Neara - Lead Engineer, Engineering Productivity

Recruiter Cheat Sheet

Role fit in one line: 13 years building golden paths for software delivery, integrating AI tooling, measuring productivity with metrics, and growing engineers through cross-team engagement and training.
Best evidence:
- Viator: AI Slack bot cut support first response time by 50%; Backstage metrics dashboards; automation reclaimed 10% velocity.
- Domain: Built default delivery path for 20+ teams; 100+ services migrated to Kubernetes with GitOps; regular 1-on-1s with engineers to surface blockers and adjust roadmap.
- Envato: Observability migration reduced cost by 45%.
Why Neara: Real-world infrastructure impact, ownership of golden path for delivery, scope to introduce AI tooling and metrics-driven culture.
What I want next: Own the golden path for software delivery, integrate AI tooling to accelerate engineers, measure outcomes with DORA and cycle-time metrics, build cross-team relationships through regular 1-on-1s on blockers, and guide engineers culturally and technically through training and engagement.
Likely concerns:
- Bazel/Gradle/Cargo depth: Strong in adjacent build/release architecture with golden-path thinking; fast ramp-up on specific toolchains.
- Infra-heavy profile: Recent work directly focused on AI tooling, developer productivity metrics, and cross-team enablement outcomes.
Salary anchor: Open to total package discussion; targeting market-aligned AU Lead Engineer compensation.

How does Neara currently define and maintain its golden path for delivery?
Is there an existing productivity metrics framework or would this role build one?
How open is the team to AI tooling in development workflows?
What does cross-team engagement look like today? Are there regular touchpoints?
What are the interview stages and timeline?