Engineering Director
14 hours ago
Job Title: Engineering Director
Job Type: Full-Time
Experience: 12+ years in software engineering with 5+ years in leadership roles
Department: Technology / Engineering
Role Overview
We are seeking an Engineering Director who embodies ownership, curiosity, and purpose. This leader will drive technical excellence while fostering a culture where engineers take initiative, learn relentlessly, and build with AI and scale in mind. The Engineering Director will lead multiple teams, define long-term technical vision, and ensure delivery of high-quality, customer-centric solutions. Partnering closely with Product, Design, and Operations, this role is critical to turning vision into execution while mentoring the next generation of engineering leaders.
Key Responsibilities
- Shape Strategy with Purpose – Define and execute an engineering strategy aligned with company goals, blending innovation, scalability, and customer-first problem solving.
- Champion Engineering Excellence – Apply modern design patterns and AI-first thinking to build scalable, maintainable, and secure systems.
- Inspire and Grow Leaders – Lead, mentor, and develop engineering managers, architects, and senior engineers, foster ownership, accountability, and curiosity.
- Own Delivery & Reliability – Ensure timely, high-quality delivery across teams, balancing new feature development with managing tech debt.
- Drive Cross-Functional Impact – Collaborate with product and design leaders to build roadmaps that prioritize real customer problems over tech showcase.
- Set Standards & Best Practices – Establish coding standards, review rigor, and continuous improvement frameworks to uphold "1% engineer" excellence.
- Be a Strategic Partner – Act as a trusted technical advisor to company leadership, contributing to business strategy and innovation initiatives.
- Build a Culture of Support – Encourage peer reviews, knowledge sharing, and mentoring to strengthen engineering community and collaboration.
- Foster Psychological Safety – Create an environment where engineers feel safe to ask better questions, challenge assumptions, and innovate boldly.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in software engineering with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles.
- Proven track record of leading high-performing, AI-first engineering teams in fast-paced product environments.
- Strong background in scalable architecture, distributed systems, and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).
- Expertise in modern engineering practices (CI/CD, DevOps, microservices, event-driven systems).
- Proficiency in one or more languages (e.g., Java, Go, Python, ).
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
- Experience in Agile/Scrum delivery with a balance of innovation and operational excellence.
- Demonstrated commitment to mentoring and building engineering culture.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of the 1% Engineer Club – where ownership, curiosity, and purpose drive everything.
- Work on cutting-edge problems with AI-first, customer-first thinking.
- Shape and scale engineering for impact, while mentoring the next generation of leaders.
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