Eric B. Budd

Showcase IDX/eXp Realty (Remote)

Director of Engineering

(promoted from Director of Data Engineering April 2023)

May 2022 - September 2023

Showcase IDX offers the industry’s #1 ranked home search, consumer engagement tools, and lead generation platform.

• Led 8 engineers across 4 engineering teams and drove technical innovation within the organization.
• Strategic Planning and Execution -- Collaborated with product teams and leadership to design and execute engineering and product processes. Developed and communicated technical vision, ensuring alignment with overall company goals.
  • Work and expectations became clear.
  • The business side understood what features were going to be delivered and when.
  • Engineering teams began setting and meeting deadlines.
  • Regular maintenance led to a 66% reduction in code dependencies, improving system performance and reducing code complexity.
• Team Management and Collaboration -- Managed 4 development teams: A Data team, 2 UI teams and an API team. Fostered cross-team collaboration, broke down knowledge silos, and enhanced engineering skillsets.
• Improved Team Performance and Engagement -- Implemented strategic restructuring by promoting high-performers to leadership roles, mentoring, and encouraging team leads to develop underperforming members, and providing personal coaching and assistance in work breakdown and assignment.
  • Achieved remarkable improvement in productivity, a 7x increase in completed story count per week.
  • We also saw nearly a 3x increase in code pull requests per week.
  • The team's perception within the organization significantly improved, fostering a more energetic and engaged environment.
• Workflow Optimization -- Drove operational efficiency by implementing process changes, breaking down and documenting work, clarifying expectations with the product team, managing priorities, and ensuring effective communication between engineering and product stakeholders.
  • Teams worked faster and more effectively, delivering major features early, with better architecture and documentation. Business was able to rely on estimates from engineering.