Director, Engineering

Ibotta, Inc.; Denver, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 189,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Program

401(k) match

Paid parking

Job summary

Ibotta, Inc. in Denver, CO is seeking an Engineering Director to lead multiple squads, drive a cohesive engineering vision, and scale the organization while maintaining a focus on quality and stability.

This hybrid role requires in-office presence three days a week in Denver and relocation support for strong candidates. You will partner with Product, Architecture, and external partners to set goals, manage delivery, and advocate for AI-enabled improvement across systems and processes.

Qualifications

• Extensive engineering leadership experience in scale-out environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate multiple engineering squads to deliver aligned roadmaps.
• Inspire teams to achieve measurable outcomes with a focus on quality and stability.
• Communicate progress and technical concepts to stakeholders and executives.
• Partner with Product and Architecture to plan milestones and prioritize work.
• Balance technical debt with feature delivery and drive engineering standards.
• Identify AI opportunities to improve efficiency and create new value streams.

Skills

Engineering management

Multi-team leadership

Agile methodologies

Cloud platforms (AWS)

DevOps/DevSecOps

Communications

AI awareness

Mobile & web technology understanding

Security & reliability

Tools

AWS

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Job description

Ibotta is looking for an Engineering Director to lead our team in building something great while influencing stability and quality of the technology. At Ibotta, our engineering team is organized cross-functionally by squads that build remarkable products for the company, including the platform powering our app that is used by millions of consumers. We’re looking for a director eager to drive a strong engineering vision, lead multiple teams, and scale the organization while fostering a collaborative, inclusive culture.

This position is located in Denver, Colorado as a hybrid position requiring 3 days in office (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). Candidates must live in the United States.

Not based in Denver? We will offer a relocation bonus to help make your move to the Mile High City a smooth one

What you will be doing:

• Develop and deploy new strategies for building a highly engaged development organization that delivers predictably and in line with our emerging customer needs.
• Inspire and mobilize individuals and teams to achieve results.
• Ensure timely delivery of engineering solutions to meet business needs while providing a transparent view to progress.
• Communicate technical concepts to business stakeholders as well as communicate business objectives to the technical team.
• Collaborate across functional areas to define and prioritize technical solutions that support business needs, efficiencies, and revenue.
• Collaborate with external partners to navigate partner onboarding, technical solutions, and development timelines.
• Partner with Product Management and Architecture to prioritize, scope, and plan business milestones and set goals.
• Foster an organization that understands how to balance technical debt vs. feature delivery.
• Coach and develop engineering managers; address technical, resource, and personnel issues.
• Support technical innovation and lead the creation, continual refinement, and active enforcement of our development standards to ensure that our technology enables a sustainable competitive advantage.
• Build an organization with appropriately high technical competence that strives for excellence.
• Identify opportunities where AI can replace manual processes or create new revenue streams, directly contributing to Ibotta's financial trajectory and competitive positioning.
• Drive long-term technology strategy by treating AI as a core utility, championing data literacy and AI fundamentals across engineering, and identifying automation opportunities that multiply team productivity at scale.
• Use AI to build solutions, quality of life improvements, team processes and production systems when able
• Research new technologies to stay abreast of industry trends and standards.
• Embrace and uphold Ibotta’s Core Values: Integrity, Boldness, Ownership, Teamwork, Transparency & A great idea can come from anywhere.

What we are looking for:

• 5+ years of engineering management experience.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience managing managers, and leading multiple teams.
• Experience collaborating with diverse stakeholders including customers, senior management, and other business leaders.
• Skilled at agile software development and management.
• Has had exposure to multiple languages and frameworks as either an engineer or manager.
• Experienced with security, cost, performance, scale, and reliability strategies.
• Highly effective performance manager and comfortable managing team members with different skill sets and technical expertise.
• Motivated by a fast-paced and adapting environment.
• Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication.
• Has worked with cloud-based data architectures and platforms (AWS preferred) and experience with DevOps culture. DevSecOps is a plus.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and platforms is a strong plus.
• Understanding native mobile app development and frontend web development is a great extra!

About Ibotta ("I bought a...")

Ibotta (NYSE: IBTA) is a leading performance marketing platform allowing brands to deliver digital promotions to over 200 million consumers through a network of publishers called the Ibotta Performance Network (IPN). The IPN allows marketers to influence what people buy, and where and how often they shop – all while paying only when their campaigns directly result in a sale. American shoppers have earned over $1.8 billion through the IPN since 2012. The largest tech IPO in history to come out of Colorado, Ibotta is headquartered in Denver, and is continually listed as a top place to work by The Denver Post and Inc. Magazine.

To learn more about what our Tech teams are doing day to day, visit Building Ibotta on Medium.com

Additional Details:

• This position is located in Denver, CO and includes competitive pay, flexible time off, benefits package (including medical, dental, vision), Employee Stock Purchase Program, and 401k match. Denver office perks include paid parking, snacks, and occasional meals.
• Base compensation range: $189,000 - $214,000. Total compensation for this role also includes a variable component in addition to base salary . Equity is included in overall compensation package. This compensation range is specific to the United States labor market and may be adjusted based on actual experience.
• Ibotta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ibotta’s employment decisions are made without regard of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• Applicants are accepted until the position is filled.
• For the security of our employees and the business, all employees are responsible for the secure handling of data in accordance with our security policies, identifying and reporting phishing attempts, as well as reporting security incidents to the proper channels.

Recruiting Agency Notice

Ibotta does not accept agency resumes and is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Please do not forward resumes to any Ibotta employees.