Bonterra ยท 6 days ago
Director of Engineering, Network for Good/Salsa
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$170K/yr - $210K/yrBonterra is a company dedicated to increasing the giving rate as a percentage of GDP and supporting a network of over 20,000 customers. They are seeking a Director of Engineering to lead a globally distributed team in enhancing their Network for Good and Salsa products, focusing on product stewardship, technical leadership, and performance management.
Information TechnologySoftware
No H1B
Responsibilities
Partner with Product Management, Customer Support, and Sales to translate customer needs into actionable engineering priorities
Identify opportunities for integrating AI into product functionality
Contribute to product roadmap and backlog refinement by bringing engineering perspective into business discussions
Ensure clarity of requirements for the engineering team and validate that deliverables align with customer and business needs
End-to-end ownership and accountability for outcomes in collaboration with stakeholders
Collaborate with product SMEs to define technical solutions, system design, and architecture
Serve as an exemplar for AI-adoption in the performance of day-to-day work
Provide hands-on contributions to the code base to set a quality bar, and enforce it through rigorous code review
Establish and reinforce engineering best practices, coding standards, and scalable approaches
Guide the team through technical trade-offs to ensure solutions are efficient, maintainable, and secure
Manage a team of 10+ globally distributed engineers, ensuring productivity and accountability
Conduct performance reviews, provide regular feedback, and drive professional development
Set clear expectations, monitor delivery progress, and proactively address performance issues
Foster a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
Proven experience as a technical lead, engineering manager, or player/coach working with distributed teams
Experience balancing AI/ML initiatives with traditional software development
Strong technical expertise in AWS and either Ruby/Postgres or Java/MySQL
Track record of partnering with product and business teams to deliver customer-centric solutions
Ability to balance hands-on engineering with team leadership and oversight
Excellent communication and collaboration skills across multicultural and distributed environments
Solid understanding of Agile development and CI/CD best practices
Preferred
Hands-on experience shipping AI/ML features that directly improved user experience or business outcomes
Prior experience leading globally distributed engineering teams
Demonstrated success driving both technical delivery and people management
Passion for combining product thinking with technical excellence
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package that supports your health, well-being and growth
Bonuses
Incentives
Equity
Company
Bonterra
Bonterra is a social good software company.
Founded in 1999
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
John Manganaro
Chief Product Officer
Mark Layden
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
Recent News
2025-12-02
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