Director, Engineering - Platform
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Based in the United StatesFull-TimeDirector
Salary$240,000 to $300,000 USD
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Job Details
- Experience
- 10+ years of engineering leadership experience
- Required Skills
- Team managementSaaSDistributed Systems
Requirements
- 10+ years of engineering leadership experience building and scaling modern SaaS products and technology platforms.
- 5+ years of experience in a Director-level leadership role or higher, managing multiple engineering teams and leaders.
- Proven expertise in platform engineering, distributed systems, scalable architectures, site reliability engineering, and developer productivity initiatives.
- Experience leading large-scale, high-volume systems with a focus on performance, availability, and operational excellence.
- Strong background in hiring, coaching, mentoring, and developing engineering managers and high-performing technical organizations.
- Demonstrated success partnering with product and architecture leaders to define and execute shared technical and business strategies.
- Experience implementing modern software development practices, including AI-powered engineering tools and workflow optimization.
- Deep understanding of iterative product delivery, organizational design, engineering metrics, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills, with the ability to influence across all levels of an organization.
- Previous experience working successfully in fully remote or distributed engineering environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor multiple engineering teams responsible for building and maintaining the core platform that supports a growing portfolio of products and services.
- Define and drive the technical roadmap, architecture strategy, and engineering best practices needed to support long-term scalability, reliability, and performance.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement by implementing modern engineering methodologies, development processes, and AI-assisted software delivery practices.
- Recruit, develop, and retain top engineering talent while coaching engineering managers and supporting leadership growth across the organization.
- Establish clear performance expectations, provide regular feedback, and drive accountability through measurable outcomes and team development initiatives.
- Monitor engineering effectiveness, optimize team structures and workflows, and improve delivery velocity without compromising quality.
- Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including product management, architecture, operations, and technical leadership teams to align priorities and execution.
- Drive innovation across platform capabilities while balancing short-term customer value with long-term product evolution and technical sustainability.
- Champion scalable delivery practices, site reliability principles, developer experience improvements, and operational excellence across engineering teams.
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