Head of Engineering

About the role

As our Head of Engineering you will own the technical vision strategy and execution for the company and an exciting inflection point in our product. You will be responsible for leading and scaling our engineering organization shaping the architecture that underpins our products and ensuring our systems and people are positioned to fuel The Informations next phase of growth.

Youll be a hands-on leader who sets the bar for technical excellence cultivates top-tier engineering talent and partners across the company to build products that delight our readers and strengthen our business.

This is a hybrid position based in New York NY or San Francisco CA.

What youll do

• Set the Technical Vision: Define and communicate a long-term architectural strategy that aligns with business priorities and positions the company for scale and innovation.
• Lead and Grow the Engineering Team: Manage mentor and inspire engineers and engineering managers. Build a high-performing inclusive culture rooted in accountability technical rigor and collaboration.
• Drive Technical Excellence: Oversee system design code quality infrastructure and technical operations. Establish best practices and ensure the team delivers secure reliable and scalable systems.
• Be Hands-On: While your primary role is leadership youll remain technically engagedable to review designs dive into code when needed and act as a credible technical authority across the organization.
• Partner Across the Business: Collaborate closely with product design and business leadership to translate company goals into clear technical roadmaps and deliverables.
• Scale with the Company: Build organizational processes that enable the team to execute efficiently while balancing speed with quality. Anticipate growth needs and proactively design for them.
• Champion Culture: Create an environment of trust continuous learning and innovation. Ensure that engineers are empowered supported and excited to do their best work.

Qualifications

• 8 years of software engineering experience with experience leading and scaling engineering teams at the senior management level.
• Demonstrated success owning technical strategy organizational design and large-scale system architecture.
• Deep expertise with modern development practices infrastructure and architectural patterns; able to weigh trade-offs and guide the right decisions.
• A proven track record of attracting mentoring and retaining top engineering talent.
• Strong product mindsetyou thrive in cross-functional environments and can balance technical priorities with business goals.
• Excellent communicator who can inspire engineers while also building trust with executives and stakeholders.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced dynamic environment driving clarity and alignment across multiple priorities.
• Work Authorization Requirement: Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Bonus Qualifications

• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with our tech stack (Ruby on Rails Python React PostgresQl)
• Experience with data pipelines and warehousing

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families including:

• Company-paid medical dental and vision coverage for employees and their dependents
• Medical coverage that includes fertility care and $0 copays for in-office mental health visits with in-network providers
• Paid parental leave to support and empower new parents
• Generous paid time off (PTO) that increases with tenure
• 401(k) plan with employer matching contributions
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care expenses
• Fitness and wellness stipend to encourage a healthy lifestyle
• Monthly cell phone reimbursement
• Company-sponsored lunches in the office every Monday
• Commuter benefits
• A supportive inclusive and diverse work environment with a zero-tolerance policy for harassment

Salary range: $200000 - $250000 USD Annually Bonus Benefits

The salary range posted is based on the companys good-faith belief at the time of the posting. Actual compensation may vary above or below this range based on factors such as location work experience and skill level.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. We are committed to diversity and to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and ages.

Required Experience:

Director