Director of Cloud Detection Platform — Remote Lead

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 195,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation and equity

Wellness programs

Competitive vacation and holidays

Parental and adoption leave

Professional development opportunities

Employee networks and volunteer机会

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Director, Engineering - Cloud Detection Platform (Remote) to lead the strategy and execution for a cloud-based detection platform that supports large-scale, customer-facing security services. Location is Remote for US-based candidates, with compensation between $195,000 and $290,000 annually.

The role will guide engineering managers and senior engineers, driving reliability, latency, and cost-efficient operation while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to shape

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience
• 5+ years managing engineering teams
• 2+ years managing managers
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems
• Strong architectural judgment and decision-making skills
• Operational excellence in customer-facing services
• Excellent communication skills across all levels
• Experience with AI technologies in engineering processes

Responsibilities

• Own the multi-year strategy and roadmap for the cloud detection platform
• Lead and develop teams of managers and senior engineers
• Ensure reliability, low latency, and cost-effectiveness of detection rule execution
• Drive evolution toward a unified multi-engine detection architecture
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to prioritize roadmap commitments
• Build safe shipping guardrails for detection content
• Manage escalations and cross-team dependencies
• Drive annual operating and organizational planning

Skills

Distributed systems

Leadership

Architectural judgment

Operational excellence

Communication

AI in engineering

Tools

Cloud platforms

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Director, Engineering - Cloud Detection Platform (Remote) to lead the strategy and execution for a cloud-based detection platform that supports large-scale, customer-facing security services. Location is Remote for US-based candidates, with compensation between $195,000 and $290,000 annually.

The role will guide engineering managers and senior engineers, driving reliability, latency, and cost-efficient operation while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to shape