Director of Engineering

Responsibilities

• 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

• 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

Qualifications

• 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

• 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.

Pay

• The base salary range for this full-time position is $225,000 – $275,000 + equity + benefits.

Schedule

• 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.