Director of Engineering

EasyLlama

full-time

Posted on: 9/6/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois

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💰 $174,300 - $235,800 per year

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About the role

Lead, mentor, and grow a distributed team of 5+ web engineers; promote continuous improvement and career development
Recruit top-tier talent and shape engineering culture at a fast-paced startup
Provide technical direction across web development initiatives using Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, React, and modern web stacks
Collaborate with Product, Design, QA, and stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions under startup timelines
Spearhead building and shipping AI-powered features; prototype, evaluate, and implement AI-driven enhancements
Own full software development lifecycle from requirements to deployment and post-launch support
Ensure Agile/Scrum best practices including sprint planning and retrospectives
Set engineering KPIs, ensure on-time delivery, optimize workflows, and work with DevOps/QA to remove bottlenecks

10+ years of professional experience building and launching production-grade software in SaaS or similar high-scale industries
Proven experience working in high-growth startup environments
Demonstrated success managing remote teams (5+ engineers)
Strong portfolio of shipped web applications with significant AI-driven features or tooling
Skilled in modern web development technologies including Ruby on Rails, React, JavaScript/TypeScript
Experience with modern CI/CD workflows
Deep understanding of software architecture, AI/ML, API design, and scalable systems
Proven experience driving complex engineering projects from idea to execution
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Must be a permanent resident or citizen of the United States or Canada (role open to those candidates)