About this role
Job Description:
Kaleris delivers innovative SaaS solutions designed to optimize operations for supply chain, logistics, and transportation organizations. Our platform leverages modern technologies to solve real-world business challenges for enterprise clients around the globe. We foster a collaborative, high-performance culture focused on growth, accountability, and customer value.
Position Summary We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Director of Engineering to lead our high-performing development team building B2B SaaS products. The ideal candidate is both a rock-star individual contributor and a highly effective people manager, with a background in Engineering and a passion for building world-class solutions that power the supply chain, logistics, and transportation sectors.
You will drive technical excellence and operational efficiency, mentor and lead a strong team of global architects and engineers. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, have a proven track record in enterprise SaaS, and possess a deep understanding of the logistics and supply chain industry, we want to meet you.
Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Individual Contribution
• Lead the technical vision and strategy for our SaaS platform. • Drive the adoption of best practices in software engineering, architecture, and DevOps. • Stay abreast of emerging trends in product engineering and assess their applicability in our domain.
Team Leadership & People Management
• Build, coach, and mentor a high-performing engineering team; foster a culture of ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement. • Recruit, onboard, and nurture engineering talent with a focus on diversity and expertise. • Design and lead career development programs, conduct regular performance reviews, and set clear goals and expectations. • Encourage cross-functional collaboration and champion agile development practices.
Product Delivery
• Oversee the end-to-end delivery of scalable, reliable SaaS products that exceed customer and market expectations. • Collaborate closely with Product, QA, Operations, and Customer Success teams to define roadmap, prioritize initiatives, and deliver releases on schedule. • Ensure the engineering function meets SLAs for uptime, performance, and security.
Process, Quality & Continuous Improvement
• Optimize team workflows, processes, and tools to enhance velocity, quality, and productivity. • Implement and monitor metrics to track engineering performance, stability, and technical debt. • Drive accountability for code reviews, testing, documentation, and release management.
Requirements
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. • 7-10 years of progressive software engineering experience • At least 3+ years building and scaling B2B SaaS products. • Previous leadership experience as a technical manager (lead, manager, or director); proven track record of building/leading successful teams. • Demonstrable experience as an individual contributor: architecting, coding, reviewing, and delivering complex software products. • Preferred: Significant domain experience designing solutions for supply chain, logistics, or transportation verticals. • Knowledge of data models, APIs, and systems integration experience within distributed environments. • Outstanding communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills. • Ability to navigate ambiguity, drive consensus, and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting.
Additional Experience Preferred
• Experience with Ruby on Rails. • Exposure to machine learning, analytics, or IoT use cases in logistics. • Experience supporting enterprise customers with complex requirements. Kaleris is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.