Director of Engineering — FinTech ERP & AI Platform

campfire; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SOC 2

GAAP close

AI integrations

Python expertise

Job summary

Campfire is building the AI-native ERP for modern finance teams. We are hiring Directors of Engineering to lead a growing org of 25–40 engineers across 3–5 teams, reporting to the CTO.

You will hire and develop engineering managers, shape team structure, and own planning, shipping, and operations. The role emphasizes governance, security, and scale, with a strong focus on auditability and enterprise readiness.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering, including 5+ years managing engineers and 2+ years managing managers.
• Led a group of 20+ engineers with multiple managers reporting to you.
• Built or operated systems where correctness and auditability are non-negotiable: fintech, accounting, payments, or ERP.
• Technically credible with senior ICs - able to review architecture and weigh in on data-model and infrastructure decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own the org design for your area: team boundaries, charters, and staffing plans.
• Lead, coach, and hold accountable 3-5 engineering managers; develop first-time managers and grow future leaders from the IC ranks.
• Drive hiring for your teams: headcount planning, recruiting, interviewer training, and closing senior candidates.
• Run planning and delivery for your area: roadmap alignment with product, quarterly commitments, and predictable execution across teams.
• Uphold operational rigor expected of a financial-systems company: on-call, incident response, SLOs, and release practices that hold up to enterprise and audit scrutiny.
• Partner with peer Directors, security, and compliance on cross-cutting concerns - shared platform, SOC 2, enterprise security reviews, AI governance.
• Set and uphold engineering standards - code review, testing, observability, architecture decisions - across a Python/Django, PostgreSQL, Next.js, and AWS stack.

Skills

Staff management

Engineering leadership

Recruiting

Roadmapping

Python/Django

PostgreSQL

AWS

LLMs

Communication

Tools

AWS

Job description

Campfire is building the AI-native ERP for modern finance teams. We are hiring Directors of Engineering to lead a growing org of 25–40 engineers across 3–5 teams, reporting to the CTO.

You will hire and develop engineering managers, shape team structure, and own planning, shipping, and operations. The role emphasizes governance, security, and scale, with a strong focus on auditability and enterprise readiness.