Director of Engineering, Product

Mixpanel

Director of Engineering at Mixpanel overseeing product engineering teams. Delivering AI-powered product analytics and driving technical strategy for next-gen software.

Posted 4/24/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $174,600 - $213,400 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead multiple engineering teams across different product areas. This role is for someone who develops people seriously and holds a high bar for execution.
Build an AI first product analytics for the next generation of software
Hire well, coach deeply, and build a culture where engineers feel ownership and pride in what they ship.
Shape direction alongside Product and Design, turning big ideas into focused execution without losing quality.
Set the technical bar. Empower tech leads with clarity and trust, and protect the systems your teams own.
Identify and deliver strategies that create real value for customers and the business.
Drive technical strategy, including evolving foundational capabilities to support the long-term product vision.
Partner with Design, Product, and GTM to bring product capabilities to market.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of engineering experience; 4+ years leading engineering teams of 50+, including experience managing managers.
Proven track record building and shipping customer-facing web applications at scale.
Experience building AI-powered products in production, not as an add-on, but as a core part of the product.
Strong collaboration with product managers and designers on meaningful user-facing work.
Strong judgment in technical tradeoffs, with lessons learned to back it up.
Evidence of leadership through influence, alignment, and growing others.
Skilled at navigating ambiguity, making tradeoffs, and bringing clarity to complex org structures.
High ownership, accountability, and product instinct.
Uses AI to do better work: curious, discerning, and practical about it.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental Care
Mental Wellness Benefit
Generous Vacation Policy & Additional Company Holidays
Enhanced Parental Leave
Volunteer Time Off
Additional US Benefits: Pre-Tax Benefits including 401(K), Wellness Benefit, Holiday Break

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Hard Skills & Tools

AI-powered product developmentweb application developmenttechnical strategyproduct analyticsengineering managementscalable systemscustomer-facing applicationstechnical tradeoffsfoundational capabilities

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcoachingownershipaccountabilityjudgmentnavigating ambiguityinfluencealignmentclarity