Senior Director, Engineering - Proactive Offense

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 315,000 - 370,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive culture

Career development

Collaborative environment

Flexible remote/hybrid

Health, vision, and dental insurance

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Senior Director, Engineering - Proactive Offense to lead a multi-team engineering organization in a fast-moving telecommunications and hardware space. This remote role focuses on turning concepts into scalable production, aligning architecture, and driving a clear technical strategy.

You will hire and coach leaders, shape an effective portfolio roadmap, and partner with senior tech leaders to deliver reliable, secure software across SaaS platforms.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years leading software engineering teams in SaaS or cybersecurity.
• Proven track record setting engineering strategy in fast-paced environments.
• Strong judgment in software architecture and offensive security.
• Experience taking complex capabilities from concept to production.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and large-scale SaaS platforms.
• Ability to hire, coach, and develop high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication translating complex concepts to clear direction.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale a multi-team engineering organization.
• Translate charter into technical strategy and roadmap.
• Build leadership structure and develop managers and technical leaders.
• Establish goals and operating mechanisms to create visibility across teams.
• Partner with technical leaders on architecture and design decisions.
• Shape a coherent portfolio roadmap and prioritize work across teams.
• Drive capabilities from proof of concept to production, ensuring reliability and scalability.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Strategy planning

Distributed systems

Offensive security

SaaS cybersecurity

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Senior Director, Engineering - Proactive Offense to join the team of a leader in the Telecommunications & Hardware space.

This leader will guide a multi-team engineering organization focused on advancing proactive offensive capabilities from concept through production. The role will shape technical strategy, strengthen execution across teams, and ensure the organization delivers reliable, scalable outcomes in a fast-moving environment. You will partner closely with technical leaders to align architecture, prioritize the roadmap, and build the leadership structure needed to support growth.

Location: Remote

Compensation: $315,000 – $370,000 annually

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale a multi-team engineering organization
• Translate the organization’s charter into a clear technical strategy and roadmap
• Build an effective leadership structure and develop managers and technical leaders
• Establish goals and operating mechanisms to create visibility across teams
• Partner with technical leaders on architecture and design decisions
• Shape a coherent portfolio roadmap and prioritize work across teams
• Drive capabilities from proof of concept to production, ensuring reliability and scalability

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience leading software engineering organizations in SaaS or cybersecurity sectors
• Proven track record of setting engineering strategy in fast-paced environments
• Strong technical judgment in software architecture and offensive security
• Experience taking complex technical capabilities from concept to production
• Familiarity with distributed systems and large-scale SaaS platforms
• Ability to hire, coach, and develop high-performing teams
• Excellent communication skills for translating complex concepts into clear direction

Benefits

• Inclusive team culture that values diversity
• Numerous career development opportunities
• Collaborative environment encouraging creativity
• Flexible remote and hybrid work options
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance for employees and families

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.