Director of Engineering, Infrastructure

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

📋 Description

• Lead, mentor, and develop a small Infrastructure Engineering team, including responsibilities for hiring and performance management.

• Take ownership of the technical direction for our cloud infrastructure, backend services, website, developer tools, observability, and operational systems.

• Enhance reliability, scalability, security, and engineering effectiveness throughout the platform.

• Facilitate an easier and safer environment for engineers to build, deploy, and manage software.

• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, Data Science, and business stakeholders to shape architecture, technical strategy, and operational priorities.

• Oversee incident response preparedness, operational practices, and service ownership within the organization.

• Balance long-term technical investments with the fast-paced needs of the product business.

• Ensure the platform is capable of supporting the company’s next-generation products, experiences, and growth initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including leadership of engineering teams, managers, or senior technical contributors.

• Strong technical expertise across cloud infrastructure, backend systems, web technologies, and operational tools.

• Experience in operating and scaling systems on AWS.

• Familiarity with CI/CD, observability, deployment automation, and contemporary engineering practices.

• Experience supporting consumer-facing products at scale is highly preferred.

• Proven track record of leading small, impactful teams with a significant degree of ownership and autonomy.

• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguous environments and maintain progress despite evolving priorities or constraints.

• A growth mindset, intellectual curiosity, and a proactive approach to action.

• Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership abilities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Life and disability benefits

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

• 401(k) with company match

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Work-life balance with Flexible Time Off

• Volunteer Time Off

• Paid holidays

• Family building and caregiving support

• Generous Family Care and Parental leave

• Fitness Reimbursement

• Access to wellness programs