Nivoda: Where Innovation and Gemstones Meet
At Nivoda, we are passionate about empowering jewelry retailers and gemstone suppliers to thrive in today's dynamic market. As the leading B2B diamond and gemstone marketplace, we are dedicated to providing an exceptional platform that connects jewellery businesses of all sizes with the global diamond supply.
Our team of over 400 dedicated employees, many with a wealth of industry experience, have meticulously developed our award-winning platform that addresses the unique challenges of the jewellery sector. With Nivoda, you can buy and sell diamonds securely, efficiently, hassle-free, and at the most competitive prices.
Engineering At Nivoda
Technology is at the heart of Nivoda’s business, powering everything we do. Within our remote-first team, we foster a culture of innovation and collaboration where engineers can thrive. Join us and be part of a dynamic environment that values creativity, empowers individuality, and recognizes excellence. Together, we push boundaries to deliver groundbreaking solutions and leave a lasting impact on the global industry.
About the Role
Engineering is essential to our business, allowing us to deliver a seamless and innovative customer experience. We are seeking a talented Head of Engineering to grow and manage our software development teams.
You will focus on scalability, efficiency, and continuous improvement as you take charge of evolving the organisation’s delivery capabilities, working closely with business heads and product stakeholders to implement the platforms and processes that keep us at the forefront of our industry.
You are not afraid to roll up your sleeves, and will be excited to dive into our current platforms and drive change to ensure our systems are modular, our code is clean, and our documentation clear. It's not just about the code — you will also help put the right processes and tools in place to build and sustain high-performing engineering teams.
You have a strong track record of people management, technical expertise, delivering and managing complex software systems, and a deep understanding of software development, databases and the AWS stack.
What You'll Do:
Strategy Development: Craft and own the software engineering roadmap, aligning high-priority projects with cross-functional partners while ensuring that our technology stack remains modern and efficient.
Team Management: Build and lead teams of engineers, fostering collaboration with internal stakeholders to execute the business strategy effectively. Ensure the use of software engineering best practices and the adoption of new technologies where appropriate.
Operational Excellence: Spearhead the enhancement of engineering tools and processes to increase the impact of our engineering organisation.
Collaboration: Deeply understand our business and partner closely with product, operations, and revenue teams to support their technology needs and ensure seamless integration across the platform.
What we'd love to see:
Strong hands-on technical background with a passion for diving into code and architecture.
Experience leading and mentoring remote engineering teams of 30+.
Experience rapidly scaling engineering teams while maintaining culture and cohesion.
Strong people management skills with a focus on fostering collaboration and professional development.
Deep knowledge of software engineering principles, design patterns, and agile methodologies.
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to navigate ambiguity
Strong product management skills, with a track record of delivering complex software projects from inception to completion, ensuring high-quality outcomes.
Bias toward action and ability to simplify complex problems, driving alignment, clarity, and execution on tight timelines.
Excellent communication skills to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
*Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in a high-growth or startup environment.
Knowledge of the NodeJS ecosystem.
Experience bringing best practices to a high growth engineering organisation.
What we offer:
Remote working in an established team.
Exposure to C-Suite at an extremely fast-growing company.
Work on cloud-hosted applications utilising major AWS services.
Unlimited holiday allowance.
Exciting greenfield projects including FinTech (credit, payments, reconciliation).
Chance to join and contribute to a company during its exponential expansion phase.
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