**Director of Engineering, Buyer**

* 3345 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL

* Full-time

**Company Description**

Reverb is the largest online marketplace dedicated to buying and selling new, used, and vintage musical instruments. Since launching in 2013, Reverb has grown into a vibrant community of music makers all over the world by focusing on gear-tailored product experiences, inspiring content, compelling inventory, and amazing customer service.

We believe that music makes the world a better place, which is why our mission is to make the world more musical. Through , a portion of every sale provides youth music education programs across the world with instruments they need to make music.

**Job Description**

The Buyer product group helps our customers find and purchase the perfect item on Reverb. Our work is technically diverse and highly collaborative, including search ranking, structured data, SEO, mobile web optimization, and more. These features represent our highest-trafficked and most visible product experiences. We learn through rapid iteration and frequent experimentation.

The Director of Engineering will guide the development of impactful product improvements, craft systems to amplify the groups effectiveness, and ensure that the team is growing and thriving.

Youll serve as a member of the Engineering leadership team and report to the CTO. This is a full-time role that is open to remote hires within multiple states as well as candidates local to Chicago, IL. ***For candidates who will work remotely visit this for a list of approved locations.***

**Responsibilities**

* Mentor, coach, and grow your team, with a focus on empowering managers and leaders. Prioritize hiring and attract top talent.

* Partner with cross-functional peers to develop a vision, strategy, and goals for the Buyer group. Lead your engineers to build a technical strategy that supports this long-term direction.

* Ensure your teams have the context and rituals to deliver effectively. Lead the work from the high level perspective of a senior leader, and, when needed, dive into the details to support high quality execution.

* Break down barriers for your team and the organization, in particular those that span teams, functions, or departments. Lead engineering-wide initiatives to drive successful outcomes now and over time.

* Hands-on coding wont be a major part of your job, but youll build empathy and insights by making occasional technical contributions.

**Qualifications**

* At least 4 years of engineering leadership experience, including demonstrated ability to effectively lead and grow managers and engineers

* Track record of hiring top talent in a rapidly growing organization

* A history of building highly scaled product experiences, including both green-field efforts and optimizations, that solve real customer problems and create measurable business impact

* Experience deeply collaborating with product management and design leadership to achieve shared goals

* Familiarity with any of the following is a plus: music gear, online marketplaces, e-commerce, third party integrations, or machine learning fundamentals.

**Additional Information**

Reverb offers compensation packages that include base, bonus, and equity in the form of Etsy restricted stock units. Some of our key benefits include but are not limited to the following:

* 100% paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents (you read it right: no premiums!)

* Life, AD&D, and supplemental long-and short-term disability insurance

* A matching 401(k)

* A generous PTO policy that includes vacation, sick/mental health days plus 11 paid holidays and two floating holidays.

* 18 weeks of gender-neutral parental leave for the birth or adoption of a child

* Up to $7,500 reimbursement of adoption-related expenses

* Paid sabbatical program

* Ways to give back to your community through a charitable contribution match and volunteer time off

At Reverb, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace makes us a more relevant and resilient company. We welcome people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. Reverb is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

We know that the impostor syndrome and confidence gap are real. Please do not hesitate to apply!

**Job Location**

Director of Engineering, Buyer

* 3345 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL

* Full-time