Director of Engineering
- Compensation
- $225K–$300K
- Work mode
- Hybrid/On-site
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Industry
- Industrial Technology
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The mandate
We are looking for a Director of Engineering with 4+ years of experience to build the software organization and systems that run the organization. We want a hands-on technical leader who has scaled teams at a frontier company and wants to build a faster, more reliable American metals supply chain for aerospace and defense manufacturers.
Key responsibilities
- Setting the technical strategy and engineering roadmap across customer software, internal operations, data, infrastructure, and applied ML
- Recruiting, developing, and leading a high-performing engineering team from the ground up
- Designing a durable architecture across customer, commercial, and manufacturing systems, and staying close enough to the code to review critical designs
- Working directly with sales, operations, finance, and the factory floor to turn real workflows into software
- Raising the bar on reliability, security, and observability, and measuring the impact on customers and the factory
What you bring
- to build the software organization and systems that run the organization. We want a hands-on technical leader who has scaled teams at a frontier company and wants to build a faster, more reliable American metals supply chain for aerospace and defense manufacturers. What will you be doing? - Setting the technical strategy and engineering roadmap across customer software, internal operations, data, infrastructure, and applied ML - Recruiting, developing, and leading a high-performing engineering team from the ground up - Designing a durable architecture across customer, commercial, and manufacturing systems, and staying close enough to the code to review critical designs - Working directly with sales, operations, finance, and the factory floor to turn real workflows into software - Raising the bar on reliability, security, and observability, and measuring the impact on customers and the factory 4 - 10 years of experience as a software engineer, with 1+ year leading an engineering team (3-5 members)
Location & engagement details
Los Angeles, CA · On-site
Equity: competitive equity; Visa sponsorship details: Not open to any visas (e.g. US the organization, Green Card holders); On-site work policy: 5 days in-office in Los Angeles, CA
About this mandate
This is a live director search with direct introductions to the hiring team. The role sits in industrial technology and is located in Los Angeles, CA on a hybrid/on-site basis, with compensation of $225K–$300K.
This is a confidential search. Read the brief above, then apply below for this role. The company name is shared once there's a close match and mutual interest.
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- This is a confidential search. The company name and full role details are only discussed on a call with one of our recruiters if there is a close match.
- We use your details — your LinkedIn profile URL and email address — to match you against this mandate and any other closely matched roles.
- A verifiable email address, LinkedIn profile and a recent PDF resume are required. Submissions from bots, spammers or unverifiable profiles are removed.
- There is no call booking at this stage. Calls are scheduled only after we identify a close match.
Who can apply
- C-suite, EVP/SVP, VP and Head of function leaders
- Proven scale-up, venture-backed or enterprise leadership experience
- Track record of building and leading teams in the relevant function
Final hiring decisions rest solely with the hiring company. Outcomes depend on role availability and decisions made by the hiring team.
Apply — Director of Engineering
This application is for this role only. It is reviewed against the brief above, and you will be contacted if there is a close match.
- This is a confidential search. The company name and full role details are only discussed on a call with one of our recruiters if there is a close match.
- We use your details — your LinkedIn profile URL and email address — to match you against this mandate and any other closely matched roles.
- Handled confidentially — your details are never shared without your consent.
- A referral is an introduction, not a guarantee of an interview or an offer.
- Final hiring decisions rest with the hiring company; outcomes depend on role availability and their decisions.