Lead the evolution of a next-generation platform that empowers underwriters through AI augmentation and intelligent orchestration. As Director of Engineering for the Core Product team, you'll play a pivotal role in defining technical direction, scaling systems, and aligning engineering execution with strategic business outcomes.
What You’ll Do
- Build and mentor a high-performing engineering team, fostering ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Define long-term architectural vision and guide the evolution of scalable, resilient systems
- Establish engineering standards, development practices, and cross-functional collaboration rhythms
- Translate product goals into technical roadmaps, ensuring delivery of impactful features
- Drive operational rigor through metrics, monitoring, and disciplined iteration
- Scale cloud-native infrastructure leveraging serverless components, asynchronous processing, and distributed systems
- Make strategic tradeoffs to balance innovation, quality, and speed in a growing organization
What We’re Looking For
- 10+ years of software engineering experience with deep technical breadth
- Minimum of 3 years managing engineering teams, including experience leading managers
- Proven ability to scale engineering organizations and complex technical platforms
- Strong foundation in system design, distributed computing, and cloud architecture (EC2, Lambda, and modern serverless environments)
- Track record of delivering large-scale initiatives with measurable business impact
- Skilled at recruiting and developing top engineering talent
- Comfortable experimenting, measuring results, and refining approaches rapidly
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary range: $215,000 – $295,000 USD. Includes significant equity options and a 401(k) plan with full employer match, regardless of employee contribution. Medical, dental, and vision insurance fully covered for employees and their families.
Additional benefits include 20 days of paid time off, annual global offsites in international locations, a stipend for fitness and wellness, mobile phone reimbursement, and support for continuing education.
Work Environment
This role supports remote work globally, with team members across the world and occasional in-person gatherings. The company maintains a presence in New York, but flexibility is prioritized through regional meetups and company-wide offsites.
Culture & Values
- Ownership and Drive: Take initiative, solve hard problems, and push for excellence
- Customer-Centric Impact: Prioritize work that improves decision-making for insurers
- Merit-Based Growth: Performance is recognized with accelerated responsibility
- Open Communication: Encourage honest feedback and constructive debate
- Relentless Experimentation: Test ideas quickly, measure outcomes, and iterate with purpose
