 Dermot DooleySenior Engineering Leader Summary Senior engineering leader with 18 years in software and 8+ leading teams. At CarTrawler, a B2B car rental platform operating in 150+ countries, I grew from front-end developer to interim Director of Engineering, running a 10-squad department and leading groups of 21–30 engineers through Engineering Managers and Tech Leads. I lead people-first: when engineers feel safe, supported and connected to the business strategy, they do their best work. It shows in the results: ~€185k a year saved on imagery, AWS costs down 10%, and every project delivered on schedule through a leadership transition. Core Strengths Leadership: Org design, OKRs, Agile delivery, Engineering Levels Framework, hiring & coaching, exec/stakeholder alignment Technical: AWS & cloud cost optimisation, partner integrations, web platforms, data & analytics (Snowplow), design systems Experience CarTrawler Dublin, Ireland · Apr 2013 – Mar 2026 B2B car rental and mobility platform behind 70+ airlines and 250+ travel brands, including American Airlines, Ryanair and easyJet, across 150+ countries. Senior Engineering Manager Feb 2019 – Mar 2026 Paused Oct 2024 – May 2025 for the interim Director role below Led teams of 21–30 engineers, including Engineering Managers and Tech Leads. Owned strategy, org design, and growth for the group. Delivered partner integrations for Qantas, Virgin Australia, easyJet, AFKLM, American Airlines and Uber, plus a Campaign CMS and Customer Portal. Built the hiring process from scratch and filled 24+ engineering roles for the Ryanair partnership, training and calibrating every interviewer. Flexed team size ±25% with demand, blending permanent hires with contract partners. Restructured the department and built the Engineering Levels Framework now used for career progression. Set up a fixed-mandate Blitz Team that cut deployment time from several hours to about one and cleared the infrastructure backlog in three months. Directed the Snowplow analytics launch and a performance programme that cut AWS costs 10% (€120k). Rebuilt car imagery from 3D models with CDN-level dynamic colouring (published as an imgix case study), saving ~€185k a year. Director of Engineering (Interim) Oct 2024 – May 2025 Ran a 10-squad department (Engineering, Architecture, Insights) through a major leadership transition. Every project shipped on schedule. Wrote the department's engineering strategy and tied each technical roadmap to a commercial objective. Introduced OKRs, Agile practices, and leadership forums. Sponsored Women in Tech initiatives. Member of the Product & Technology leadership team, reporting into the C-suite. Engineering Manager Oct 2017 – Feb 2019 Led cross-functional teams of 10–14 staff to clear a critical backlog of partner requests. De-coupled the front-end architecture and simplified the release cycle, cutting technical debt. Built a centralised logo library and design-system components, ending repeated front-end work across partner brands. Partnered with Talent Acquisition to scale the team for rising project demand. Front End Developer Apr 2013 – Oct 2017 Built and maintained the B2C front-end stack, working closely with the dedicated Brands department to deliver on-brand, conversion-focused booking experiences across partner sites. Web Developer· TerminalFour Dublin, Ireland · 2010 – 2013 Built and integrated full university websites on the TerminalFour CMS for higher-education clients, including Duke University. Web Developer· CustomerMinds Dublin, Ireland · 2008 – 2010 Education MSc, Creative Digital Media 2014 – 2017 TU Dublin (formerly DIT), Ireland BSc, Multimedia in Computer Programming 2003 – 2006 IADT, Dublin, Ireland Diploma, Mechanical Engineering 2000 – 2002 TU Dublin (formerly DIT), Ireland |