Director of Engineering

About the company

Our client is a fast-growing software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Take charge of growing and shaping an engineering function, with ownership of talent strategy, management development and team processes. Partner with senior company leadership on workforce planning and organizational design, and act as an external ambassador for the technical team.

What you'll do

- Guide the engineering team through a phase of fast expansion while protecting delivery quality and speed.

- Hire and coach engineering managers, and put in place a management structure suited to teams spread across time zones.

- Create working agreements that connect engineering with other business functions.

- Define how the team plans work, sets priorities, evaluates candidates, welcomes new hires and measures performance.

- Represent the engineering group publicly in conversations with clients, partners and the wider developer community.

- Work alongside company leadership on workforce planning and decisions that influence product and market direction.

Requirements

What we're looking for

- A history of multiplying the size of an engineering department several times over, with firsthand responsibility for recruiting, org design and developing leaders.

- Background managing engineers across multiple regions in a fast-moving, high-growth setting.

- Solid technical judgment in both applied AI work and production infrastructure, with the ability to discuss either in depth.

- Familiarity with the organizational challenges that appear once a company outgrows its early stage.

- Confident, clear communication when speaking for engineering to outside audiences.

- A degree from a leading university, or comparable standing shown through career achievements.

- At least 5 years of relevant experience.

- Willingness to work on-site in New York, NY.

Bonus points

- Experience at a similarly scaled, later-stage company in a position just below director level.

- Experience organizing teams that cover research, applied machine learning and production delivery.

- A background as an early engineering hire or leader who grew into building a much larger organization.

Benefits

Compensation and benefits

- Base salary: USD 500,000 to 650,000 per year

- Equity

Location and work model

- New York City, NY, United States

- On-site

- Full-time