Director of Engineering
- $200,000 - $300,000
- Boston, MA
Director of Engineering in Boston/MA!
A bit about us:
Our client has a LIVE event monitoring & financial search platform covering all available Wall Street events, providing real-time transcription, one-click audio, DVR-style live audio controls, smart document search, dynamic alerts, and seamless team collaboration via bookmarks and note-taking. They cover over 40,000 earnings calls, investor events, and conferences annually (with a 95%+ live connection rate), spanning more than 10,000 global equities; all accessible via desktop, mobile app, API, and iFrame.
Why join us?
- Extremely competitive base salary with bonus and aggressive equity options
- 4 weeks of PTO
- Flexible work environment based on deliverables (hybrid schedule)
- Free Medical/Dental/Vision + HSA
- 401K plan
Job Details
Come help our Client transform the future of financial research by combining cutting-edge AI with trusted industry expertise, through their commitment to responsibility, transparency, and protecting intellectual property.
About The Role:
As the Director of Engineering, you will:
● Provide day-to-day leadership, mentoring, and performance management to a distributed engineering team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and learning.
● Define and implement our engineering roadmap in alignment with business objectives.
● Oversee architectural decisions and technical choices that will ensure the development of scalable, reliable, and secure systems, delivered on schedule.
● Develop engineering KPIs, manage sprints, and remove blockers to maintain velocity.
● Be hands-on enough to provide oversight, help write and review product and development design documents, perform code reviews, and set direction.
● Evaluate and integrate new technologies where appropriate.
● Keep current with industry trends and emerging technologies, especially in AI.
● Participate in budgeting and resource planning conversations with the CTO.
Requirements for the role:
● 8+ years in software engineering roles, including 3+ years in engineering leadership.
● Be proficient in tooling and practices around industry-standard generative AI systems.
● Have a track record of managing and scaling engineering teams in a high-growth environment.
● Have strong development skills in modern programming languages, such as python. ● Have deep familiarity with cloud services (AWS/GCP), distributed systems, and CI/CD pipelines.
● Have a strong understanding of relational databases, like Postgres and MySQL.
● Possess strong organizational and project management abilities.
● Demonstrate excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
● Possess an analytical mind, with a bias for action and pragmatic problem-solving.
● Are interested and excited by the challenges and opportunities of startup life.
About The Role:
As the Director of Engineering, you will:
● Provide day-to-day leadership, mentoring, and performance management to a distributed engineering team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and learning.
● Define and implement our engineering roadmap in alignment with business objectives.
● Oversee architectural decisions and technical choices that will ensure the development of scalable, reliable, and secure systems, delivered on schedule.
● Develop engineering KPIs, manage sprints, and remove blockers to maintain velocity.
● Be hands-on enough to provide oversight, help write and review product and development design documents, perform code reviews, and set direction.
● Evaluate and integrate new technologies where appropriate.
● Keep current with industry trends and emerging technologies, especially in AI.
● Participate in budgeting and resource planning conversations with the CTO.
Requirements for the role:
● 8+ years in software engineering roles, including 3+ years in engineering leadership.
● Be proficient in tooling and practices around industry-standard generative AI systems.
● Have a track record of managing and scaling engineering teams in a high-growth environment.
● Have strong development skills in modern programming languages, such as python. ● Have deep familiarity with cloud services (AWS/GCP), distributed systems, and CI/CD pipelines.
● Have a strong understanding of relational databases, like Postgres and MySQL.
● Possess strong organizational and project management abilities.
● Demonstrate excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
● Possess an analytical mind, with a bias for action and pragmatic problem-solving.
● Are interested and excited by the challenges and opportunities of startup life.
Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.