Director Digital Engineering

Category/Area of Expertise: Information Technology
Job Requisition: 451910
Address: USA-MA-Quincy-1385 Hancock Street
Store Code: Mobile (5157959)
Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Our associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.
Primary Purpose
We are seeking a hands-on, technically proficient, and people-centered Director of Digital Engineering to lead application development for our multi-billion-dollar eCommerce Web and Mobile platform.
In this high-impact leadership position, you will report directly to the VP of Engineering and work closely with Product Management, Design, and cross-functional technology and business stakeholders to drive innovation, roadmap execution, and operational excellence.
Our flexible/ hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations include Chicago, IL, and Quincy, MA.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Duties and Responsibilities

• Strategy Planning: Collaborate with executive leadership to define and drive the technology strategy and execution planning aligned with business goals.
• Roadmap Execution: Lead the end-to-end delivery of roadmap initiatives, overseeing analysis, design, development, deployment, and operational support for assigned functional domains and full-stack (front-end, back-end, mobile) applications.
• Technology Leadership: Oversee multiple engineering teams responsible for the software quality, team efficiency, and fast time-to-market by continuously improving engineering excellence measured by DORA metrics.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product Management, Architecture, Data, Infrastructure, Security, and other business functions to ensures clear requirements, align on priorities, and deliver cohesive end-to-end solutions.
• Domain Expertise: Develop and maintain deep expertise in domain-specific business processes and the supporting technologies.
• People Management: Build and retain high-performing teams through strong leadership, mentorship, and a culture of growth, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Operational Excellence: Instill engineering best practices, robust CI/CD pipelines, high availability, resiliency, fast incident recovery and resolution.
• Innovation: Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement to keep our technology stack modern, efficient, and enhance customer experinces.
• External Partnerships: Manage relationships with third-party vendors to ensure quality service delivery, cost-effectiveness, and improved user experience. Own accountability for third-party performance.
• Financial stewardship: Manages capital and expense budget that aligns with staffing, software, and hardware within the assigned domain.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, including hands-on coding experiences and at least 5+ years in progressively senior engineering leadership roles.
• Demonstrated track record of leading high-performing engineering teams at scale.
• Deep expertise in modern software engineering, micro-services architecture, cloud platforms, and agile methodologies.
• Strong strategic mindset with the ability to align technology investments with long-term business goals.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with a track record of influencing cross-functional teams.
• Experience working in a mission-critical, fast-paced, and customer-obsessed environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experiences with large-scale eCommerce or other mission critical digital platforms.
• Hands-on experiences with more than one of following technologies: Mobile Native App Development (Swift/SwiftUI or Kotlin), Web Development (React, VueJS, Nuxt, Typescript, Javascript), Web Content Management Systems (Adobe, Bloomreach, Contentful, etc.), Content Distribution Network (Cloudflare, Akamai, etc.), Public Cloud Platforms (Kubernetes, Azure/AWS/GCP), CI/CD, Github, Application Performance Management (Datadog, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, New Relic, etc.).

All ADUSA job offers take multiple factors into consideration including, but not limited to salary range, internal equity, a candidate's qualifications, geographic region, job-related knowledge and skills.
This position is eligible for an incentive bonus based on company performance as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.
Salary Range: $160,000 - $240,000
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At Ahold Delhaize USA, we provide services to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation, and we're actively seeking top talent.
Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable our brands to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies.
Our associates are the heartbeat of our organization. We are committed to offering a welcoming work environment where all associates can succeed and thrive. Guided by our values of courage, care, teamwork, integrity (and even a little humor), we are dedicated to being a great place to work.
We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth, we invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow and deliver at all levels of the business.