Senior Director, Licensing & Accounts Engineering

About

A high-impact engineering leadership opportunity within a global consumer technology environment undergoing major platform modernization across backend shared services infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and modernization efforts across complex licensing and accounts platforms
• Define and drive long-term technical roadmap initiatives
• Simplify highly integrated backend systems across multiple products and services
• Partner closely with product and architecture leadership on platform strategy and execution
• Guide scalable, reusable platform and service design
• Mentor engineering leaders and senior technical talent across the organization

Environment

• Large-scale consumer technology ecosystem supporting millions of users globally
• Architecture-driven engineering culture with strong executive visibility
• Combination of platform strategy, modernization, and technical leadership
• Highly collaborative environment focused on scalability, simplification, and long-term platform evolution

Ideal Background

• Deep expertise in Java backend architecture and distributed systems
• Experience leading modernization of large-scale platforms
• Strong systems integration and platform engineering experience
• Proven ownership of technical roadmap and architectural direction
• Experience managing and influencing larger engineering organizations
• Ability to navigate and simplify complex technical environments

Location

Hybrid opportunity with preference for candidates based in Mountain View, CA.

Compensation

• Base salary targeting $230k–$280k
• Annual bonus
• Strong equity package
• Total compensation potential around $500k+