Director of Engineering — AI Native Platforms (IT / OT / Cybersecurity)

Lansweeper; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career growth opportunities

Flexibility in working hours

Engaging company culture

Job summary

Lansweeper is looking for a Director of Engineering in Austin, Texas, to lead the development of AI-native platforms across IT, OT, and cybersecurity. You will manage engineering teams to deliver scalable systems and foster innovation.

This full-time hybrid role allows for 2 days onsite weekly, promoting a culture of technical excellence and organizational growth. If you have 12+ years of experience in software engineering and leadership, we’d love to hear from you!

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading engineering teams building infrastructure or cybersecurity products.
• Strong understanding of scalable backend architectures and AI-native development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale engineering organizations focused on AI-native infrastructure.
• Drive execution of scalable and reliable software systems across multiple domains.
• Establish engineering processes that promote quality and accountability.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Leadership of engineering organizations

Distributed systems understanding

Technical background in C++, Go, or Rust

Foundational LLM and machine learning technologies

Experience in high-growth environments

Education

12+ years of experience in software engineering

Job description

Context & Impact

Lansweeper is expanding its engineering leadership with a newly created Director of Engineering role focused on AI-native platform development across IT, OT, and Cybersecurity domains. As Director of Engineering, you will lead high‑performing engineering organizations building advanced software platforms, intelligent systems, and scalable infrastructure that combine modern distributed systems engineering with foundational AI and machine learning technologies. You will play a critical leadership role in driving engineering execution, operational excellence, innovation, and organizational growth while fostering a strong culture of ownership, accountability, technical excellence, and AI-native ways of working. This is a full-time, hybrid role based in Austin, Texas, with 2 days onsite per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and scale engineering organizations focused on AI-native infrastructure and cybersecurity platforms
• Drive execution and delivery of highly scalable, reliable, and performant software systems across IT, OT, networking, and cybersecurity domains
• Establish engineering processes that promote speed, quality, ownership, and accountability
• Partner with executive leadership to define technical and organizational strategy
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and AI-native software delivery
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices and AI-native development methodologies across engineering teams
• Mentor engineering leaders and senior technical talent to grow organizational capability

Key Requirements

Hard Skills

• 12+ years of software engineering experience, including leadership of engineering organizations
• Proven track record leading engineering teams building infrastructure, platform, or cybersecurity products
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and scalable backend architectures
• Technical background in C++, Go, or Rust
• Strong understanding of foundational LLM and machine learning technologies and their application in production environments
• Experience operating in high-growth and fast‑paced engineering environments

Preferred / Nice to Have

• Experience with network technologies, infrastructure intelligence, or visibility systems
• Understanding of enterprise IT and OT ecosystems
• Experience with cybersecurity analysis systems, SIEM, EDR, or threat intelligence platforms
• Experience driving adoption of AI-assisted software development workflows and modern coding agents
• Familiarity with modern AI engineering tooling such as Claude Code

Soft Skills

• Strong execution focus with a track record of delivery predictability and operational excellence
• Systems‑thinking mindset with pragmatic, high‑impact decision‑making
• Strong ownership mentality with clear accountability for engineering outcomes
• Passion for engineering transformation, innovation, and people development
• Collaborative leadership style with a genuine commitment to mentorship and team growth

AI Specific Skills

Lansweeper is an AI-native company currently undergoing a company‑wide AI transformation across all departments and engineering functions. As Director of Engineering, you are expected to actively champion and embed AI‑assisted development tools and LLM-based workflows across the engineering organization — not just use them personally but drive their adoption at scale. Leading with an AI-native mindset and enabling your engineering teams to work in AI-native ways is a hard requirement for this role, not a nice-to-have.

Our Offer

• Competitive compensation aligned with industry benchmarks
• Career growth and learning opportunities within a fast‑scaling SaaS company
• Flexibility in working hours
• Hybrid working model — 2 days onsite per week in Austin, Texas
• Engaging company culture with team events and international collaboration

About Lansweeper

Lansweeper is the AI Cyber Asset Intelligence platform helping IT and Security teams gain full visibility, reduce cyber risk, and scale automation with confidence. In today's complex IT, OT, cloud, and IoT environments, fragmented asset data slows decisions and increases risk. We transform raw asset data into a continuously validated, trusted source of truth — so teams can move faster and act with certainty.

We provide:

• See – Truly complete visibility across hybrid environments
• Know – Enriched asset intelligence with lifecycle and risk context
• Act – Automate workflows, coordinate remediation, and enforce policy at scale

Our culture — built on four core values

• One Team – United across boundaries
• We Care – Customers and people at the center
• We Grow – Learning, sharing, improving
• We Deliver – Focusing on what truly matters

AI Usage During Hiring Process

We use AI to support and not replace during the hiring process. HR decisions are made by our talent acquisition team. You can request more info at any time via [e-mail]

Diversity Statement

It is Lansweeper's policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. Lansweeper disapproves of, and will not tolerate, unlawful discrimination against any applicant or employee because of race, color, national origin or ancestry, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, age, religion, disability, family care status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws.

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