Octane® · 2 hours ago
Senior Director, Engineering
Irving, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$210K/yr - $260K/yr
15+ years expOctane is a company focused on unlocking the power of financial products for merchants and consumers through innovative technology. As the Senior Director of Engineering, you will lead a talented team, drive business outcomes, foster an inclusive environment, and align technical strategies with company goals.
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Responsibilities
Demonstrate our company's cultural values by engaging in diversity of people and ideas, seeking the truth and test assumptions, and ruthlessly prioritizing
Own business outcomes through a balance of speed, creativity, and relentless high bar for quality
Act as the last line of defense for quality control, best practices and effective design strategies
Foster a diverse and inclusive environment
Play an active role in hiring and developing our engineering team
Bring both technical acuity and leadership skills to build a high-performing team
Grow your engineers and keep them motivated, empowered, and happy through effective continuous career development conversations
Partnering with stakeholders to help your team understand their mission and how they fit in with the overall business goals; define and execute your team’s long-term strategy and quarterly roadmap
Prioritize leadership and team development, while remaining ready to jump into technical work to support critical initiatives
Qualification
Required
15+ years experience in software engineering, at least 8 of them in a lead or manager capacity
Managed teams of 5 direct reports or more in remote and/or hybrid environments
Growth mindset
Passionate about building data related products and understand good systems design
Experienced interacting with senior management; ability to demonstrate critical thinking and thought leadership
Proven track record of effectively developing direct reports through continual feedback, goal-setting, and growing them through the ranks of an engineering organization
Advanced understanding of modern software development practices and methodologies, and the ability to roll up your sleeves and contribute when necessary
Experience directly working on or managing a team working on production systems and high-volume applications
Demonstrated ability to attract, identify, and mentor top engineering talent
Benefits
Robust Health Care Plans (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Generous Parental Leave
Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy - Time Off When You Need It
Retirement Plan (401k) with company match!
Educational Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement up to $3K/year
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Short Term / Long Term Disability
Robust Ancillary benefits including accident insurance, hospital insurance, etc
Wellhub (Gympass) Wellness Benefit
Powersports Safety Benefit
Company
Octane®
Octane® is revolutionizing recreational purchases by delivering a seamless, end-to-end digital buying experience.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Octane® has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (13)
2024 (4)
2023 (2)
2022 (13)
2021 (10)
2020 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.31BKey Investors
Valar VenturesRoadrunner FinancialMoore Capital
2025-12-15Series F· $50M
2025-12-15Secondary Market· $50M
2025-12-02Debt Financing· $219M
Leadership Team
Jason Guss
CEO
Mark Davidson
Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer
Recent News
2025-12-27
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2025-12-26
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