Remote Director of Engineering - AI-Driven Full-Stack Leader

Zignal Labs; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Zignal Labs is a remote-friendly tech company delivering real-time media intelligence and AI analytics for defense, national security, and commercial clients. We seek a Director of Engineering to guide AI and engineering teams, shaping strategy, architecture, and delivery across frontend, backend, and AI features.

You will transform complex ML models into enterprise-grade web apps, drive scalable full-stack solutions, and lead modern, AI-driven development practices while collaborating with

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years in engineering leadership.
• Proven track record of shipping and scaling enterprise-grade full stack web applications that leverage production AI/ML services.
• Proven experience leading the implementation of AI-augmented development environments and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of shifting quality left through AI-driven automated testing strategies.
• Demonstrated experience operationalizing AI-driven services and integrating machine learning models into robust, scalable full-stack web applications.
• Demonstrated success recruiting, hiring, and retaining top-tier remote engineering talent

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and scale software teams across full stack engineering, core application services, data engineering, and AI/ML integrations
• Architect and drive the execution of user-facing web platforms, ensuring seamless integration between UI workflows, backend APIs, and real-time AI model inference
• Collaborate with Data Science and Product teams to operationalize and productize advanced AI capabilities (e.g., LLMs, computer vision, narrative detection) within high-performance, enterprise-ready features.
• Drive the transformation of our engineering lifecycle to an AI-first SDLC, leveraging AI-assisted coding, automated code review, and intelligent CI/CD pipelines to accelerate developer velocity.
• Implement an AI-driven automated QA strategy, utilizing generative testing and self-healing test suites to increase release confidence and reduce manual regression cycles.

Skills

Full stack engineering

Engineering leadership

AI/ML services

CI/CD pipelines

Automated testing

Remote hiring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Zignal Labs is a remote-friendly tech company delivering real-time media intelligence and AI analytics for defense, national security, and commercial clients. We seek a Director of Engineering to guide AI and engineering teams, shaping strategy, architecture, and delivery across frontend, backend, and AI features.

You will transform complex ML models into enterprise-grade web apps, drive scalable full-stack solutions, and lead modern, AI-driven development practices while collaborating with