Director of Engineering - VC Backed Startups
Director of Engineering - VC Backed Startups
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Job Description
Join SignalFires Talent Network for Director of Engineering Roles at VCBacked Startups
At SignalFire we partner with top earlystage startups that are shaping the future of technology. Our portfolio spans 200 innovative companies across AI cybersecurity healthtech fintech developer tools and enterprise SaaS.
Were looking to connect with exceptional Directors of Engineering who are excited about leading teams scaling engineering organizations and driving technical at highgrowth startups. By joining SignalFires Talent Network your profile will be shared with our portfolio companies giving you visibility into exclusive earlystage opportunities that may not be publicly listed.
This is not an application for a specific job. Instead this is a way to get on the radar of VCbacked startups that are actively hiring AI/ML talent. If you have any questions please direct inquiries to
Who Should Join
Were looking for leaders who are:
Passionate about scaling engineering teams and building highgrowth startup cultures
Experienced in technical strategy people management and driving
Excited to mentor and develop engineers while maintaining technical excellence
Typical Roles & Responsibilities
Lead and scale engineering teams ensuring strong hiring mentorship and team development
Define and execute engineering strategy aligning with product and business goals
Partner with founders and executives to shape technical vision and longterm roadmap
Oversee architecture infrastructure and best practices to build scalable and reliable systems
Develop and implement engineering processes CI/CD workflows and operational excellence
Foster a culture of innovation collaboration and continuous improvement
Drive crossfunctional collaboration with product design and business teams
Optimize performance security and cost efficiency across engineering initiatives
Common Qualifications
While each startup has its own hiring criteria many director of engineering roles in our network look for:
8 years of experience in software engineering with at least 3 years in leadership roles
Experience managing teams of engineers in fastpaced highgrowth environments
Expertise in backend and/or fullstack development with modern languages and frameworks
Strong knowledge of scalable architectures distributed systems and cloud platforms (AWS GCP Azure)
Experience leading engineering operations security and DevOps best practices
Proven ability to hire retain and develop worldclass engineering talent
Strong understanding of Agile Kanban and engineering methodologies
Experience in earlystage startups or rapidly scaling technology companies
Technologies You Might Work With:
Languages & Frameworks: JavaScript TypeScript Python Ruby Golang Java React Node.js Django Flask FastAPI Spring Boot
Cloud & DevOps: AWS (EKS ECS Lambda) GCP (GKE Cloud Run) Azure Kubernetes Docker Terraform Jenkins GitHub Actions
Databases & Storage: PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB DynamoDB Redis
Other Tools: GraphQL REST APIs Kafka RabbitMQ Elasticsearch
What Happens Next
Submit your application to join SignalFires Talent Ecosystem.
We review applications on an ongoing basis to identify strong candidates.
If theres a match a SignalFire talent partner or a leader from one of our startups may reach out directly.
No match yet Well keep your profile on file for future engineering leadership roles in our portfolio.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
