Sauce is a premier restaurant technology platform that helps businesses grow with our CommissionFree Delivery & Pickup structure and proprietary delivery optimization technology. We are serving a 105 billion dollar US local restaurant business. Headquartered in NYC and TelAviv, Sauce wants restaurants to fulfill their highest potential, this means giving local establishments everything they need to connect directly with their customers. The Sauce team pools together decades of restaurant tech experience, along with seasoned tech, sales, marketing, product and operations executives who produce an industrychanging delivery system for successful local restaurants and chains.

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We are seeking a visionary and handson Sr. Director of R&D, to lead the engineering monetization efforts for our critical customerfacing and revenuegenerating services. This role will be instrumental in driving the technical strategy, execution, and growth of our B2C products, with a strong focus on enhancing user experience, conversion, and monetization capabilities. This leader will work closely with product, design, and business teams to deliver innovative solutions that directly impact our bottom line and may further expand in the future to also include our B2B services.

This would be a hybrid work environment if based in or near our NYC offices.

What Youll Do:Strategic product development: lead and actively contribute to the endtoend development lifecycle of B2C services, including our storefront transactions, integrations, and upsell capabilities, ensuring robust, scalable, and highperforming solutions.
Monetization & growth focus: drive technical initiatives aimed at enhancing user engagement, and exploring new monetization opportunities.
AIFirst adoption: champion the adoption and integration of AIdriven approaches within B2C products and operations, leveraging AI for personalization, analytics, and automation to boost revenue.
Rapid experimentation & prototyping: lead the buildout of functional prototypes and internal tools rapidly using lowcodenocode platforms and traditional development, specifically for B2C feature validation and monetization experiments.
Full lifecycle ownership: of engineering activities from concept to production deployment, including design, monitoring, debugging, and continuous improvement.
Strategic alignment: shape the B2C product and engineering roadmap in close collaboration with Product, R&D leadership, and other stakeholders such as Growth, CS, and Marketing
Datadriven decision making: champion a robust framework for data collection, analysis, and interpretation across B2C products. Own initiatives to meticulously measure the impact of features, assess user behavior, and leverage insights to ensure development efforts are validated by quantifiable results.
Mentor and influence: inspire teams across the org to adopt innovative thinking and stay ahead of the curve and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

What You Bring:
10+ years of experience in software engineering
4+ years in a leadership role focused on driving technical innovation and strategic initiatives (e.g., Chief Architect, Head of Innovation, VP R&D, CTO)
Proven track record in leading a large, diverse engineering organization of 10+ people with a focus on delivering highimpact B2C features
Strong technical background in modern frontend technologies (e.g., React, Next.js , etc.)
Strong architectural handson experience in designing, building, and operating highly scalable and reliable distributed systems, particularly hightraffic B2C platforms
Expertise in building and operating B2C platforms, ecommerce solutions, or marketplace payment systems.
Demonstrated ability to drive innovation, championing an AIfirst’ mindset
Strong understanding of data analytics, AB testing methodologies, and experience in leveraging data insights to guide technical development and product optimization.
Exceptional communication skills, capable of articulating complex technical concepts and strategic vision to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders
Excellent problemsolving skills and a pragmatic approach to technical challenges
Experience working effectively with remote or distributed teams in a matrix environment

Optional Requirements:
Restaurant Tech experience is very helpful, especially in the digitaldelivery space
Experience with React full stack development
Experience with .NET and microservices architecture
Experience with data modeling and database interactions
Experience in ecommerce, B2C platforms, or marketplace payments
Background in DevOps, CICD, and cloudnative development (Azure preferred)

What We Offer:
Strong & Competitive Compensation Package, Including Equity
CompanySponsored Insurance Package (Health, Dental, Vision, Mental Health)
Paid Parental Leave
Flexible Work Environment
Responsible Paid Time Off Policy
Sauce is an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability (physical or mental), gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, immigration status, or any other classification, category or characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. We understand the importance of creating a more diverse and inclusive workplace and celebrate our employees for their differences.

Sr. Director, Engineering (B2C Growth)

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