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Senior Director Developer Platform and Experiences

Job summary

United States
Software Developer

Work model

Remote first
Only US
3 days ago
Job description

Location Details

United States, Remote. This is a remote position, though you may occasionally visit a GoDaddy office for events.

Note: This position is not eligible in Alaska, Mississippi, North Dakota, or the Virgin Islands. We are not currently considering candidates in California, Seattle, or NYC.

Join our team

At GoDaddy, we are looking for a Senior Director of Engineering to lead Internal and External Developer Platform and Experiences. This is a strategic leadership role responsible for transforming how 2,000 engineers and an even larger builder community build, test, integrate, ship, and operate software in the era of AI and Agentic systems.

This role will help define the future of GoDaddy's Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), developer ecosystem, and platform strategy by reimagining how developers leverage AI, automation, and intelligent systems to accelerate innovation, improve reliability, and deliver exceptional customer outcomes.

What you'll get to do

  • Influence thousands of developers, invent the future developer experience for in-house and outside teams, and help build the foundation for GoDaddy's operation in an AI-native world.
  • Define and implement the strategy for Developer Platform & Experiences across internal & external developers and broader builder ecosystems.
  • Reimagine and modernize the process of software creation and delivery for an AI-first and Agentic future, including tooling, workflows, automation, and improving developer efficiency.
  • Build and scale highly available, secure, and extensible platforms that improve engineering velocity, reliability, and developer satisfaction.
  • Partner with ELT, Architecture, Security, Product, and Infrastructure teams to influence enterprise-wide technical strategy and platform investments.
  • Drive adoption of AI-enabled engineering workflows, developer assistants, autonomous systems, and emerging software delivery patterns.
  • Develop strong engineering culture through technical excellence, operational rigor, coaching, and inclusive leadership.
  • Create measurable outcomes around developer productivity, platform adoption, operational efficiency, and software quality.
  • Stay connected to architecture and implementation details; hands-on coding, prototyping, and technical experimentation are preferred.

Your experience should include

  • 10+ years of experience leading large-scale engineering organizations and platform teams in high-growth or enterprise environments.
  • Strong technical depth in developer platforms, cloud-native systems, infrastructure, software delivery, and engineering productivity.
  • Demonstrated experience driving organization-wide transformation initiatives and platform modernization efforts.
  • Experience building or scaling developer ecosystems, internal platforms, developer tooling, or self-service capabilities.
  • Strong understanding of modern SDLC practices, CI/CD, platform engineering, developer experience, and reliability engineering.
  • Experience with AI, ML platforms, developer copilots, Agentic systems, or automation frameworks is strongly preferred.
  • Hands-on technical capability with a willingness to prototype, code, review architecture, and engage deeply in technical decisions.

About us

GoDaddy is empowering everyday entrepreneurs around the world by providing the help and tools to succeed online. We prioritize integrating diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging principles into the core of how we work every day.

Compensation & Benefits

We offer competitive pay, generous time off, parental and wellness leave, healthcare, retirement savings, and more.

Estimated Pay Ranges:

  • Bay Area (Santa Clara, San Francisco) and Los Angeles: $237,500 - $395,500 USD
  • Austin, D.C. Metro, CA (non-Bay Area), HI, IL, MA, NH, OR, VA, WA: $204,500 - $340,500 USD
  • New York City Metro, Kirkland/Seattle: $217,600 - $362,600 USD
  • All other US locations: $182,500 - $304,500 USD

Actual compensation is determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.