Director of Engineering

Lead and empower a mission-critical engineering team, balancing strategic scaling of core systems with ground-up innovation to tackle new challenges. Recruit, lead, and develop top-tier Frontend, Backend, and QA engineers, fostering individual growth, overseeing performance, and continuously advancing AI fluency in an ever-changing technological landscape. Foster a fast-paced and collaborative culture where engineers feel empowered, supported, and see the impact of their work on democracy. Collaborate on embedding AI deeply across our platform — from campaign tools to voter engagement features — in an empowering and responsible way. Drive clarity and momentum by balancing speed with thoughtful decision-making — you know when to ship fast and when to invest in long-term scalability. Partner closely with Product, Design, and Data teams to ideate, prototype, and ship user-facing features and internal tools quickly and iteratively. Guide the team through ambiguity, building MVPs to test hypotheses, and continuously improving based on feedback and data. Remove blockers, resolve technical challenges quickly, and keep teams focused on progress and outcomes. Leverage cutting-edge AI tools to accelerate development cycles, automate tasks, and support team productivity. Champion best practices that enable speed and quality, including clean architecture, code reviews, and scalable patterns. Balance leadership with technical contribution by dedicating approximately 25% of time to hands-on coding and architecture decisions. Report directly to the founding CTO and play a critical role in shaping the engineering culture and roadmap at a high-growth stage.