Director of Engineering, Builder Tools

Role Overview

The Builder Tools team at Hadrian is responsible for reducing friction, accelerating delivery, and bringing AI-assisted development practices to every engineering team. This role involves leading and growing a team of engineers focused on engineering productivity and internal tooling.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of engineers focused on engineering productivity and internal developer tools
• Define and execute a roadmap to improve end-to-end SDLC efficiency and reliability
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools across engineering, from code assistants to LLM-powered workflows
• Identify bottlenecks in developer workflows and implement scalable, lasting solutions
• Improve CI/CD systems, testing frameworks, and deployment processes
• Establish metrics to measure developer productivity and system performance
• Partner with infrastructure, security, and product teams to improve delivery pipelines
• Hire, mentor, and develop engineers and tech leads
• Ensure high standards for reliability, scalability, and maintainability across internal tooling

Qualifications

• 8-12 years in software engineering, with 3-5+ years in engineering management
• Strong backend or platform engineering background with deep familiarity with modern SDLC systems
• Experience leading and scaling high-performing engineering teams
• Track record of delivering measurable improvements in engineering velocity or system reliability
• Able to think in systems: understand the end-to-end development lifecycle and identify where to optimize
• Experience with CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, Buildkite, or similar), observability stacks (Datadog, Prometheus), and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP, Kubernetes)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience implementing AI-assisted development workflows
• Familiarity with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) and AI coding tools (Copilot, Cursor, etc.)
• Experience with CI/CD optimization at scale
• Data-driven approach to measuring and improving developer productivity
• Treatment of internal tooling as a product: clear users, defined impact, feedback loops
• Experience driving adoption of new tools and workflows across engineering organizations

Compensation and Benefits

• Target salary range: $250,000 - $320,000
• Benefits for Full-time Employees: Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans, 401k, relocation support, flexible vacation policy, equity

Equal Opportunity Employer

Hadrian is an equal opportunity employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, height or weight, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, exercise of reproductive rights, any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws, or any combination of the above characteristics.