Recruiting from Scratch · 18 hours ago
Director of Engineering - DocV
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$240K/yr - $275K/yr
10+ years expRecruiting from Scratch is a specialized talent firm dedicated to helping companies build exceptional teams. They are seeking a Director of Engineering to lead a high-performing engineering team and own the technical strategy for a core document verification product.
Staffing Agency
Responsibilities
Lead and manage a high-performing engineering team of approximately 7–10 engineers across backend, frontend, and mobile disciplines
Own the technical strategy and architectural direction for a core document verification product used by enterprise customers
Partner closely with Product, Data Science, Infrastructure, and other cross-functional leaders to define roadmaps and deliver new capabilities
Drive scalable, secure, and reliable systems leveraging cloud infrastructure and modern AI/ML techniques
Maintain a hands-on leadership approach: reviewing designs, guiding technical decisions, and setting a high bar for engineering quality
Mentor and develop engineers, fostering growth, accountability, and a strong team culture
Translate business goals into technical execution while balancing speed, quality, and long-term maintainability
Qualification
Required
10+ years of professional software development experience
5+ years in engineering leadership or people management roles
Proven experience leading full-stack engineering teams (backend, frontend, and/or mobile)
Strong background in designing and scaling production systems in cloud environments
Experience collaborating with product and data teams in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives from concept to production
Preferred
Experience working on AI/ML-powered systems; exposure to computer vision is a strong plus
Background in identity verification, fraud detection, fintech, security, or regulated industries
Familiarity with modern backend and frontend technologies such as Java, Scala, Go, React, or TypeScript
Experience operating systems on AWS and/or GCP
Prior experience in high-growth startup or scale-up environments
Benefits
Performance-based bonus and meaningful equity upside
Full-time, long-term leadership opportunity
Remote role with intentional geographic hubs to support collaboration
Opportunity to lead a flagship product with direct business impact
High-ownership role with visibility and influence across the organization
Company
Recruiting from Scratch
A recruiting agency working with technology companies to help them hire software engineers, data roles, product managers, and hardware.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Will Sanders
Founder / CEO
Tom Callahan
Managing Partner, Retained Executive Search
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