Senior Director, Production and Tenant Platform Engineering

DEPT

WHY DEPT®? We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA. We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter. At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build. THE ROLE: We are looking for a talented Senior, Motion Designer to help bring creative ideas to life through motion, animation, video, and emerging digital experiences. This is a hands-on role for a highly skilled motion designer who combines strong storytelling instincts, technical expertise, and a passion for creating engaging content across social, digital, product, and brand experiences. Working closely with Creative Directors, Art Directors, Copywriters, Visual Designers, Generative AI Artists, and cross-functional partners, you will transform creative concepts into compelling motion experiences that connect with audiences and elevate the overall quality of the work. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in collaborative environments, enjoys solving creative challenges through motion, and has a strong point of view on how movement, pacing, sound, and storytelling work together to create impactful experiences. You are equally comfortable developing ideas, executing them at a high level, and helping raise the bar for motion craft across the team. WHAT YOU’LL DO: * Conceptualize, design, and execute high-quality motion graphics, animation, UI motion, video content, and digital experiences across campaigns and content initiatives. * Develop storyboards, style frames, motion studies, and visual explorations that help communicate and refine creative concepts. * Partner closely with Creative Directors, Art Directors, Copywriters, Visual Designers, and Generative AI Artists to create integrated audience experiences across channels and platforms. * Collaborate on music selection, sound design, and audio direction to enhance storytelling, reinforce brand expression, and elevate the overall quality of motion experiences. * Ensure all motion work maintains a high standard of craft, storytelling, technical execution, and brand consistency. * Contribute to pre-production planning, production, and post-production efforts to help ensure creative intent is maintained through final delivery. * Explore AI-assisted motion workflows, automation, and emerging creative technologies that improve efficiency and unlock new creative possibilities. * Manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining exceptional attention to detail, organization, and quality. * Participate in creative reviews, brainstorms, and cultural trend exploration, bringing fresh inspiration and motion-first thinking to the team. * Stay current on motion design, animation, filmmaking, sound design, AI, and emerging technologies to continually push the work forward.   WHAT YOU BRING: * 2+ years of professional experience as a Motion Designer, Animator, or similar role. * A strong, diverse portfolio showcasing outstanding motion design, animation skills, and a solid understanding of design principles (typography, color, layout). * Expert knowledge of Figma and Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere a plus.  * Deep understanding of AI workflows and tools. * Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Animation, Film, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.   WHAT DO WE OFFER? We are a collaborative, open-door, best-idea-wins environment that fosters personal and company growth and has fun doing it. Here is a snapshot of our  benefits package: * Healthcare, Dental, and Vision coverage * 401k plan, plus matching * PTO * Paid Company Holidays * Parental Leave   WE SUPPORT YOU BEING YOU:  DEPT® is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We believe our work is its best when our people feel safe and free to be themselves. We’re committed to an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and selection process and workplace, regardless of anyone’s identity, background, beliefs, lifestyle or disabilities. So tell us about any accommodations you need. It’s totally confidential and only used to make sure you feel fully supported at every step.  DEPT® participates in E-Verify, meaning your Form I-9 information will be sent to the federal government to confirm you are authorized to work in the U.S.  We are a B Corp-certified company passionate about purpose-driven work.  Our hope is that you can feel good about the contributions DEPT® is making to the world and we always have an open door for your ideas in making the world a better place.  DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Coach, eBay, and OpenAI. Learn more about DEPT®   DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.  We also encourage you  to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us. Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here. #LI-Remote The anticipated salary range for this position is listed below. Salary is based on a range of factors that include relevant experience, expertise, physical location, and organizational impact. This is based on a 40-hour workweek and leveling. Keep in mind, we’re flexible. US Remote Range $75,100—$95,000 USD

Railsware

We’re building a Trading Terminal— a platform for reviewing and replaying trades, designed for prop firms and traders. It combines order flow visualization with replay, audit, and execution in one system. We work in a spec-driven way: we plan before we build. If you’re a senior engineer who actively trades and cares about building better trading tools, this role is for you.  THE TEAM We’re a small founding team: 2 co-founders and 1 engineer (you would be the second), plus part-time support in Product, DevOps, and Compliance + access to a senior Railsware Director with experience shipping many products. Yaroslav Lazor — engineering & product (previously worked on Calendly) Umar Ashraf — markets & distribution (runs a 4M+ YouTube trading channel, founder of Tradezella) WHAT YOU’LL GET * Ownership — you’ll be involved in the full process: from specs to shipping. No ticket queue. * Product connection — you’ll use the product yourself as a trader. * AI-first team — we use AI as part of how we plan, research, and build, not just as a helper tool. * Working style — flexible. We collaborate when needed and work independently when it’s more effective. We focus on results. * Working style — outcome-driven. We combine synchronous collaboration with focused asynchronous work, choosing the approach that best supports effective outcomes.   WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR A senior full-stack engineer who is also an active trader. This role requires both strong engineering skills and real trading experience. If you only code or only trade, this is probably not the right fit. We’re looking for someone who is comfortable working across product, technology, and trading. REQUIREMENTS * 5+ years of engineering experience * Comfortable across backend systems, including low-latency backend * Experience with modern frontend frameworks ( React 18+ / TypeScript) * Active trader: futures or crypto, day trading or scalping * Spec-driven, AI-orchestrated development: you plan deeply and know how to work with AI agents effectively * Experience with real-time market data: WebSocket streaming, order books, Level 2 depth * Ability to produce your own product specs * Ability to make UX decisions based on the UX guide and input from a UX advisor * Fluent English (written and spoken) Would be a plus:  * Rust (we use Rust/Axum), Experience with high-performance browser rendering (e.g. WebAssembly, ImGui, egui) * Familiarity with trading tools like footprint charts, DOM/ladder, heatmaps, market/volume profile, CVD WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON (FIRST 90 DAYS) * Building real-time market data pipelines (Level 2 data, order book reconstruction) * Developing order flow visualizations (footprints, heatmaps, DOM, profiles, CVD) * Improving the trading interface (charts, DOM, tape, order panel working together) * Preparing live data features for partnerships with prop firms * Integrating with market data providers

Gitlab

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. *Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab. AN OVERVIEW OF THIS ROLE As Manager, Engineering, Nonlinear Productivity (Friction Elimination & Solutions), you’ll help GitLab break the linear relationship between headcount and engineering output. In this role, you’ll oversee the initiative’s forward-scanning work, reviewing GitLab’s software development lifecycle and code-generation workflows to spot recurring friction, test durable fixes, and identify internal solutions that could become customer-facing products. You’ll report to the Senior Manager or Director, Nonlinear Productivity and work at the intersection of engineering, developer productivity, AI-assisted development, and product. You’ll build a data-backed view of where technical interventions can have the highest leverage, test solutions through prototypes, drive validated fixes into internal adoption, and help build the case for productizing the strongest outcomes. WHAT YOU’LL DO * Survey GitLab’s internal software development lifecycle and code-generation workflows to identify structural friction early, and build a data-backed view of where technical interventions will have the highest leverage. * Evaluate build, buy, and adapt options for each opportunity, including emerging agentic and AI tooling, with a clear view of cost, risk, and durability. * Stand up prototypes and review architecture directly to test whether a proposed fix moves a target metric and represents a durable solution before GitLab makes broader engineering investment. * Hire and manage a small, high-caliber team, or operate as a hands-on working manager, with a focus on talent density over headcount. * Drive validated fixes from prototype to internal adoption by partnering with affected teams so solutions are relied on, used, and maintained. * Build the technical and business case for productizing internal fixes that prove durable, in partnership with product. * Document reusable learnings so successful internal fixes don’t remain tribal knowledge. * Report impact through changes in key metrics and progress on turning internal fixes into products, including a clear account of what didn’t work. WHAT YOU’LL BRING * Ability to use GitLab. * A track record of identifying and shipping technical fixes for developer productivity, continuous integration and continuous delivery, or platform friction, including problems you found before they were assigned. * Comfort operating with high ambiguity and no existing backlog, building the roadmap rather than executing one handed down. * People management experience, including in a small-team or working-manager capacity. * Technical depth to evaluate and prototype solutions directly, not only direct others toward them. * Product judgment to assess whether an internal tool could hold up for paying customers. * Familiarity with agentic or AI-assisted development tooling. * Experience moving an internal tool toward an external, customer-facing product is advantageous. ABOUT THE TEAM The Nonlinear Productivity team improves how GitLab engineers, and increasingly agents, build, review, and ship code. We test and scale durable technical fixes that improve our internal engineering output.  CAREER LADDER In this role, you can progress to Senior Manager, Nonlinear Productivity, with an expanded mandate across the full set of team metrics we use to track improvement. Additional details about our process can be found on our hiring page. HOW GITLAB SUPPORTS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES * Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being * Flexible Paid Time Off  * Team Member Resource Groups * Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan * Growth and Development Fund * Parental Leave  Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.   Privacy Policy: Please review our Recruitment Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us. GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process.