Director of Engineering

Riverbed, the leader in AIOps for observability, helps organizations optimize their users’ experiences by leveraging AI automation for the prevention, identification, and resolution of IT issues. With over 20 years of experience in data collection and AI and machine learning, Riverbed’s open and AI-powered observability platform and solutions optimize digital experiences and greatly improve IT efficiency. Riverbed also offers industry-leading Acceleration solutions that provide fast, agile, secure acceleration of any app, over any network, to users anywhere. Together with our thousands of market-leading customers globally – including 95% of the FORTUNE 100 – we are empowering next-generation digital experiences. Learn more at riverbed.com

Position: Director of Engineering

Location: Hybrid, Hod Hasharon

We're looking for a Director of Engineering to lead a group of software engineers responsible for the cloud platform and core services behind our large-scale enterprise SaaS product.

Reporting to the VP of Engineering, you will lead engineering managers, drive strategic initiatives, and help shape the future of our platform and engineering practices.

• Lead and develop engineering managers and high-performing teams.
• Drive major initiatives including platform modernization and engineering transformations.
• Partner with Product Management and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver business outcomes.
• Improve engineering effectiveness, software quality, reliability, and operational excellence.
• Help define modern engineering practices, including AI-assisted software development.
• Recruit, retain, and grow top engineering talent.

• A leader who knows how to build strong engineering organizations that deliver through ownership, accountability, and trust
• Experience leading multiple engineering teams through engineering managers in a SaaS product organization
• Experienced in building and operating modern SaaS platforms at scale, with a strong understanding of cloud architectures and distributed systems
• Technically savvy, with the depth and curiosity to understand complex systems, challenge architectural decisions, and help teams navigate technical tradeoffs without needing to be hands-on every day.
• A customer-focused leader who measures engineering success through customer value, reliability, velocity, and business impact
• Excited by transformation, from platform modernization and better engineering practices to AI-assisted software development
• Able to balance long-term strategy with predictable, high-quality execution

Our employee benefits including flexible workplace policies, employee resource groups, learning and development resources, career progression pathways, and community engagement initiatives are some of the reasons why we have had great success in bringing in new talent. In addition, our global employee wellness programs are crafted to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of our employees. 

Benefits & Perks vary by Country. 

With a 20-year history of innovation, Riverbed is agile and proven—and we continue to disrupt the market with differentiated solutions that help customers deliver secure, seamless digital experiences and accelerate enterprise performance. We are relentlessly customer-first: we listen, learn, and act with urgency to solve real problems and earn trust every day. We pair bold ideas with operational efficiency, simplifying how we work, focusing on what matters most, and delivering with quality and speed. Fueled by a will to win, we set ambitious goals, hold ourselves accountable, and raise the bar through measurable outcomes. At the center of it all are our people—bringing our best selves to work with a shared commitment to excellence, transparency, and open communication. We strive to be an inclusive, fair, and enjoyable workplace where respect and wellbeing are prioritized. We are committed to our people, partners, and customers while supporting the communities where we work and live. It’s the Power of WE that binds us together and drives high-impact success.

Riverbed is an equal employment opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) employer and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or child birth (including breast feeding), sexual orientation, genetics, genetic information, marital status, veteran status or any other basis protected by and in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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