Director, Engineering, Platform/Services

The Director of Engineering will lead teams responsible for building and operating critical platforms that support millions of users worldwide. This remote leadership role combines technical strategy, organizational development, and hands-on architectural judgment to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable services. You will oversee core platform capabilities, including location and messaging services, cloud infrastructure, identity systems, and partner integrations. Working closely with Product, Security, Data, and Engineering leaders, you will align technology investments with business priorities and accelerate product innovation. You will anticipate scaling challenges, modernize existing systems, and establish high standards for reliability, performance, and cost efficiency. This is an opportunity to develop strong engineering leaders, foster accountability, and shape the technical foundations of a rapidly growing digital platform.

• At least 10 years of software engineering experience, including 5 or more years leading engineering teams.

• Demonstrated experience managing engineering managers and developing leaders who can independently guide teams and make sound technical decisions.

• A strong track record of leading backend or platform engineering for large-scale distributed systems serving millions of users, with B2B or B2C platform experience considered relevant.

• Experience leading platform engineering initiatives across cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and business-critical services; AWS experience is preferred.

• Proven ability to translate company strategy into technical roadmaps and communicate engineering priorities, risks, and resource needs to senior leadership.

• Experience modernizing legacy systems while balancing existing operational needs with long-term architectural improvements.

• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, including the ability to resolve ownership disagreements, competing priorities, and complex stakeholder challenges.

• Excellent technical judgment and the ability to balance reliability, performance, scalability, security, cost, and delivery speed.

• Demonstrated ability to build accountable, high-performing engineering teams and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical decisions and their business implications.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience.