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Technosylva · 3 hours ago

Director of Engineering

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Technosylva is a global leader in wildfire and extreme weather risk mitigation software, seeking an experienced Director of Software Engineering to lead and scale their engineering organization. This role involves driving architectural excellence, managing multiple engineering teams, and aligning engineering capabilities with business objectives during a critical phase of growth.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Drive organizational architectural vision that aligns with business goals, future growth, and industry trends

Establish and enforce architectural principles, best practices, and governance frameworks across all engineering teams

Review and evaluate large-scale architectural proposals from engineering managers, ensuring alignment with company technical strategy

Guide technical prioritization across multiple teams and domains, connecting how various systems interact and impact each other

Maintain deep technical understanding across the entire technology stack to make informed strategic decisions

Balance short-term delivery needs with long-term system health and sustainability

Establish and maintain a strong culture of operational excellence across the organization

Ensure critical systems are properly monitored, observable, and supported by effective alerting and incident response processes

Oversee incident management practices, ensuring issues are detected early, communicated clearly, and resolved with minimal customer impact

Drive accountability for operational performance, post-incident analysis, and continuous improvement

Co-lead, in close partnership with the Director of QA, the organization-wide quality and testing strategy, ensuring alignment between engineering, product, and business objectives

Ensure that quality is a shared responsibility across engineering teams, embedding testing and quality practices throughout the software development lifecycle rather than treating them as a separate function

Partner with the Director of QA to define, track, and review organization-level quality and reliability KPIs (e.g., change failure rate, defect trends, test coverage, time to resolution)

Hold Engineering Managers accountable for adopting and maintaining the quality standards and practices defined in collaboration with QA, and for the outcomes achieved by their teams

Coordinate with QA leadership on the evolution of testing processes, tooling, and automation strategies, ensuring consistency, scalability, and effectiveness across teams

Integrate quality and testing considerations into planning, delivery, and post-release processes, maintaining an end-to-end view of customer impact

Lead, mentor, and develop Engineering Managers, building strong leadership capability across the organization

Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, psychological safety, and feedback

Actively champion diversity, equity, and inclusion through inclusive leadership, hiring practices, and talent development

Design and reinforce systems that support recognition, engagement, and long-term team health

Serve as a key engineering representative in cross-functional and executive-level discussions, influencing organizational direction

Communicate technical strategy, risks, and trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Resolve complex, high-stakes conflicts across teams or departments by finding balanced, outcome-driven solutions

Lead and support large-scale cross-functional initiatives that span multiple departments

Translate company vision and business strategy into executable engineering plans

Anticipate technical, organizational, and market challenges, proactively addressing risks before they impact the business

Make high-impact decisions with long-term implications, balancing speed, quality, cost, and sustainability

Own the success of major initiatives and ensure engineering efforts measurably contribute to business results

Qualification

Engineering leadershipArchitectural decision-makingOperational excellenceCross-functional collaborationHigh-performing teamsBilingual EnglishBilingual SpanishCommunication skillsDiversityInclusionStrategic thinkingMentoring

Required

10+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience, with experience managing managers

Experience leading organizations of 25+ engineers across multiple domains

Proven track record of leading engineering organizations through significant growth and change

Deep technical expertise across multiple domains with ability to evaluate complex architectural decisions

Experience driving cross-functional collaboration and influencing without authority at executive level

Strong background in operational excellence, including monitoring, incident response, and quality systems

Demonstrated success in building and scaling high-performing engineering teams

Exceptional communication skills, with experience influencing senior leadership and cross-functional partners

Demonstrated experience defining, cascading, and driving execution against organizational goals (e.g., OKRs), ensuring alignment between engineering initiatives and business objectives

Excellent English and Spanish proficiency (written and verbal) is mandatory. Must be able to effectively communicate complex technical concepts, lead executive-level discussions, and document strategic decisions in both languages

Benefits

Health insurance

Flexible benefits

Annual bonus based on individual and company performance

Flexible working hours

Remote work options available

Company

Technosylva

Technosylva provides GIS-based solutions for wildland fire protection planning, analysis, modeling, and operational response.

Founded in 1997

Bellevue, Washington, USA

51-200 employees

https://technosylva.com/

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