Director of Engineering

PactFi

Director of Engineering leading high-performing teams at PactFi focused on high-quality delivery and AI-first engineering culture. Shaping the future of private credit transaction technology in a hybrid position.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $220,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own end-to-end delivery of critical product initiatives across multiple teams
Drive predictable execution as the organization scales in size and complexity
Introduce the right level of structure without slowing teams down
Balance speed, scope, and quality in a fast-moving environment
Build and evolve team structures as we grow from Series A into later stages
Hire, develop, and lead Engineering Managers and engineers
Establish clear ownership boundaries, accountability, and team autonomy
Coach emerging leaders and help level up management across the org
Evolve engineering processes from early-stage to scalable
Introduce delivery metrics (predictability, cycle time, throughput)
Ensure strong engineering fundamentals: testing, reliability, production readiness
Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools
Identify and implement opportunities to improve velocity and quality through AI workflows
Establish best practices for safe, effective AI usage
Evaluate and integrate tools based on measurable impact
Work closely with Product and Design to translate priorities into plans
Bring clarity and structure to roadmap planning
Communicate tradeoffs, risks, and progress clearly
Partner with senior technical leadership on architecture and platform
Ensure teams adopt shared infrastructure effectively
Balance near-term delivery with long-term scalability

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years software engineering
3+ years leadership (including managing managers)
Proven track record in high-growth environments
Experience scaling an engineering org from Series A through growth
Experience growing from few teams to multiple teams/org layers
Ability to introduce structure without over-engineering
Experience transitioning to distributed ownership
Strong operator with consistent delivery
Experience building teams, not just inheriting
Strong judgment on process vs speed
Ability to manage increasing complexity
Experience integrating tools that measurably improve productivity
Practical understanding of AI-assisted development tools in production
Ability to evaluate and operationalize tools pragmatically
Strong cross-functional partnership
Ability to bring clarity in ambiguity
Excellent communication
Solid technical foundation
Ability to engage in architectural discussions

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary + equity.
Healthcare coverage.
401k

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringAI-assisted development toolsengineering processesdelivery metricstestingreliabilityproduction readinessarchitecturescalabilityproductivity tools

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingcommunicationjudgmentclarity in ambiguitycross-functional partnershipaccountabilityteam autonomybalancing speed and qualitymanaging complexity