Director of Engineering

The Opportunity

We are conducting an AI-first engineering rebuild for a company with a massive existing audience of over 100M+ users. This is a “zero-to-one” build where you will have no legacy constraints and the freedom to define a modern stack from scratch. You aren’t joining to maintain; you are joining to build the future of the creator ecosystem.

Scope

• Building and evolving consumer-facing applications and core services with the potential to reach 100M+ people.
• Developing a privacy-safe data foundation that enables deep audience understanding and powers exceptional, personalized experiences — directly and in partnership with our partners.
• Owning the roadmap for AI across design, product, and engineering, including how we test and deploy new capabilities to improve and automate engineering, creative, and back-office workflows.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as a key engineering leader, establishing the technical culture, hiring bar, and organizational structure from the ground up.
• Partner closely with design and cross-functional leadership to drive rapid, AI-first product development.
• Own the technical roadmap for products and services used by millions, driving from concept to launch with a clear sense of urgency.
• Build and scale a world-class engineering organization — starting with a foundational squad and growing into a high-performing, multi-team org over time.
• Set the standard for how engineering is done here: AI tooling, coding agents, and modern development practices are the baseline, not the exception.
• Attract, develop, and retain top-tier engineering talent, creating an org that becomes known as a destination for the best builders in the industry.

Who You Are

• AI-Native: You are already “burning through tokens” and using AI coding agents daily to multiply your output.
• Battle-Tested: You have seen FAANG-level scale but retain the hands-on mindset of a startup founder.
• Product Owner: You have a track record of shipping consumer-facing products and services at scale (1M+ users).
• Leader: You can operate in high ambiguity and are known for attracting and developing top-tier talent.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Generous Medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield), Dental, Vision and company-paid Life Insurance
• Company contributions to employee Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• 401k Plan with Safe Harbor company-matching
• Flexible vacation policy and paid company holidays
• Company-provided technology package
• Relocation assistance where applicable, including travel and company-provided housing for the first 90 days