Senior Director of Engineering
ClickUp
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $325,000 - $375,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead, mentor, and manage 2+ engineering teams, ensuring high morale, strong execution, and technical excellence
- Drive the velocity of feature development while maintaining quality, reliability, and performance in your ownership area
- Oversee hiring, onboarding, and professional development for your teams
- Balance operational urgency handling incidents and driving resolution with long-term technical strategy
- Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and innovation
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and other stakeholders to deliver on company priorities
- Identify and remove obstacles to team success, ensuring healthy, autonomous teams that require minimal oversight
- Champion ClickUp’s mission to unify productivity tools and shape the future of work
Requirements
- 10+ years of engineering experience, with 3+ years in engineering leadership roles (managing managers and multiple teams)
- Proven track record of building and scaling high-performing engineering teams in a SaaS or tech environment
- Deep technical expertise in backend system design or frontend component architecture
- Strong operational skills—able to drive incidents to resolution and implement process improvements
- Demonstrated ability to motivate teams in high-velocity, high-expectation environments
- Experience balancing feature delivery with quality, performance, and reliability
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
Benefits
- Equity
- 401k
- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Spending accounts
- Life & Disability
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible paid time off
- Enhanced employee assistance program
- Employee wellness stipend
- Professional development stipend
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
backend system designfrontend component architectureprocess improvementsfeature deliveryquality assuranceperformance optimizationreliability engineeringengineering managementSaaStechnical strategy
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringteam motivationcommunicationcollaborationstakeholder managementaccountabilitycontinuous improvementinnovationproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Engineering