Director of Engineering
Core
Lead technical delivery of go-to-market products (Priority Pass, LoungeKey, etc.) serving Clients, Consumers, and Partners, including APIs, integrations, and digital experiences.
Role type
Director of Engineering (Senior Leadership)
Builds
Cloud-native platform on AWS, externally facing APIs, partner integrations, and digital experiences for airport experiences estate.
Domain
Travel/Tech, Cloud-Native, High-Volume Transactional Systems
Required skills
Engineering team leadership, Cloud-native architecture, TypeScript, Node.js, React, Kubernetes, Serverless, Eventing, Modern Data Stores, AI/SDLC integration, Incident response, Stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Experience reducing contractor dependency, Building sustainable engineering capacity, BDD practices
Technologies
AWS, TypeScript, React, Node.js, Kubernetes, Serverless, GraphQL, Kafka, Postgres, MongoDB, Salesforce (via careerplan.io/jobs/JR000355-director-of-engineering-at-collinsongroup)
Responsibilities
Own technical delivery of go-to-market products; Set and evolve technical direction; Lead and line-manage Principal and Lead Engineers; Embed AI and automation into SDLC; Treat APIs and data contracts as products; Protect business-critical delivery commitments; Raise quality bar across architecture and testing; Own observability and incident response; Provide visibility of delivery confidence and risk; Work with Product early in the lifecycle; Strengthen workforce strategy.
Seniority
Director, Hands-on Leadership
