Director of Engineering
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Job Location:
Bethesda, MD - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
10 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Director of Engineering
About Keep Company
Keep Company is on a mission to make human connection an intentional scalable asset in every workplace. As a venture-backed SaaS platform recognized by Techstars Forbes and SHRM Keep Company blends technology with coaching and mentoring to deliver transformative measurable employee experiences at leading law and professional services firms. We help organizations accelerate culture retention and productivityespecially in moments that matter most.
The Role
Keep Company is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead and scale the next phase of our platform. This leadership role is both strategic and hands-on blending technical vision and execution. Youll work closely with the CEO and VP Product own product delivery and quality and help build a high-performing engineering culture as we enter rapid enterprise growth.
- Role: Full Time
- Location: Primarily remote with the option to work onsite at our Bethesda MD headquarters
- Compensation: Competitive salary generous equity
Key Responsibilities
- Lead manage and grow Keep Companys engineering organization
- Scale and improve our SaaS platformowning architecture performance and reliability
- Design and evolve Keep Companys architecture to support enterprise integrations and partner ecosystems (e.g. WorkOS Microsoft Graph Slack Teams Intercom)
- Drive development of RESTful APIs and webhooks that power multi-tenant delivery data reporting and client integrations
- Collaborate with product and data teams to ensure external API endpoints reflect internal feature parity and security standards
- Translate product vision into clear roadmaps sprint plans and deliverables
- Drive secure enterprise-grade client launches and oversee delivery for multiple simultaneous projects
- Mentor and develop engineering team members; foster a culture of growth inclusion and innovation
- Establish and track engineering KPIs for velocity delivery and quality
- Partner cross-functionally with Product Customer Success Sales and Leadership on priorities risk management and go-to-market
- Champion robust documentation and auditable secure practices
About You
- 7 years experience in software engineering with 3 years in engineering management or technical leadership in a SaaS or high-growth startup environment
- Strong technical foundation; skilled in modern web architecture (e.g. AWS Vercel Postgres)
- Experience building and launching secure scalable B2B software products
- Experience leading B2B SaaS platform delivery for enterprise clients including HRIS and calendar integrations data governance and client-specific configuration frameworks
- Direct experience implementing and maintaining secure development practices with familiarity in InfoSec standards and enterprise compliance requirements (such as documentation encryption access controls and audit readiness)
- Proven track record managing remote/contract teams and delivering enterprise projects
- Able to balance strategy with hands-on execution; bias for action and accountability
- Excellent communicator comfortable working cross-functionally and with execs/clients
- Familiarity with modern dev tools (Jira Notion Slack etc.) and a passion for data-driven delivery
- Comfortable leveraging AI-powered coding tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot Cursor Lovable) as part of your engineering workflow and passionate about developing AI-enabled product features.
- HR tech or future-of-work experience is a plus
Required Attributes for Success
- Entrepreneurial ownershipready to shape process as we scale
- Growth mindsetexcited to learn iterate and improve
- Ability to thrive in ambiguity and bring clarity for others
- Empathy for users clients and colleagues
Why Keep Company
- Play a pivotal leadership role shaping the future of workplace connection and culture
- Be part of a founder-led startup with renowned clients and measurable impact
- Competitive salary significant equity medical/dental/vision 401k and flexible PTO
- Hybrid work schedule and a highly supportive mission-driven team
- Regular team events constant opportunities to grow and plenty of celebration
How to Apply
If youre energized by our mission but dont meet every listed qualification wed still love to hear from you.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Go
- Lean
- Management Experience
- React
- Node.js
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Research & Development
- Software Development
- Team Management
- GraphQL
- Leadership Experience
About Company
A sub-clinical, preventative intervention powered by patented technology and rooted in driving real connection. Retain your talent by giving them the social-emotional success skills to thrive.
