Director of Engineering

About the RoleWe are seeking an experienced and strategic Director of Engineering to lead our core platform engineering teams. In this role, you will be responsible for the delivery of our enterprise SaaS products, while championing the technical health, scalability, and long-term evolution of our architecture.This is a leadership role designed for an operational systems thinker who can seamlessly bridge the gap between high-level product strategy, continuous release execution, and direct talent development. You will manage globally distributed engineering teams, drive modern DevOps practices, and foster a collaborative, high-performing culture of engineering excellence. As an organization, we are actively executing our AI-First / AI-Early engineering roadmap. The ideal candidate is someone who not only understands modern cloud architecture but has a passion for building, managing, and optimizing AI-DLC workflows.Key ResponsibilitiesEngineering Leadership: Provide strategic direction and operational oversight to multiple cross-functional engineering teams, ensuring alignment with the product roadmap and business objectives.AI-DLC & Developer Productivity: Drive the strategic rollout and optimization of our Agentic Software Development Life Cycle (AI-DLC) framework. Establish guidelines for right-sizing compute, capping agentic token burn, and helping engineers safely pair with autonomous coding subagents.Quality & Accountability Standards: Champion our "Engineer-in-the-Loop" (EITL) quality gates. Enforce testing and validation frameworks to ensure that AI-assisted code is backed by comprehensive test suites and undergoes rigorous human peer review (preventing "vibe coding")Platform & Architecture: Oversee the continuous development, scaling, and architectural integrity of our high-availability cloud infrastructure and application suites.Talent Management: Directly manage, mentor, and scale engineering teams, taking ownership of career pathing, performance reviews, hiring pipelines, and technical growth.System Performance: Proactively audit system architecture, cloud-infrastructure performance, and capacity metrics to maintain top-tier uptime, cost efficiency, and customer satisfaction.SDLC & DevOps Excellence: Refine software development life cycle methodologies, implementing robust CI/CD pipelines, automation, and automated testing frameworks to support continuous deployment.Vendor Management: Evaluate third-party software, framework libraries, and cloud service vendors to optimize cost, security, and performance.What We Are Looking ForProven Experience: 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 5+ years in engineering management or organizational leadership roles.Scale & SaaS Expertise: A strong background in building, deploying, and operating 24x7 enterprise-grade B2B SaaS platforms with strict SLAs, high-availability demands, and strong data-security standards.Technical Depth: Strong architectural and system-design capabilities, with the ability to lead deep-dive technical reviews and guide engineering teams on complex distributed-systems problems.Methodology & Execution: Expert-level understanding of Agile/Scrum processes, modern DevOps principles, and modern release-engineering frameworks.Distributed Leadership: Proven success managing, alignment-building, and scaling distributed or remote-first international engineering teams.Nice to HavesDiverse Tech Stack: Familiarity with a variety of modern enterprise technologies, databases, and major cloud providers.Integrations & Tooling: Experience overseeing RESTful API environments, third-party enterprise software integrations, or platform developer tools.Open Source: Past contributions to open-source software communities or experience implementing open-source compliance standards.Emerging Tech: Experience integrating secure, scalable AI/ML capabilities into standard application workflows.CompensationBase Salary Range: $200,000 – $230,000Bonus: 15%Final compensation packages are structured based on individual candidate factors, including specialized technical skills, qualifications, relevant experience level, and local cost of labor.Benefits & WellnessRobust Health Coverage: Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans with highly competitive employer-sponsored premium contributions for both employees and their dependents.Health Savings Account (HSA) Contribution: Dedicated annual employer contributions to your HSA to help cover eligible out-of-pocket medical expensesRetirement Planning: Traditional and Roth 401(k) programs featuring an employer-matching contribution to help secure your financial future.Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): A generous, trust-based "take-what-you-need" time-off policy, alongside standard paid company holidays.Fully Paid Parental Leave: Comprehensive, fully paid parental leave for eligible new parents.Wellness & Fitness Support: Flexible wellness stipends and health programsOnboarding & CollaborationImmersive In-Person Onboarding: To set you up for long-term success, our team hosts a structured, mandatory in-person onboarding program during your first few weeks. We cover travel, lodging, and dining expenses for this session. This immersive kickoff is designed to build deep alignment, introduce you to key stakeholders, and deeply integrate you into our engineering culture from day one.Equal Opportunity & Accommodation StatementWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to offering a diverse, inclusive, and accessible recruitment experience. In compliance with applicable federal, state, and local disability laws, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.If you require reasonable accommodations to navigate the job application, participate in interviews, perform essential functions, or access standard employee offerings, please submit your request to our confidential recruiting team during your application process.DisclaimerThis job description highlights the general nature and level of work expected for this role. It is not designed to be a comprehensive or immutable list of all duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Responsibilities and reporting structures may adapt or change over time as the needs of the business grow.