Director of Engineering
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About Us:
In a world where political polarization and media distrust are at an all-time high Ground News offers people a better way to stay informed and see every side of the story. Our mobile app web app and browser extension are home to a community of mindful readers who use our platform to engage with news beyond their filter bubble.
Unlike most news companies our values do not align with any specific political ideology. Unlike most tech platforms we dont rely on algorithms to keep users on our platform to sell more ads. We are supported by our readers who pay for a subscription to build a more nuanced understanding of the news the world and themselves.
Highlights:
#2 on 2025 Apple Design Awards in the Social Impact category
3-time winner of US App of the Day
Winner of Digital News Innovation Challenge by Facebook
Winner of Mobile Apps Showdown at CES
The Opportunity: Director of Engineering
As the new Director of Engineering youll play a pivotal leadership role at Ground News by shaping the way our Engineering teams operate and deliver impactful products.
In close partnership with our Founders and Engineering Leads youll help define technical direction manage multiple work streams and foster a collaborative high-performing engineering culture.
Youll champion delivery excellence and help teams balance speed with quality. You should have strong people management skills along with fluency in application architecture and design as well as subject-matter-expertise in engineering best practices.
This is a unique opportunity to join a mission-driven startup during a critical stage of growth coaching our engineering team and optimizing overall ways of working as we continue to tackle one of the biggest challenges of our time: information integrity.
What Youll Do:
Lead and mentor a team of talented engineers across multiple domains (ML/DevOps Web Back-End Mobile) fostering a culture of ownership transparency and continuous learning/continuous improvement.
Oversee the execution layer: Ensuring effective sprint planning realistic timelines and the successful delivery of complex cross-functional initiatives ensuring timely and high-quality delivery that aligns with our companys goals and user needs.
Oversee engineering workflows and operational cadence continuously optimizing processes to support fast iteration without compromising long-term scalability.
Guide architectural and technical decisions to ensure our systems are robust secure cost-effective and scalable.
Champion engineering excellence through high standards for code quality testing performance reliability and documentation.
Collaborate closely with Product Design and Analytics teams to prioritize work identify interdependencies and redundancies to deliver user-centered solutions.
Conduct regular feedback coaching and career growth conversations to help team members thrive in their roles and develop as leaders.
What Youll Bring:
10 years of engineering experience including 4 years in an engineering management or leadership role.
Proven success leading teams in high-growth startup environments with a strong grasp of how to balance speed excellence and quality.
Deep experience with application architecture and modern software engineering practices.
A track record of developing and retaining top engineering talent.
Excellent relationship management skills and a collaborative mindset. Youre comfortable working across disciplines and translating technical strategy for diverse audiences.
A systems thinker who proactively identifies and solves organizational and technical inefficiencies.
Bonus Points If You Have:
Interest in the news media ecosystem or social impact products.
Experience working on consumer-facing products at scale.
Were a Google shop - overall fluency in Google tools.
Experience in technologies similar to our stack: JavaScript/Typescript Python MySQL Redis ElasticSearch AWS and ML/NLP libraries such as PyTorch Pyspark among others.
What We Offer:
Flexible remote-first work environment: Work remotely from the province or state that suits you best.
A mission-driven culture with a small committed team.
The opportunity to shape a fast-growing company at the intersection of media and technology.
Compensation:
Ground News is committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices. The base salary range for this role is $172000 $200000 $258000 CAD (minmidpointmax). Your final offer within this range will be determined based on a variety of factors including your skills experience qualifications and internal equity.
In addition to base salary Ground News offers a comprehensive benefits and wellness package designed to support your overall well-being and long-term success.
Why Work at Ground
Co-founded by a former NASA engineer and Bain consultant a position with Ground News provides an unparalleled learning experience both personally and professionally. At Ground we prioritize growth: both for our business and team members. Youll have the freedom to work remotely and play a key role in the development of Ground News products.
This is an opportunity to work with a growing and mighty team that is committed to building a world where cooperative civil debate is the norm media is accountable and critical thought is the baseline of our information consumption. Ground is based in Kitchener Ontario Canada but this role is remote.
We are committed to building and fostering an inclusive accessible environment for everyone. If you have any questions concerns or require any accessibility accommodations during our interview process please contact and well be happy to support you.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
