Director of Engineering

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Requirements:

• Strong technical background with extensive experience as a software engineer building complex solutions and a deep understanding of modern engineering practices.
• Demonstrated experience in recruiting, building, scaling, structuring, and leading technical engineering teams in a startup and scaleup environment.
• Proven track record of delivering complex 'deep tech' products with a high degree of ambiguity and tight deadlines.
• Experience delivering solutions that had millions of users.
• Experience running 100+ engineer organizations.
• Experience growing teams by dozens of engineers a year.
• Excellent English communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse international teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to move fast in a dynamic environment with strong ownership.
• Firm grasp of GenAI technologies and real-world experience integrating AI technologies into innovative products.

Responsibilities:

• Scale up engineering teams rapidly, ensuring effective leadership and growth.
• Define and execute the engineering strategy in alignment with the product roadmap, ensuring coherent decision-making across teams.
• Champion delivery focus and general operational and execution excellence.
• Lead the adoption of best practices in system design, release management, reliability, and scalability.
• Cultivate strong relationships with key customers, understand their needs and pain points, and take ownership of problems when they arise.
• Design and implement processes and the management structure that enable the team to scale efficiently while maintaining startup agility.
• Lead the recruitment, onboarding, and development of a top-notch engineering team.
• Foster a strong culture in engineering through knowledge-sharing practices, hackathons, and technical workshops.