Senior Director Engineering – eCommerce

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Mountain View / $250000 - $275000 annum

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Salary

SALARY:

$250000 - $275000

Location

LOCATION

Mountain View

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Senior Director, Engineering - eCommerce

Location: Mountain View, CA (3 days/week on site minimum)

Compensation: $250,000-$275,000 base + bonus + RSUs

About the Company

Harnham is partnering with a Fortune 500 leader in cybersecurity and digital trust, combining the scale of a global enterprise with the agility of a startup culture. The company protects hundreds of millions of users worldwide, boasts best-in-class retention, and maintains an unwavering commitment to innovation.

Its platform processes over half a million telemetry events per second, and following a major fintech acquisition in 2025, the organization has significantly expanded its footprint in New York City.

The Role

They are looking for a Senior Director, Engineering to oversee a growing global engineering team of 20+ professionals. This is a highly visible, reporting directly to the executive team and partnering with the C-suite.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Lead architecture and technical direction for global eCommerce platforms, modernizing legacy Java systems into AI-enabled solutions
  • Oversee checkout, billing, subscriptions, payments, and third-party payment integrations at global scale
  • Drive cloud and database modernization strategies, including Azure/AWS and OracleDB migration planning
  • Provide hands-on architectural guidance, influence AI adoption, and elevate engineering capabilities across teams
  • Partner with senior engineers, architects, and cross-functional leaders to improve scalability, reliability, and engineering practices while challenging legacy approaches

Ideal Candidate Profile

  • 12+ years of experience preferred, with expertise in large-scale eCommerce, payments, platform modernization, and AI-assisted system design
  • Background in high-scale consumer platforms and leading legacy-to-modern transformation initiatives
  • BS in Computer Science or related field required; MS preferred
  • Strong Java backend, system architecture, and cloud experience (Azure required, AWS a plus)
  • Experience with commerce platforms, React, code/architecture reviews, and leading global engineering teams
  • Proven ability to influence technical direction and challenge legacy approaches with credibility
  • Preferred experience in payments, subscription billing, AI-driven modernization, OracleDB migrations, and cybersecurity/fintech domains

BENEFITS

The compensation package contains a base salary, bonus, RSUs and a comprehensive benefits package.

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV via the Apply link on this page.

KEY TERMS

Software Engineering | Leadership | eCommerce | Engineering | Fintech | Customer | Customer-Facing | Direct-to-Consumer | B2C | Product | Production | Real Time | Director | Regulation | Payments | Compliance | Regulatory | Startup Environment | Executive | Scale | Scaling | Artificial Intelligence | Java | Billing | Real-Time

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