Impact
Position Overview
As the Director of Engineering – Marketplace you will play a critical leadership role at Shipt. Reporting directly to the VP of Engineering, this leader owns multi-team execution, long-term architectural strategy, organizational design, engineering excellence, and the delivery of high-impact customer-facing Marketplace experiences.
This is a Leader of Leaders role, responsible for guiding Senior Engineering Managers, Engineering Managers, and Principal Engineers, while collaborating with Staff Engineers and cross-functional directors across Product, UX, Data Science, Analytics, and Infrastructure.
The Director of Engineering shapes the technical and operational direction of Marketplace modules such as: Cart/Checkout, Purchase, Post-Purchase, Delivery Experience, Embedded Partnerships, and Security & Compliance governance.
This leader sets the bar for engineering quality, culture, mentorship, strategic clarity, architectural alignment, on-call resilience, and AI-assisted engineering transformation across Marketplace. They also work closely with executive leadership to align engineering investment, headcount strategy, and business outcomes.
This role requires exceptional leadership maturity, technical judgment, organizational influence, and the ability to drive sustained excellence across multiple engineering teams.
What You’ll Need to Be Successful
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of professional engineering experience, preferably building distributed, high-scale, customer-facing systems.
- 3+ years leading engineering teams or 1+ years leading leaders (Senior EMs, EMs, Principal Engineers).
- Proven track record designing and delivering distributed, highly available, and performant systems.
- 4+ years experience with Marketplace Systems
- Understanding of data privacy, security governance, and compliance frameworks.
- Deep understanding of engineering methodologies, architecture principles, service boundaries, and system design.
- Proficiency across Fullstack domains (Frontend, Backend, Mobile, Search, ML integration).
- Ability to challenge technical assumptions and raise the engineering bar across multiple teams.
Skills & Education
This list includes key skills used in this job but is not inclusive of all skills needed for the role. Please see any required education below.
- Building Architecture, Digital Marketplaces, Full Stack Development, People Leadership
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience | Required
Work Arrangement
Shipt considers candidates located near a Shipt office or workspace in Birmingham, San Francisco, or Minneapolis to be hybrid, which means that they have the flexibility to work from home (with leader approval) or at a Shipt office in order to facilitate the ability to innovate, collaborate, and spark team connections. In-office expectations will vary by role and leader. Certain roles may require in-office presence on a full-time basis. Please work with your recruiter to learn more about the classification of this role.
About Shipt
Shipt is a retail tech company that connects people to reliable, high-quality delivery with a personal touch. Shipt connects customers to the things they want from the stores they love, retail businesses to more satisfied customers, and workers to new earning opportunities.
At Shipt, we aim to put our team first to boost a sense of belonging, spark opportunities for growth, provide unique benefits and commit to giving back to our communities in ways that make life better, both personally and professionally. We understand that our service, our culture, and our connection to our communities are only made better by every single person who shows up to work here every day. Learn More.
Shipt is an independently operated, wholly owned subsidiary of Target Corporation and available in more than 5,000 U.S. cities. Shipt was founded and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. For more information, please visit Shipt’s company site at Shipt.com.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Employees (and eligible family members) are covered by medical, dental, vision and more. Employees may enroll in our company’s 401k plan. Employees will also be eligible to receive discretionary vacation for exempt team members, paid holidays throughout the calendar year and paid sick leave. Other compensation includes eligibility for an annual bonus and the potential for restricted stock units based on role.
