Director, Engineering (Platform)

About your role

As the Director, Engineering you will lead the vision and execution for the foundational systems that power our entire engineering organization. Your mandate spans four critical pillars: architecting the modularization of our core Python/FastAPI monolith, accelerating our transition to an AI-native engineering culture, empowering product teams with tools to build AI-enabled features, and establishing a robust Application Security (AppSec) posture.

What you'll do

• Direct the Monolith Evolution: Own the multi-year technical strategy to safely decouple our legacy Python/Jinja monolith into a modern, modular FastAPI architecture using Domain-Driven Design and zero-downtime database migration tactics.

• Drive the AI-Native SDLC: Champion the rollout and adoption of AI-assisted coding tools and AI-augmented workflows across the entire engineering organization, systematically measuring and improving developer productivity.

• Enable AI Feature Development: Treat the internal platform as a product. Guide the development of intuitive SDKs, data pipelines, and internal tools that reduce cognitive load and allow product engineers to easily integrate LLMs and build AI-powered features.

• Lead Application Security (AppSec): Champion a "shift-left" security culture. Embed secure coding practices, automated vulnerability scanning, and threat modeling directly into developer workflows, ensuring our core platform is resilient against modern threats.

• Oversee Core Shared Services: Drive the scale, security, and reliability of enterprise-critical systems, including Identity (AuthN/AuthZ, OAuth2, RBAC), Audit Logs, and high-throughput API & MCP Gateways.

• Navigate Org-Wide Boundaries: Negotiate complex refactoring timelines with Product leaders and collaborate seamlessly with other Engineering teams and DevOps to align our platform capabilities with infrastructure.

• Build a World-Class Organization: Recruit, mentor, and grow a high-performing organization of engineering managers and staff/principal engineers, fostering a culture of architectural pragmatism and deep developer empathy.