Director of AI Context Platform Engineering

Hex; New York (NY); On-site; USD 221,000 - 348,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive total rewards package

Comprehensive health benefits

Flexible paid time off

Job summary

Hex is looking for an experienced engineering leader based in New York, NY, to drive the strategy and growth of their AI context platform. You will lead multiple teams, manage engineering talent, and set technical standards. The role requires over 5 years of experience in AI-driven products, combined with strong management skills. The compensation includes a competitive salary range of $221,000 to $348,500, comprehensive health benefits, and flexible paid time off.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams on AI-driven products.
• Exceptional ability to design technical abstractions for product vision.
• Curiosity and strong intuition about AI agent behavior.
• Proven people management skills, with experience managing managers.
• Clear approach to building high-performing teams.
• Hands-on technical leader when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple teams working on Hex’s context platform.
• Serve as people manager for engineering managers and tech leads.
• Recruit and grow a team of at least 15 software engineers.
• Drive technical strategy and review designs.

Skills

Leading engineering teams

Identifying technical abstractions

Managing managers

Building high-performing teams

Hands-on technical leadership

Tools

Typescript

React

Apollo GraphQL

Express

Postgres

Redis

Kubernetes

Terraform

Helm

AWS

Job description

Hex is looking for an experienced engineering leader based in New York, NY, to drive the strategy and growth of their AI context platform. You will lead multiple teams, manage engineering talent, and set technical standards. The role requires over 5 years of experience in AI-driven products, combined with strong management skills. The compensation includes a competitive salary range of $221,000 to $348,500, comprehensive health benefits, and flexible paid time off.