Director – Technology

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

📋 Description

• Lead and cultivate a multidisciplinary engineering organization encompassing software engineering, platform engineering, data engineering, and scientific/genomic science pipelines.

• Foster a culture of high accountability and performance rooted in ownership, excellence in execution, continuous learning, and impactful customer outcomes.

• Recruit, mentor, and nurture engineering leaders and high-potential talent.

• Establish clear operational mechanisms, engineering standards, and scalable collaboration methods across teams.

• Promote organizational health, engagement, and retention within the technology division.

• Define and implement the company's technology strategy in collaboration with the Chief Product Officer.

• Ensure architectural decisions align with goals for scalability, reliability, security, and long-term business objectives.

• Direct Embark’s engineering strategy for AI-driven product development, internal processes, and software development methodologies.

• Collaborate with Product, Science, and Data teams to uncover opportunities where AI and machine learning can enhance customer experiences and drive operational efficiencies.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8-10+ years of advancing engineering leadership experience.

• Proven experience leading senior engineering leaders across diverse teams.

• History of owning engineering strategy and execution for consumer-facing digital products.

• Profound understanding of contemporary software architecture, cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, and software development lifecycle practices.

• Experience in driving cross-functional initiatives that involve product, engineering, data, and business teams.

• Strong grasp of data platforms, analytics ecosystems, and AI/ML applications.

• Background in establishing engineering operating models, organizational structure, and scalable development processes.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible vacation policy – take the time you need, when you need it.

• Paid parental leave – plus paw-ternity leave for new pet parents!

• Every other Friday off during the summer – enjoy those long weekends.

• Subsidized pet insurance – because our pets are family.

• Comprehensive benefits akin to a large company, with a startup vibe – including a 401k match, semi-annual bonuses, commuter benefits, and premium healthcare.

• Competitive salaries and stock options – become an owner in what we’re creating.

• New MacBook Pros or Windows devices – the essential tools for your success.

• Support for continuing education – including conferences, learning resources, and career advancement opportunities.