Hybrid Director of Engineering

at GlossGenius

• Job title: Director of Engineering
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $272,000 - $340,000 per year
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Director of Engineering at GlossGenius managing engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions for small business owners. Overseeing technical strategy and fostering high performance culture in the engineering organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of engineering managers and their senior and staff engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, growth, and high performance across multiple teams
• Own the delivery of major initiatives across multiple teams, ensuring cross-functional coordination, risk management, and successful business outcomes
• Establish engineering standards, processes, and best practices that scale across the organization while maintaining quality, velocity, and developer experience
• Define and track key engineering metrics and OKRs, using data to drive continuous improvement in team performance and delivery
• Partner with senior leadership, product, and design to define multi-year technical and product strategy, driving organizational alignment on priorities and execution roadmaps
• Drive technical architecture decisions and trade-offs that balance immediate business needs with long-term scalability and maintainability
• Build organizational capacity by partnering with recruiting to attract, hire, and retain top engineering talent, while developing succession plans and career frameworks
• Mentor and coach engineering managers, helping them develop their leadership skills and technical judgment
• Navigate organizational dynamics and build coalitions, providing clear communication to executive stakeholders on progress, risks, and technical strategy

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years in engineering leadership roles (managing managers)
• Proven track record of scaling engineering teams and building high-performing organizations of 50+
• Deep experience collaborating with executive leadership, product, and design to develop strategy, manage stakeholder expectations, and deliver complex, multi-team initiatives
• Strong business acumen and customer-centric mindset, with the ability to translate business objectives into technical strategy
• Solid technical depth across modern engineering practices, architectures, and systems, with the ability to evaluate technical decisions and guide senior technical leaders
• Demonstrated success in recruiting, developing, and retaining exceptional engineering talent, including building diverse and inclusive teams
• Exceptional communication and influence skills, with experience presenting to executives and rallying large groups around shared vision
• Experience managing distributed or hybrid teams preferred.

Benefits

• Health & wellbeing benefits
• Retirement savings
• Equity plan
• Flexible work arrangements