Director of Engineering - BTP

Clearpath; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting

Health and dental plans

Wellness and mental health support (e"

Job summary

Stand Together is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the Be The People platform. You will set technical direction, build an internal team, and own platform reliability and iteration velocity through launch and beyond.

You will hire and mentor senior engineers, decide when to build or outsource, and collaborate on roadmaps with product leadership to drive mission-critical impact in a fast-paced, founder-led environment.

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of software engineering experience with five+ years leading teams.
• Deep infrastructure and back-end experience.
• Production platforms with consumer-facing traffic and availability requirements.
• Experience deciding when to build internally vs engage outside contractors.
• Strong technical judgment across modern web, API, and cloud infrastructure.
• Track record of building engineering culture and growing senior individual contributors.
• Background in a startup, early-stage, or entrepreneurial environment.
• Experience using AI-enabled tools to accelerate work.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction across architecture, data model, and integration patterns for btp.org.
• Oversee internal engineering team and decide when to bring in outside contractors to scale capacity.
• Collaborate with 24/7 Operations on platform reliability and uptime during launches.
• Drive iteration cadence with weekly content updates and biweekly code cycles.
• Lead knowledge transfer from external partners to enable independent operation.
• Partner with product leadership on roadmap and execution.
• Hire, retain, and develop senior engineers across full-stack, backend, middleware, and SRE.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Backend systems

Cloud infrastructure

Production platforms

Hiring/mentoring

AI-enabled tools

Engineering culture

Startup experience

Job description

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.

As Director of Engineering, you will lead the engineering function for the Be The People platform. You will set technical direction, build and manage the internal engineering team, integrate the work of our staff augmentation partner, and own platform reliability and iteration velocity through launch and beyond.

How You Will Contribute

• Set technical direction across architecture, data model, and integration patterns for btp.org.
• Oversee the internal engineering team and decide when and how to bring in outside contractors or staff augmentation to fill gaps and scale capacity.
• Work with the Director of 24/7 Operations on platform reliability and uptime through summer launch and beyond.
• Drive iteration cadence: same-week content updates and two-week code cycles.
• Lead knowledge transfer from Work & Co into the internal team so the platform can be operated independently.
• Partner with the Director of Product Operations, Director of 24/7 Operations, and product leadership on roadmap and execution.
• Hire, retain, and develop senior engineering talent across full-stack, back-end, middleware, and site reliability.

What You Will Bring

• Ten or more years of software engineering experience with five or more years leading and managing engineering teams.
• Deep infrastructure and back-end experience, given how foundational both are to our work.
• Track record running production platforms with consumer-facing traffic and continuous availability requirements.
• Experience deciding when to build internally versus engage outside contractors, and managing the mix.
• Strong technical judgment across modern web, API, and cloud infrastructure.
• Track record of building engineering culture, hiring well, and growing senior individual contributors.
• Comfort operating in a pre-CTO environment with the discipline to set durable foundations without over-fixing.
• Background in a startup, early-stage, or entrepreneurial environment.
• Track record of using AI-enabled tools and practices to accelerate your work.

What We Offer

• Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
• A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
• Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
• Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.

Our Values

Our Values: Working for an organization within the Stand Together philanthropic community is different from many other places. The culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management (PBM), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM empowers employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.

We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, and respect.

160000 - 240000 USD a year

For this role, the anticipated base salary range is $160,000–$240,000 per year. This role may also be eligible for additional bonus compensation designed to align total compensation with an employee’s overall contribution.

Our Principles-Based Management (PBM) compensation philosophy is grounded in an individualized approach that rewards the long-term value each person creates for the organization. Compensation decisions are informed by a variety of factors, including relevant experience, capabilities, demonstrated skills, role responsibilities, and expected contribution. Consistent with this approach, base salary may vary within or outside of the anticipated range based on these considerations.