Director of Engineering – Collaborative Web Platform

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead the engineering division for the collaborative web platform: recruiting and nurturing engineers and engineering managers, defining the technical strategy, and overseeing delivery from initial architecture to a fully scaled production platform.

• Collaborate closely with product, design, and go-to-market teams to transform a compelling vision into a platform that developers and content teams appreciate.

• Make architectural choices for the platform's essential systems: real-time collaboration, branch-aware content states, API and integration layers, and visual editing infrastructure.

• Establish and promote engineering standards across the entire stack — backend services, frontend systems, APIs, testing, observability, and deployment.

• Maintain a strong technical perspective while remaining receptive to feedback — you will be a trusted advisor for staff and principal engineers on the team.

• Take full responsibility for end-to-end delivery: planning, execution, quality, and iteration speed across the team.

• Manage technical debt and modernization trade-offs in a zero-to-one context where the best choice is often to accelerate — and occasionally to refactor intentionally.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 12 years of engineering experience, including more than 5 years in senior engineering leadership roles overseeing teams of engineers and engineering managers.

• Proven success in building and launching products from their early stages through to scaling — ideally, this includes at least one zero-to-one or platform-founding experience.

• Strong organizational builder: you have recruited, developed, and retained outstanding engineers, and you understand what a high-performing team culture truly feels like.

• Experience in leading full-stack product engineering teams, with genuine expertise in both frontend and backend matters.

• Proven ability to function in a high-ambiguity environment — establishing direction and sustaining team momentum without a complete roadmap.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field; a Master's degree is preferred.

• Profound understanding of modern web platform architecture: APIs, real-time data synchronization, cloud-native services, and component-based frontend systems.

• Proficiency in cloud infrastructure and deployment (GCP, AWS, or Azure), container orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Sufficient frontend architecture knowledge to engage credibly with engineers developing visual editing experiences, component systems, and browser-side state management.

• Experience with distributed systems design — particularly in scenarios involving collaborative state, branching models, or event-driven data flows.

• Familiarity with CMS, developer tooling, or web publishing platforms is a significant advantage.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity plan within the industry.

• Flexible time off, sick days, and 13 paid holidays.

• Comprehensive medical insurance, including Health, Dental, and Vision coverage.

• Paid parental leave (along with fertility, adoption, and other family planning benefits).

• In-office workspace available in San Francisco & Chicago.

• Monthly allowance for wellness, reading, and access to LinkedIn Learning for ongoing development.

• Events and activities that are both team-oriented and company-wide, designed to inspire, educate, and cultivate.