Director of Engineering

Nitra

Director of Engineering leading and scaling engineering teams at Nitra for AI-native healthcare finance solutions. Overseeing collaboration and execution across US and Taipei operations in a high-growth environment.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeWashington • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $225,000 - $275,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leading and scaling a distributed engineering team across the US East Coast and Taipei, fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture across time zones
Setting technical direction and engineering standards across the organization, ensuring Nitra's platform is built for scale, reliability, and speed
Partnering closely with Product and Design to define roadmap priorities and translate them into executable engineering plans
Owning end-to-end delivery of engineering projects — from architecture decisions to shipping production-grade features
Recruiting, developing, and retaining top engineering talent, with a particular focus on building depth in the Taipei engineering hub
Establishing engineering processes, sprint cadences, and communication rhythms that keep a distributed team aligned and moving fast
Working directly with executive leadership to communicate engineering capacity, risks, and technical strategy
Driving a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years in an engineering leadership or management role
Proven track record of building, managing, and scaling engineering teams in a high-growth, VC-backed startup environment
Full professional fluency in Mandarin — you can lead meetings, give feedback, and build relationships natively with our Taipei team
Demonstrated comfort operating across US and Taiwan time zones, with willingness to split time between the US East Coast and Taipei as needed
Deep experience with modern software architecture, cloud infrastructure, and building scalable platforms in production
Strong product instincts — you understand how engineering decisions translate into customer outcomes and business results
Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Design, and business stakeholders at a senior level
A track record of hiring and developing strong engineering talent, including building distributed and international teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Mandarin
High standards for code quality, system reliability, and engineering craft — and the ability to hold a team to those standards without slowing it down.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity - Everyone at Nitra is an owner. When the company wins, you win.
Competitive Salary - You’re the best of the best, and your salary will reflect your experience and reward your contributions to Nitra.
Nitra maintains a hybrid work policy, with team members working from the office four days per week and Wednesdays designated as a work-from-home day.

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringmodern software architecturecloud infrastructurescalable platformsengineering standardsarchitecture decisionsproduction-grade featurescode qualitysystem reliabilityengineering craft

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationaccountabilitycontinuous improvementproduct instinctsteam buildingtalent developmentcross-functional collaborationhigh-performance culture