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Director of Software Engineering

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Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Wed, Oct 28, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Leading a hybrid team, the full-time salaried Director of Software Engineering will oversee the compute engineering organization, driving the evolution of a scalable, AI-driven compute platform while managing technical leadership and resource planning.

Key responsibilities
  • Lead the compute engineering organization, providing technical leadership and mentoring for managers and engineers
  • Own the roadmap for the compute scheduler, focusing on workload placement, prioritization, and fairness
  • Establish and scale a performance engineering practice, including benchmarking and load testing for scheduling efficiency
Required qualifications
  • 15+ years of software engineering experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 12 years with a Master's degree; or a PhD with 8 years of experience
  • 5+ years of people management experience in a global 24x7 production environment
  • Experience building or operating large-scale schedulers or resource managers
  • Deep expertise in distributed systems, system design, and capacity planning
  • Hands-on experience applying machine learning in production environments

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