Director of Engineering

About Sony Music Entertainment

At Sony Music Entertainment, we fuel the creative journey. We've played a pioneering role in music history, from the first-ever music label to the invention of the flat disc record. We've nurtured some of music's most iconic artists and produced some of the most influential recordings of all time.

Today, we work in more than 70 countries, supporting a diverse roster of international superstars, developing and independent artists, and visionary creators. From our position at the intersection of music, entertainment, and technology, we bring imagination and expertise to the newest products and platforms, embrace new business models, employ breakthrough tools, and provide powerful insights that help our artists push creative boundaries and reach new audiences. In everything we do, we're committed to artistic integrity, transparency, and entrepreneurship.

Sony Music Entertainment is a member of the Sony family of global companies.

Sony Music Product Design Engineering (PDE) is looking for a Director of Engineering to join our development team.

As Director of Engineering, you'll be responsible for leading the Engineering strategy whichsupports a line of business, managing the development process, bringing clarity to ambiguous problemsand owning the successful execution of product deliverables.

Your impressive skills as a technologist will allow you to own the Engineering Roadmap, facilitate thearchitecture of scalable applications, as well as lead the charge on automation and continuousintegration. You'll be excited to learn that we ship code continuously 24/7 and take testing seriously. You'llget the opportunity to get your hands dirty while also managing and mentoring individuals on theEngineering team(s). You are well respected for your technical skills, but take even more pride in theaccomplishments and growth of the team.

An ideal candidate for this role is someone who thrives in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment andis able to balance solutions that are elegant and scalable, yet simple and pragmatic. You embrace thevalue of shipping rather than over-engineering.

• Lead a Product Area made up of groups of individual contributors and engineering director(s).
• Partner with Product Managers, stakeholders and peer leaders to define roadmap, leadestimation efforts, call out risks and improve productivity.
• Own the delivery of product commitments while incorporating the technology strategy andarchitecture goals for your product area.
• Development, measurement, and management of key metrics for area's performance.
• Make effective staffing and hiring decisions to achieve your area's goals.
• Grow managers and individual contributors with a focus on mentorship, coaching and personaldevelopment.
• Advocate for your area and remove obstacles.

• Ability to understand, communicate and improve the quality and productivity of multiple teams.
• Experience building modular, event-driven systems at scale.
• Passion for shipping daily and iterating.
• Solid experience directly managing agile teams and processes. Experience managing managersis a plus.
• Proven ability to provide constructive feedback and communicate effectively across yourdepartment.
• Experience working with cloud-based technologies (we use AWS).
• Passion for using technology to elegantly solve business problems.
• Hands on engineering experience, ideally with Python, MySQL, some PHP. Data integration andETL experience is a huge plus.
• Experience with music industry concepts is a plus.

• You join an inclusive, collaborative and global community where you have the opportunity to channel your passion every day
• A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork empowering you to bring your best
• An attractive and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life & disability coverage, and 401K + employer matching
• Voluntary benefits like company-paid identity theft protection and resources for pets, mental health and meditation resources, industry-leading fertility coverage, fully paid leave for childbirth or bonding, fully paid leave for caregivers, programs for loved ones with developmental disabilities and neurodiversity, subsidized back-up child and elder care, and reimbursement for adoption, surrogacy, tuition, and student loans
• Investment in your professional growth and development enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community.
• The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt, and create what happens next
• Time off for a winter recess

Sony Music is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, disability, national origin, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, veteran or military status, marital and civil partnership/union status, alienage or citizenship status, creed, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.