Director of Engineering

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. Lead the engineering organization and own technical strategy, architecture, quality, security, delivery, and engineering team growth .

Posted 10/6/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $215,000 - $240,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading engineering teams, owning technical strategy, and managing architecture for production consumer products. Proficient in application security, CI/CD processes, and fostering team growth through effective mentorship and performance management.

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Technical Strategy OwnershipEngineering Team ManagementApplication Security ExperienceCI/CD Deployment ManagementExperience with TypeScript

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringTechnical ArchitectureApplication SecurityCI/CDTypeScriptNext.jsNodeGraphQLPostgresAWS

Soft Skills

Cross-Department CommunicationTeam DevelopmentPerformance FeedbackIncident ResponseRelationship Building

Tools & Technologies

Engineering ToolingCloud InfrastructureVendor Security QuestionnairesRelease Management ToolsAutomated Testing Tools

Industry Keywords

Consumer ProductAI AdoptionInsuranceFintechPartner API Integrations

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGraphQLJavaScriptNext.jsNode.jsPostgresTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the engineering organization and own technical strategy, architecture, quality, security, delivery, and engineering team growth
Make key architectural decisions, including major technology choices, build-versus-buy decisions, site scalability, and carrier integrations
Conduct product and infrastructure security reviews, vendor security questionnaires, and audits
Serve as the technical point of contact and leader with key partners
Own release management and deployment, including CI/CD, release cadence, rollbacks, and production stability
Prioritize technical debt and refactoring against feature velocity
Own QA and testing processes, including automated coverage, manual QA, and release quality standards
Manage on-call rotations, escalation paths, incident response, and postmortems
Develop engineers through 1:1s, performance feedback, career development, and removing blockers
Build and onboard the engineering team as the company grows
Approve internal software based on cost, security, and fit, including renewals and replacements
Manage engineering tooling and infrastructure spend, including cloud costs, licenses, and consolidation opportunities
Own and evolve the company’s AI policy and best practices and lead AI adoption
Partner on OKRs, product priorities, technical debt, delivery timelines, design QA, security reviews, integrations, and reliable data flow
Report directly to the Chief Product Officer

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of software engineering experience
5+ years managing engineers
2+ years in a senior engineering leadership role (Director, or senior-most technical leader), ideally at an early stage startup or fast-moving environment
Experience with TypeScript, Next.js, Node, GraphQL, Postgres, and AWS
Proven ownership of technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap for a production consumer product
Experience building or scaling the team that delivered a production consumer product
Comfortable reviewing PRs, reading code deeply, and jumping into an incident
Experience with application security and third-party compliance, including security reviews, vendor questionnaires, and audits
Track record of excellent cross-department communication and relationships leading to business success
Practical enthusiasm for AI-assisted development
Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
Preferred: experience in insurance or fintech, or with partner API integrations
Extra points if you love animals and believe pet healthcare is a serious, underserved problem

Benefits

Comp & perks

Startup equity grant
Top-tier medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) employer contributions
Flexible vacation
Remote-first within the United States