Director, Engineering Operations

TKO Group Holdings, Inc.

Base: $150,000 - $200,000 annually; bonus/equity: ...
10+ years software engineering operations experience
Lead incident response and postmortems
Implement observability and slo/sli frameworks
The Director of Engineering Operations is accountable for the operational excellence, reliability, and efficiency of Core platforms supporting major global events like the Olympics and Super Bowl

Job Summary

  • The Director of Engineering Operations is accountable for the operational excellence, reliability, and efficiency of Core platforms supporting major global events like the Olympics and Super Bowl.
  • This role requires driving AI-enabled operational efficiency across the SDLC while establishing comprehensive observability with golden signals and auto-remediation capabilities.
  • Candidates must have a proven track record of reducing MTTD, MTTI, and MTTR while fostering a blameless culture focused on continuous improvement.

Matching Summary

The Director of Engineering Operations is accountable for the operational excellence, reliability, and efficiency of Core platforms supporting major global events like the Olympics and Super Bowl.

Salary

Base: $150,000 - $200,000 annually; Bonus/Equity: Short- and long-term incentives included; Benefits: Health care, retirement, vacation, and paid time off

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 10+ years software engineering operations experience
  • Lead incident response and postmortems
  • Implement observability and SLO/SLI frameworks
  • Drive DORA metrics and delivery performance
  • Enforce release discipline and change governance

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with Datadog and feature flagging
  • History operating large-scale event platforms
  • Applying AI in technical operations
  • Background in chaos testing and capacity planning
  • Familiarity with regulated environments and audits

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years in software engineering operations or SRE
  • Proven leadership in incident response and postmortems
  • Strong background in CI/CD and trunk-based development

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