Director of Engineering

Zignal Labs; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Zignal Labs is a remote-friendly tech company delivering real-time media intelligence and AI analytics for defense, national security, and commercial clients. We seek a Director of Engineering to guide AI and engineering teams, shaping strategy, architecture, and delivery across frontend, backend, and AI features.

You will transform complex ML models into enterprise-grade web apps, drive scalable full-stack solutions, and lead modern, AI-driven development practices while collaborating with

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years in engineering leadership.
• Proven track record of shipping and scaling enterprise-grade full stack web applications that leverage production AI/ML services.
• Proven experience leading the implementation of AI-augmented development environments and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of shifting quality left through AI-driven automated testing strategies.
• Demonstrated experience operationalizing AI-driven services and integrating machine learning models into robust, scalable full-stack web applications.
• Demonstrated success recruiting, hiring, and retaining top-tier remote engineering talent

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and scale software teams across full stack engineering, core application services, data engineering, and AI/ML integrations
• Architect and drive the execution of user-facing web platforms, ensuring seamless integration between UI workflows, backend APIs, and real-time AI model inference
• Collaborate with Data Science and Product teams to operationalize and productize advanced AI capabilities (e.g., LLMs, computer vision, narrative detection) within high-performance, enterprise-ready features.
• Drive the transformation of our engineering lifecycle to an AI-first SDLC, leveraging AI-assisted coding, automated code review, and intelligent CI/CD pipelines to accelerate developer velocity.
• Implement an AI-driven automated QA strategy, utilizing generative testing and self-healing test suites to increase release confidence and reduce manual regression cycles.

Skills

Full stack engineering

Engineering leadership

AI/ML services

CI/CD pipelines

Automated testing

Remote hiring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

About Zignal Labs

Zignal Labs is at the forefront of real-time media intelligence and AI analytics, supporting mission-critical defense and intelligence programs worldwide. Our platform ingests massive volumes of social media, news, forums, broadcast, and online content, transforming them into curated datasets and actionable insights for national security, defense, and commercial missions.

Fully remote, with Silicon Valley roots and team members in over 20 states, Zignal serves customers around the world. Learn more at zignallabs.com.

About The Role

We are seeking a Director of Engineering to lead and scale our AI and Engineering teams. In this role, you will drive technical strategy, application architecture, and delivery across our frontend, backend, and AI feature teams. You will transform complex machine learning models and multi-source analytics into intuitive, enterprise-ready web applications for national security operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and scale software teams across full stack engineering, core application services, data engineering, and AI/ML integrations
• Architect and drive the execution of user-facing web platforms, ensuring seamless integration between UI workflows, backend APIs, and real-time AI model inference
• Collaborate with Data Science and Product teams to operationalize and productize advanced AI capabilities (e.g., LLMs, computer vision, narrative detection) within high-performance, enterprise-ready features.
• Drive the transformation of our engineering lifecycle to an AI-first SDLC, leveraging AI-assisted coding, automated code review, and intelligent CI/CD pipelines to accelerate developer velocity.
• Implement an AI-driven automated QA strategy, utilizing generative testing and self-healing test suites to increase release confidence and reduce manual regression cycles.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years in engineering leadership managing full stack and software development teams; Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Proven track record of shipping and scaling enterprise-grade full stack web applications that leverage production AI/ML services
• Proven experience leading the implementation of AI-augmented development environments and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of shifting quality left through AI-driven automated testing strategies.
• Demonstrated experience operationalizing AI-driven services and integrating machine learning models into robust, scalable full-stack web applications.
• Demonstrated success recruiting, hiring, and retaining top-tier remote engineering talent

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting software delivery for DoD, IC, or defense contractor environments

Why Join Zignal Labs?

At Zignal, you will work at the forefront of AI data intelligence, supporting mission-critical defense and intelligence programs worldwide. You will play a pivotal role in shaping our engineering culture, leading top-tier software talent, and building the intuitive full stack applications that power national security decisions.