Director, Engineering – Inspection

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. Lead, mentor, and inspire engineering managers and engineers across multiple cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software experiences for customers, inspectors, and partners .

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $210,000 - $266,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsSDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, mentor, and inspire engineering managers and engineers across multiple cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software experiences for customers, inspectors, and partners
Own the engineering strategy, technical direction, and execution roadmap for the Inspection business
Partner closely with Product and cross-functional leadership to align roadmap decisions, delivery priorities, and resourcing with short and long-term business goals
Provide technical leadership to build, scale, and evolve the Inspection platform, solving complex challenges across applications, services, and data workflows
Drive high standards for architecture, code quality, reliability, security, observability, and performance
Champion agentic AI development across the engineering organization
Establish strong operating rhythms to improve predictability and execution excellence
Attract, retain, and develop top engineering talent, including managers and senior individual contributors
Lead through organizational change and improve engineering effectiveness through strong SDLC practices

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree and/or MBA is a plus
15+ years of progressively responsible experience in software engineering and technology leadership
8+ years leading engineering teams, including managing managers and scaled organizations
Proven success owning engineering strategy and execution for a major product area, platform, or business line
Strong track record of leading teams through modernization, platform evolution, or significant operating change
Demonstrated ability to operate autonomously, navigate ambiguity, and bring structure and momentum to complex challenges
Experience with modern cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, APIs, and data-intensive platforms
Hands-on experience designing and deploying agentic AI systems in production
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical leaders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible working hours
Paid time off
Remote work options
Professional development opportunities
Access to mental health coaching and resources
Discounts on gym memberships, travel, and more

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringengineering strategycloud-native architecturesdistributed systemsAPIsdata-intensive platformsagentic AI systemsSDLC practicesarchitecturecode quality

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationinfluencingorganizational changeproblem-solvingteam buildingexecution excellenceautonomynavigating ambiguity

Certifications

BS/BA in Computer ScienceBS/BA in EngineeringMBA