Director of Engineering

Harnham; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A venture-backed startup is seeking a hands-on Director of Engineering to lead innovative AI-driven workforce solutions. This role requires deep technical involvement alongside mentorship of a talented engineering team, focused on building scalable systems. With a competitive salary and remote-friendly culture, this position is ideal for leaders eager to have a significant impact on modern work environments.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Remote-friendly

Flexible hours

Generous time off

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage

Autonomy and experimentation culture

Ownership opportunities

Career growth

Qualifications

• 7–12 years of experience building and scaling complex software.
• Prior experience mentoring or managing small engineering teams.
• Experience working on distributed systems and data-heavy products.

Responsibilities

• Design and review architecture for scalable systems.
• Write and review code in Ruby, Python, or TypeScript.
• Mentor and grow a team of 7–15 engineers.

Skills

Architecture design

Ruby

Python

TypeScript

Performance optimization

Mentorship

Clean code principles

Job description

This range is provided by Harnham. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$300,000.00/yr - $300,000.00/yr

Director of Engineering - Shape the Future of AI-Driven Workforces

An ambitious, venture-backed startup is on a mission to reinvent how the world works-literally. They’re building intelligent tools that help companies manage modern, hybrid workforces using cutting-edge AI and real-time insights. With a fast-growing team and big plans ahead, they're looking for a hands-on Director of Engineering to join them at the ground floor of something game-changing.

The Role

They’re not looking for a “just delegate and dashboard” kind of leader. This is a roll-up-your-sleeves, 80/20 role where you’ll spend most of your time deep in the tech- building, reviewing, architecting, and scaling systems. The other 20%? Leading and mentoring a small, talented team of engineers as they continue to scale.

If you’ve been a senior IC or tech lead itching for more impact, or an engineering manager who misses the code, this might be your sweet spot.

• Design and review architecture for scalable, fault-tolerant systems
• Write and review code in Ruby, Python, or TypeScript (pick your flavor)
• Optimize performance, latency, and throughput across platforms
• Build and maintain robust data pipelines and distributed systems
• Champion clean code, testing, documentation, and dev excellence
• Help define monitoring, alerting, and automation best practices
• Guide incident response and lead from the front during critical moments
• Mentor and grow a team of 7–15 sharp engineers
• Set direction during sprint planning and agile ceremonies
• Oversee reliability, testing, and quality assurance processes
• Align engineering efforts with business strategy
• Foster a culture of curiosity, feedback, and continuous learning
• 7–12 years of experience building and scaling complex software
• Prior experience mentoring or managing small engineering teams
• Experience working on distributed systems and data-heavy products
• Solid with at least one of: Ruby, Python, TypeScript
• Deep respect for clean code, reliability, and thoughtful engineering
• Someone teammates always wanted on their projects
• High-impact role with equity in a company on a rapid growth path
• Remote-friendly, flexible hours, generous time off
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• A smart, fun, and collaborative team that cares deeply about what we’re building
• A culture that values autonomy, experimentation, and transparency
• Opportunities for ownership, career growth, and leadership

If you're excited about solving hard problems, having real ownership, and building something that will redefine how businesses operate- let’s talk.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Management

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Media and Software Development

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