Senior Director of Engineering

Remofirst, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Vice President of Engineering to lead their technology organization. This role involves ensuring security compliance, managing cross-functional teams, and aligning engineering initiatives with business objectives. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in engineering leadership and a strong background in modern software development. Join a dynamic startup environment that values growth and innovation.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Financial Perks

Remote Work

Great Compensation

Regulated PTO

Qualifications

• 10+ years in engineering leadership with a proven record of building teams.
• Experience leading ISO 27001 and SOC 2 compliance processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to maintain and expand ISO 27001 and SOC 2 compliance.
• Manage engineering budgets, tools, and vendor relationships.
• Define and evolve engineering processes and team structures.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Security Compliance

Cloud Infrastructure

DevOps Culture

Job description

RemoFirst empowers employers to access talent without geographical boundaries, enabling employees to pursue opportunities globally. Our mission is to revolutionize the industry and become a generational company.

Our platform provides comprehensive people management tools, employee benefits such as health insurance and financial perks, and allows clients to hire globally with a single click. We serve Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft and Mastercard, as well as leading startups like TransferGo.

We are a growing team of 140+ dedicated professionals focused on delivering a top-tier platform and exceptional service through strategic partnerships. To accelerate our growth, we seek a talented Vice President of Engineering to shape our product features and services.

We need a strategic, security-conscious, and execution-driven Vice President of Engineering to lead our technology organization, ensuring security, compliance, and operational excellence. This role involves managing cross-functional teams, defining development strategies, and embedding best practices in software delivery and organizational structure. It requires technical expertise, managerial experience, and the ability to align engineering initiatives with business objectives.

What you'll be doing:

1. Compliance & Security:
2. Lead efforts to maintain and expand ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type I & II compliance.
3. Oversee IT security across infrastructure, products, and corporate environments.
4. Manage IT support operations, access provisioning, device management, and related systems.
5. Engineering Excellence:
6. Define and evolve engineering processes, team structures, and career frameworks for scalable development.
7. Drive performance management and professional growth within engineering teams.
8. Implement AI tools and modern development practices to enhance velocity and quality.
9. Lead architectural discussions and support scalable, secure, and maintainable system implementations.
10. Leadership & Collaboration:
11. Collaborate with Product, Operations, and Business leaders to align technology with strategic goals.
12. Manage engineering budgets, tools, and vendor relationships.
13. Set stakeholder expectations with transparent, data-driven communication.
14. Operational Oversight:
15. Ensure efficient provisioning and de-provisioning of access for employees and contractors.
16. Support incident management and escalation in coordination with security and DevOps teams.
17. Cultivate a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

What you’ll need:

• 10+ years in engineering leadership, with a proven record of building and scaling teams.
• Experience leading ISO 27001 and SOC 2 compliance processes.
• Deep knowledge of modern software development, cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS), and DevOps culture.
• Experience managing IT operations and security in a remote-first setting.
• Ability to work effectively with executive leadership and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Strong communication skills to translate technical concepts into business language.
• Experience with AI tool integration in workflows is a plus.

Preferred Skills:

• Background in SaaS or B2B tech environments.
• Hands-on experience in backend engineering, security, or infrastructure.
• Familiarity with scaling frameworks, OKRs, and performance metrics.

Why work at RemoFirst?

• Startup environment: Influence and grow rapidly in an early-stage startup.
• Build & Scale: Experience hyper-growth and help build a global professional team.
• Market Leader: Scale projects for major clients like Microsoft and Mastercard.
• Competitive Perks: Great compensation, remote work, equipment, and regulated PTO.
• Culture: Respect, kindness, embracing failure, and valuing diversity and inclusion.