Linktree · 7 hours ago
Director of Engineering
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$300K/yr - $325K/yrLinktree is on a mission to empower anyone to curate, grow, and monetize their digital universe. They are seeking an Engineering Director to lead multiple product engineering teams, ensuring high-quality product delivery and fostering a strong team culture while partnering with Product and Design leadership.
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Responsibilities
Own engineering execution and outcomes across multiple product engineering teams
Lead, coach, and develop Engineering Managers and senior ICs, building a strong leadership bench and healthy team culture
Set technical direction and standards for user-facing systems, balancing long-term quality with delivery speed
Partner deeply with Product and Design to shape roadmaps, define scope, and translate product vision into shippable plans
Drive delivery excellence, ensuring teams prioritize effectively and consistently deliver high-impact work
Guide architectural decisions for front-end and full-stack systems with a pragmatic, product-minded approach
Champion quality, performance, and reliability, including testing strategy, operational readiness, and on-call health
Leverage AI to accelerate both delivery and product impact from developer tooling and workflows to AI-powered product experiences that drive user value
Communicate clearly with stakeholders and executives, surfacing progress, risks, and tradeoffs early and thoughtfully
Navigate ambiguity and shape strategy in evolving product areas, defining the engineering approach where the playbook doesn't yet exist
Qualification
Required
Proven experience leading multiple product engineering teams in a product-led, consumer-facing environment
Strong technical foundation in modern web development and architecture (TypeScript, React, GraphQL, AWS)
Deep understanding of how to ship and scale user-facing products with a high bar for UX, performance, and polish
Comfortable operating across levels — from org design and strategy to critical technical and delivery decisions
Strong instinct for connecting engineering execution to business metrics — you think in terms of conversion, retention, and revenue impact, not just shipping features
A collaborative, empathetic leader with strong cross-functional communication skills
Delivery-oriented with excellent instincts for prioritization, sequencing, and tradeoff management
Thrives in ambiguous, high-opportunity spaces where the strategy is still being shaped
Curious and AI-forward, actively using automation and LLM tools to boost team effectiveness
Preferred
Experience building products for creators, small businesses, or independent sellers — particularly around helping them grow or monetize
Exposure to commerce, subscription systems, or monetization surfaces
Track record of scaling teams through periods of rapid product growth while maintaining quality
Benefits
An annual wellbeing allowance to use on things like (but not limited to) fitness memberships, development courses, childcare, travel, charitable donations, pet insurance, home office set-up - the choice is yours!
100% coverage (and 80% for your dependents) of your monthly premiums for medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance for US-based employees.
Employer contribution towards your retirement.
Generous time off for vacation, holidays, parental leave, volunteer time, and other categories.
Employee stock option program - we want each and every employee to share in the company’s success.
Company
Linktree
Linktree is a software firm that provides a platform to make user's online content more discoverable and easy to manage.
Founded in 2016
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Linktree has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2024 (4)
2023 (2)
2022 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$167.35MKey Investors
UK Space AgencyCoatue,Index VenturesAirtree Ventures,Insight Partners
2024-01-05Grant· $1.65M
2022-03-16Series B· $110M
2021-03-24Series B· $45M
Leadership Team
Alex Zaccaria
Co-Founder and CEO
Anthony Zaccaria
Co-Founder
Recent News
Index Ventures
2025-12-29
2025-12-24
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