Dermot Dooley
People-First Engineering Leader
Hi, I’m Dermot Dooley, a Senior Engineering Manager based in Dublin with over 15 years of experience in technology development and management. My career has been defined by building engaged, high-performing teams and aligning engineering strategy with meaningful business outcomes.
- I have worked at CarTrawler for 10+ years.
- I started my career as a front-end developer before moving into management.
- I have since progressed from managing a single team, to larger teams, multiple teams and even the whole engineering department as interim Director of Engineering.
- I have been managing teams since 2017.
- I manage managers, leading teams to plan and deliver software features, platform improvements, and other business-critical initiatives.
- I help teams align roadmaps to our company strategy and objectives.
- I aim to keep engineers happy, managers happy, my colleagues happy, and make CarTrawler successful.
- At CarTrawler, I have operated at the forefront of technology leadership, holding roles such as Senior Engineering Manager and Interim Director of Engineering. In these capacities, I have been responsible for shaping organisational design, scaling high-performing teams, and delivering strategic initiatives that align technical innovation with business objectives. My leadership has focused on building resilient engineering structures, embedding scalable practices, and ensuring that technological advancement directly accelerates company growth and market competitiveness.
- I am deeply committed to cultivating strong cross-functional collaboration, mentoring the next generation of leaders, and fostering environments where teams are empowered to excel. My approach blends strategic vision with hands-on execution, ensuring that engineering strategy, organisational growth, and technology delivery are always tightly integrated. Over the course of my career, I have consistently delivered technology solutions that not only solve complex problems but also unlock new opportunities for business success.
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