Director, Engineering
Core
Senior engineering leadership role responsible for architecture, delivery, and roadmap of a product engineering organization, focusing on building an AI-enabled engineering team and managing complex, revenue-generating systems.
Role type
Senior IC engineering director (strategy & delivery)
Builds
High-availability hosting platforms, billing and payment systems, and modernized long-lived technology estates
Domain
Cloud hosting, SaaS, and revenue-critical software systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Engineering strategy, organizational design, DORA metrics, AI-assisted development, software modernization, high-availability operations, revenue system management, distributed team leadership
Preferred skills
Platform expertise (WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento, Linux, VMware), secure development practices, stakeholder management
Technologies
cPanel, InterWorx, WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento, Shopware, Linux, VMware, Nutanix, API gateways, event-driven architectures
Responsibilities
Own architecture and delivery roadmaps, establish predictable monthly delivery cycles, improve engineering performance metrics, design effective team structures, hire and develop Engineering Managers, provide hands-on technical direction, drive AI tool adoption, lead software modernization, oversee billing/payment platforms, guide hosting platform engineering, embed security practices, lead remote distributed teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC