Austin, United States of America Hybrid Full-time

KUNGFU.AI is hiring a Director of Engineering

About the Role

Leads engineering teams by establishing technical direction, promoting best practices, supporting professional growth, and ensuring successful execution of artificial intelligence and machine learning projects through both technical and managerial leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a group of 5 to 8 engineers with mentorship, career planning, performance reviews, and consistent one-on-one check-ins
  • Partner with peer directors to develop engineering processes, adopt methodologies, set standards, and plan annual budgets
  • Champion organizational culture by encouraging innovation, team development, and scalable operational practices
  • Oversee technical and internal initiative risks across multiple projects to ensure reliable delivery
  • Translate technical strategies to stakeholders, unblock challenges, and maintain team productivity
  • Support hiring efforts, resource allocation, and project team assignments
  • Collaborate with delivery functions including project management, strategy, business development, and account leadership to achieve project success and client satisfaction
  • Engage with growth teams to assess client requirements and define accurate project scopes
  • Serve as primary technical contact during client engagements, managing communication, relationships, and documentation
  • Define and guide engineering excellence in software development, machine learning systems, and architectural design

Benefits

  • Competitive salary package
  • Equity compensation through company stock grants
  • Premium ('gold') tier health, dental, and vision coverage with full premium coverage for employees and 50% for dependents
  • Access to health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance
  • Unlimited paid time off, actively encouraged to be used
  • Paid leave for new parents

Compensation

Competitive salary with equity

Work Arrangement

Hybrid, based in Austin, Texas

Team

Team of 5-8 engineers reporting to senior engineering leadership and working closely with delivery teams across project management, strategy, business development, and account management

Other

  • Full-time employment
  • Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents due to ITAR regulations
  • Encouraged to take unlimited vacation

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KUNGFU.AI
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