Senior Engineering Director
EngineeringAbout us
At Auctane, we are united by a passion to help sellers — wherever they are, however they operate — fulfill the promises they make to consumers. The Auctane mission is to fuel commerce through exceptional delivery. We make it possible for businesses to meet the ever rising expectations of their customers, and we make the world smaller and more accessible to consumers everywhere. Auctane brands enable hundreds of thousands of merchants to annually deliver billions of products — over $200 billion worth — to customers around the globe. And Auctane is just getting started.
Auctane is a team of shipping and software experts with a passion for helping merchants move their ideas, dreams and innovations around the globe. The Auctane family includes ShipStation, ShipWorks, ShipEngine, ShippingEasy, Stamps, Endicia, Metapack, GlobalPost, and Packlink. Our partners include Amazon, UPS, USPS, eBay, BigCommerce, Shopify, WooCommerce, and Walmart.
Our values
- Win as One
- Delight Customers
- Deliver Great Outcomes
About the role
The Director of Engineering is responsible for driving the strategic and technical direction of the engineering organization, with a strong focus on collaboration with the Product team. This role ensures the successful delivery of high-quality, scalable software solutions that align with business goals. By fostering a culture of innovation, ownership, and cross-functional partnership, the Senior Director will help bridge the gap between product vision and technical execution, enabling the company to deliver customer-centric solutions efficiently and effectively.
What will you be doing?
- Lead and scale multiple engineering teams (at least 20+ engineers) to deliver high-impact software solutions in alignment with business and product goals.
- Collaborate closely with Product leadership to shape and execute a unified product-engineering strategy.
- Drive the execution of strategic initiatives by setting clear engineering goals, tracking progress, and ensuring timely delivery.
- Build a high-performing engineering culture based on ownership, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Foster strong cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders to deliver customer-focused solutions.
- Act as a technical and strategic advisor to senior leadership, helping align technology investments with long-term business outcomes.
- Support hiring, onboarding, coaching, and retention of top engineering talent across distributed teams.
- Manage budgets, resources, and timelines effectively across concurrent projects and teams.
- Experience working with or within the U.S.-based companies is a plus, especially in a cross-cultural, distributed environment.
- Exhibit strong leadership and communication skills, capable of influencing and aligning diverse teams behind a common vision.
What are we looking for?
- Proven experience (10+ years) in software engineering, including at least 5 years in senior leadership roles managing multiple teams.
- Demonstrated success in leading engineering organizations of 20+ people in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Strong experience in collaborating with Product Management and other cross-functional teams to deliver impactful product outcomes.
- Track record of setting and executing strategic engineering goals aligned with company objectives.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and align stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong leadership skills, including talent development, performance management, and team scaling.
- Experience working with or for U.S.-based companies or international organizations is highly desirable.
- Deep understanding of modern software development practices, architecture, and agile methodologies.
- Ability to operate effectively in a hybrid work environment.
- Proficiency in Polish and English is required for this role
What do we offer?
🗓️ Annual Salary Review: We are reviewing the salaries of all our teams annually in order to evaluate an increase according to individual performance and the business results.
📙 Personal Training Budget. Up to 7.000 PLN/year training budget (certifications, conferences attendance, etc.) to invest in your professional development. We want to help you improve your technical skills, feel involved in the product community, and develop your soft skills to lead teams and manage other stakeholders.
🌅 Up to 30 days of vacation per year (additional days are granted along with seniority at AUCTANE).
💙 Up to 500 PLN/year to match your NGO donations! We are happy to support your initiatives by duplicating the amount donated.
💜 Lunch card
😊 Volunteer day. You can take 1 day off per year in order to participate in volunteering activities! We will love to see some pictures in our slack!
🔗 Referral Fee We need your support in hiring top-class talent! We offer a referral bonus of 4k-20k PLN, depending on the complexity of the role and the hiring process.
👩⚕️We have an Employee Assistance Program with psychological assistance free of charge.
⚖️ Great work-life balance We offer a flexible work schedule and will do our best to adapt to your personal situation. Working in a fast-paced environment can be intense, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t enjoy your free time!
💜 An inclusive and upbeat work environment Leave your suit behind… we’re a t-shirt and converse kind of place! More importantly, our company culture promotes diversity and inclusion. The personality and opinions of each of our team members are important and valid, and we aim to offer all employees a safe environment where they can be themselves and thrive.
🌍 A cross-cultural atmosphere We are a truly international team of 20 nationalities that speak 10 languages. Our company language is English and all internal communication and company-wide meetings are in English.
🏟️ Company events Work hard, play hard! We do our best every day, even at our regular team-building events.
📺 Internal and external training, free access to online training platforms such as Linkedin Learning
🏠 Possibility to work in a home-office using equipment provided by AUCTANE, or in our office prepared in accordance with all safety requirements.
🗺️ Languages classes every week. Thirsty for knowledge? Learn a new language by joining our free English/Spanish/German classes. You can connect and enjoy taking up a new language or improving your current skills with one of our great instructors.
🏥 Free private medical insurance.
📄 Attractive life insurance.
🏐 Gym membership co-financing
Perks & benefits
Find out why you should join us.
Training & courses
Access to the training platform, workshops, and conferences.
30 days of leave
An extra day off after each year of work.
Charity events
Co-financing of a charitable cause of your choice.
Medical care
Attractive, free medical package.
Life insurance
For you and your family members.
Sport & Recreation
Co-financing for sports and recreation activities.
Foreign Languages
Free English, German, and Spanish lessons.
Work comfort
Work equipment, kitchen stocked with snacks and fresh coffee.
Hybrid working model
Possibility to work from home or from the office.
Employee referral program
Bonus for referring a new employee.
Free parking
Parking spaces directly under the office.
No dress code
You dress the way you want.
AUCTANE Active
Support program for your hobbies and passions.
Employee Support Program
Access to psychologists and specialists for you and your loved ones.
Any questions?
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At AUCTANE we work in a hybrid model. This means that it’s up to you to choose whether you prefer office work, remote work or their combinations. Visits to the office will be necessary from time to time – you will set their frequency with your team. In the office, you have access to a workplace in a comfortable open space, fresh snacks and the best coffee in the city in our cafe and kitchen. You can use the relaxation rooms and our newly opened bookcrossing library. Working remotely, you use company equipment.
If you see a job offer for you on our website, click the Apply button and fill out the application form. If there is no position for you among our offers and you would like to see your future with us, please send us an email to praca@auctane.com telling us about your experience and professional aspirations. Please attach your CV. We will see what we can offer you and contact you as soon as possible.
We do not like complicated recruitment processes, so we have developed a few simple steps that will allow us to get to know each other better. We start with a telephone conversation during which we will discuss your current professional situation, competencies and plans for the future. We will also answer your questions. After this initial, bilateral verification, we will arrange an online meeting with the manager of the area to which you are applying. If all goes to plan, we will welcome you to the team that you will have the opportunity to meet with before you start onboarding.
The recruitment interview is an opportunity to show your best side, but also the opportunity to get to know us better. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with our activities so that no question will surprise you, as well as with the requirements that we place on a person in a given position. We will ask you about your previous experiences, projects, and initiatives, as well as your strengths. We would like this meeting to be bilateral, so also prepare your own questions for us. We will answer each of them.
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