver an industry-leading SaaS platform in eCommerce.In your first year at BigCommerce, your focus will include:Establishing a technical vision that the global team utilizes to build over the next several yearsImproving quality processes to ensure large enterprise brands’ and retailers’ expectations are met for existing and future featuresContinuing to scale the BigCommerce platform to support larger merchants at a higher performance level to lead the industryDriving technical innovation and continuously refining the technology strategy to stay ahead of the industryRecruiting, mentoring, and retaining top engineering talent, cultivating a culture of excellence, accountability, innovation, and collaborationAct as a proactive leader, anticipating potential challenges, mitigating risks, and implementing solutions to ensure successIn this role, we have a preference for Austin, TX or San Francisco, CA based employees who can work hybrid/on-site.TechnicalPassion and experience scaling SaaS platforms at scaleAbility to execute at both an architectural and hands-on levelPolyglot experience working across many languages, platforms, and technologies (we work across Scala, Ruby, PHP, and Go today)Ability to mentor and grow our most senior IC’sLeadershipStrong decision-maker. Exceptional reputation for the speed, clarity, and success-rate of decisions made and ledDriven. Passion for setting and achieving ambitious goalsProblem solver. Consistently capable of identifying and overcoming technical, operational, & organizational issuesExperience working in a fast-paced company setting, where there is a large amount of responsibility placed on the leadersEngineering leadership; ability to mentor, coach, inspire and motivate to empower and make the engineering team better while evolving the engineering function to the next levelCulturePromotes a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and overall excellence.Shares our passion to advance eCommerce as we build systems for an under-served mid-marketEnjoys working with a very tight-knit teamHumble and selfless attitude combined with ambitionWho You Are15+ years of related experience5-10 years of management experienceExperience in developing high-performance, scalable, and available web services and applicationsHighly proactive and results-oriented with excellent critical thinking skillsExcited to teach and learn new technologiesExperience with e-commerce, SaaS platforms highly desirableBigCommerce is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected, and supported. We welcome applications from: women, Aboriginal persons, ethnic minorities, visible minorities, people who identify as LGBT and others who may contribute to diversification in our workplace.#LI-GC1#HybridNot all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range (or have the minimum apply to them), but rather, the exact salary will be dependent on the successful candidate’s location, relevant knowledge, skills, and qualifications.Targeted salary range: $325,000—$425,000 USDDiversity, Equity & Inclusion at BigCommerceOur employees make the difference. At BigCommerce, we believe that celebrating the unique histories, perspectives, and abilities of every employee makes a difference for our company, our customers, and our community. We are an equal opportunity employer and the inclusive atmosphere we build together will make room for every person to contribute, grow and thrive.We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you need an accommodation in order to interview at BigCommerce, please let us know during any of your interactions with our recruiting team.Learn more about the BigCommerce team, culture, and benefits at

https://careers.bigcommerce.com .

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