Director of Technology

impactscale; Vancouver (WA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Daily catered lunches

Premium coffee & tea bar

Unlimited snacks

Free garage parking

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

impactscale in Vancouver, WA is seeking a Director of Technology to translate the executive vision into reliable software delivery, strong code architecture, and high-performing engineering squads.

You will manage engineering managers, tech leads, and developers, shaping processes, standards, and a predictable delivery engine as we scale; collaboration with product and design is essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software engineering with 3+ years in engineering management leading multi-disciplinary squads.
• Proven success scaling internal engineering processes and delivering cloud-native platforms.
• Strong foundational background as a former Senior Engineer; able to review code and guide architecture discussions.
• Expertise in SDLC, DevOps practices, and issue tracking tools (Jira, Linear).
• Excellent communication skills in leading teams delivering high-throughput APIs or large-scale data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery lifecycle; ensure sprints are well-scoped, shipped on time, and meet quality standards.
• Lead and mentor engineering managers and senior individual contributors; conduct performance reviews and career planning.
• Standardize agile processes, CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, and testing to maximize velocity and minimize debt.
• Oversee day-to-day system architecture decisions to keep platform modular, maintainable, and stable.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to balance engineering capacity with roadmaps.
• Manage resource allocation and hiring pipelines to fill skill gaps and remove bottlenecks.

Skills

Software engineering

Engineering management

Cloud-native architectures

SDLC methodologies

DevOps practices

Communication

APIs / data pipelines

Tools

Jira

Linear

Job description

We are seeking a highly tactical and leadership-driven Director of Technology to manage our day-to-day engineering operations, technical execution, and team development. While our executive team sets the overarching vision, you will be the operational bridge—translating that technical strategy into reliable software delivery, clean code architecture, and high-performing engineering squads.

You will manage our engineering managers, tech leads, and developers, establishing the processes and engineering standards required to build a highly predictable delivery engine as we scale.

Core Responsibilities

• Engineering Delivery & Execution: Own the delivery lifecycle of our engineering organization, ensuring sprints are well-scoped, shipped on time, and meet strict quality standards.
• Team Leadership & Management: Manage, mentor, and grow engineering managers and senior technical individual contributors, conducting performance reviews and mapping out career paths.
• Process Optimization: Standardize and optimize our agile/scrum methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, code review workflows, and testing protocols to maximize developer velocity and minimize technical debt.
• System Integrity & Code Quality: Collaborate with architects to oversee day-to-day system architecture decisions, ensuring the platform remains modular, maintainable, and stable.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with Product Managers and Designers to balance engineering capacity with product roadmap commitments and feature requirements.
• Resource Allocation: Manage day-to-day engineering resource allocation, identifying bottlenecks in the team's capacity and optimizing hiring pipelines to fill skill gaps.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 7+ years in software engineering, with 3+ years in engineering management roles (Engineering Manager, Director, or Head of Engineering) leading multi-disciplinary squads.
• Execution Track Record: Proven success scaling internal engineering processes and managing the predictable delivery of cloud-native platforms.
• Technical Roots: Strong foundational background as a former Senior Engineer, with the ability to deeply understand codebases, conduct technical code reviews, and guide architectural discussions.
• Process Mastery: Deep expertise in modern software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies, modern DevOps practices, and issue tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Linear).
• People Operations: Exceptional communication skills with a proven success managing teams that build high-throughput, low-latency APIs or large-scale data ingestion pipelines.

Salary Range: $140,000 - $ 185,000 per year (Dependent upon experience, expertise, and strategic value).

• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance packages (Available following a standard 90-day introductory period).
• Retirement: Corporate retirement savings plan options with a traditional 401(k) (Eligible after 90 days of continuous employment).
• Time Off: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) allotment and observed holiday schedule.
• Perks & Luxury Culture: Daily catered lunches, a fully stocked premium coffee and tea bar, unlimited snacks, and free garage parking. Employees also enjoy routine professional development opportunities within an elite, growth-driven leadership environment in Downtown Vancouver, WA.