Director of Engineering

Virtasant; Remote; GBP 112,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services company is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the development of their cloud optimization product. This fully remote position involves managing engineering teams, setting technical direction, ensuring operational excellence, and integrating AI into engineering processes. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of software engineering experience, including 5 years in leadership roles, and a strong background in cloud technologies and AI practices. Join a fast-growing mission-driven company and influence the future of cloud optimization.

Benefits

Work fully remote

Flexible collaboration across time zones

Join a mission-driven company

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in software engineering, including 5+ years in leadership.
• Proven experience leading distributed engineering teams.
• Strong background in cloud technologies and modern development practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale the engineering team across a distributed workforce.
• Define and drive the technical vision for the cloud optimization product.
• Manage engineering work backlogs, prioritization, and delivery.
• Embed AI throughout engineering workflows to accelerate development.

Skills

Software engineering

Cloud technology (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Remote team leadership

AI-driven practices

Stakeholder management

Education

10+ years experience in software engineering

Job description

Director of Engineering, Cloud Optimization

Location: Remote (Anywhere in the world)

About Virtasant

Virtasant (www.virtasant.com) is a global leader in cloud cost optimization and technology services. We help organizations harness the full potential of the cloud while minimizing costs, improving performance, and embedding AI-driven automation into everything we build.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the development of our industry-leading cloud optimization product. This role will oversee all aspects of engineering execution—managing teams, setting technical direction, driving backlog priorities, ensuring operational excellence, and embedding AI into both our engineering processes and product functionality.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and scale Virtasant’s cloud optimization engineering team across a globally distributed workforce.
• Define and drive the technical vision and roadmap for our cloud optimization product.
• Manage engineering work backlogs, prioritization, and delivery across multiple product areas.
• Oversee ongoing product operations, ensuring high reliability, performance, and support.
• Embed AI throughout engineering workflows to accelerate development, testing, and deployment.
• Drive the integration of AI-driven capabilities into our core cloud optimization solution.
• Partner with product management and other stakeholders to deliver customer-focused innovation.
• Establish best practices for software engineering, DevOps, and cloud-native development.
• Mentor and develop engineering leaders, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years progressive experience in software engineering, with at least 5+ years in engineering leadership.
• Proven experience leading distributed, remote-first engineering teams.
• Strong background in cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern software development practices.
• Demonstrated success in delivering complex, large-scale products in production.
• Deep experience with AI-driven engineering practices (AI code generation, automated QA, intelligent monitoring).
• Experience embedding AI features into SaaS products strongly preferred.
• Strong technical judgment, with ability to balance innovation and execution speed.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Why Join Virtasant?

• Play a pivotal role in shaping the future of cloud cost optimization and AI-driven engineering.
• Lead a highly skilled, globally distributed engineering team.
• Work fully remote with flexible collaboration across time zones.
• Join a fast-growing, mission-driven company dedicated to innovation and impact.