Director of Engineering — Mission-Critical Platform Lead

Twenty; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 224,000 - 470,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid parental leave

Flexible PTO

401(k) options

Commuter benefits

On-site fitness center

Job summary

Twenty in Washington, D.C., is seeking an experienced individual to lead their engineering organization for a flagship analyst product, ensuring technical success and accountability. This role involves partnership with product management on roadmaps and coordinating multiple engineering teams.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of software engineering experience and at least 5 years in engineering management. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including medical and paid parental leave, along with a flexible PTO policy.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of engineering management experience.
• Track record of owning engineering execution with clear accountability.
• Architectural judgment to engage credibly with senior ICs.
• Experience managing organizations in cloud and on-premises environments.
• Ability to partner with product managers to translate requirements into technical roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Own engineering execution across the product.
• Lead and develop engineering managers.
• Drive org design decisions and capacity balancing.
• Own the technical roadmap with the product manager.
• Supervise hiring across engineering teams.
• Communicate progress and risks to senior leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Technical depth

Organizational instincts

Execution discipline

Communication

Operational complexity understanding

Decision-making

Tools

React

TypeScript

Go

PostgreSQL

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Twenty in Washington, D.C., is seeking an experienced individual to lead their engineering organization for a flagship analyst product, ensuring technical success and accountability. This role involves partnership with product management on roadmaps and coordinating multiple engineering teams.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of software engineering experience and at least 5 years in engineering management. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including medical and paid parental leave, along with a flexible PTO policy.