Director of Engineering (*startup experience req'd) - 100% REMOTE (Irvine)
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Salary: $220,000 - $300,000 per year A bit about us: Come join a fast-growing, remote-first technology company building modern AI-driven infrastructure products for enterprise users! Job Title: Director of Engineering
Job Location: 100% REMOTE (*Must currently reside in the US)
Pay Range: $220k-$300k Base Salary + Equity + Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits (100% paid for by the employer for employees and dependents) Must Have:
- 5–15 years professional Software Engineering experience
- MUST EITHER BE (1) Currently working as a Director of Engineering for startup company (Series A/B, ~$5-$25M annual revenue)
- 1+ year of experience working on AI-related features (LLM)
- Experience using Restful APIs for infrastructure
- Current or previous startup experience (Series A/B, ~$5-$25M annual revenue)
- Currently, owns the budget for an Engineering team
- Works with/collaborates directly with a Head of Product and Head of Finance
- Regulated industry experience (financial services, banks, etc.)
- Snowflake, Databricks, or dbt
- Opportunity to join during a foundational transformation into an AI infrastructure company.
- Leadership role with high visibility and major influence on future organizational structure.
- Profitable business with established enterprise customers.
- Building infrastructure intended to power AI agents across the data industry.
- Significant opportunity to shape platform architecture and engineering culture during a major inflection point.
• Lead and manage a globally distributed Engineering organization of ~16 team members.
• Own Engineering execution, systems thinking, technical direction, and team structure.
• Operate as a strategic and conceptual leader rather than a purely execution-focused Engineering Manager.
• Help define and scale the next phase of the company’s Engineering organization following a recent executive restructuring. Cross-Functional Leadership
• Partner closely with:
? Product
? Finance
? Executive leadership
? Operations
• Own Engineering budgeting responsibilities and communicate regularly with Finance leadership.
• Collaborate heavily with Product teams and broader business stakeholders. Technical & AI Initiatives
• Maintain strong technical credibility while operating strategically.
• Drive AI adoption and Engineering productivity initiatives using tools such as Claude, Cursor, and related AI workflows.
• Help guide API/infrastructure strategy, particularly within enterprise or regulated environments.
• Provide leadership across backend/platform technologies (.NET preferred, but Go, Java, and similar backend)*The ideal candidate is a Director of Engineering who has been working for a Series A/B, $5-$25M annual revenue startup, whom has remained highly technical but has learned cross-functional management skills, as well - and whom is ready for a change and grow in a new startup environment. Must Have:
- 5–15 years professional Software Engineering experience
- MUST EITHER BE (1) Currently working as a Director of Engineering for startup company (Series A/B, ~$5-$25M annual revenue)
- 1+ year of experience working on AI-related features (LLM)
- Experience using Restful APIs for infrastructure
- Current or previous startup experience (Series A/B, ~$5-$25M annual revenue)
- Currently, owns the budget for an Engineering team
- Works with/collaborates directly with a Head of Product and Head of Finance
- Regulated industry experience (financial services, banks, etc.)
- Snowflake, Databricks, or dbt
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