Director, Software Engineering

Role overview

Lead engineering delivery for multiple product squads while shaping the technical practices and platform direction that support a growing web product. You will partner with product leaders on priorities, own infrastructure and software security roadmaps, and help engineering teams deliver reliably. The role combines people leadership with continued technical involvement in design, specifications, reviews, and focused investigations.

Responsibilities - Coordinate delivery across product squads, working with product partners on scope, sequencing, and commitments. - Set and communicate the infrastructure roadmap, including migrations, vendor integrations, platform sustainability, and AI enablement. - Lead software platform security work, including audit and penetration-test remediation with infrastructure, IT, and data partners. - Establish engineering-wide practices for coordination, onboarding, quality assurance, testing, bug handling, and support. - Hire and develop senior engineers and technical leads; plan team structure and, as the organization grows, build a management layer. - Resolve ambiguous engineering issues by deciding what to own, delegate, or defer, and represent engineering in company planning.

Requirements - At least eight years of software engineering experience, including substantial time in a startup environment. - At least three years managing engineers, including multiple teams or teams led through technical leads; managing managers is a plus. - Strong web application engineering foundation, such as Python and Django or comparable frameworks, plus JavaScript frameworks such as Vue or React. - Experience owning a platform or infrastructure roadmap and explaining it to nontechnical leaders. - Track record delivering large migrations or third-party integrations and understanding application security and compliance in regulated settings. - Experience hiring and developing senior engineers or technical leads, with strong written and verbal communication across functions.

Benefits and work setup The role is remote within approved US work locations. Listed compensation includes a base salary range of $230,000–$260,000 USD and equity. Benefits include health, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k); paid time off and holidays; a remote-work stipend; parental leave; and a sabbatical after five years.