Director of Engineering, Graph
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Job Location:
San Jose, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 186500 - 358250
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Opportunity
Werebuilding Graph a node-based creative platform that is simultaneously a powerful developer infrastructure and a creator-facing product. This is a foundational leadership role for someone who can architect systems inspire teams and ship things that matter.
The Role
Graphis not a featureitsan operating system for creative expression. A unified node-based execution layer that powers generative AI workflows orchestrates multimodal media pipelines and gives creators and developers a composable programmable canvas.
As Director of Engineering you will own the technical execution of this system:from the real-time interactive graph editor used by creatorsto the distributed execution engine that powers APIs automations and product surfaces underneath.
Youllpartner directly with ProductDesignandArchitecture and scale a high-performing teamwhile staying hands-on enough to shape key technical decisions.
WhatYoullOwn
PRODUCT & PLATFORM
Lead engineeringteamforbuildingGraphasboth acreator-facing application(visual workflow builder) and aplatform layer(execution engine APIs powering multiple product surfaces). Partner with Product and Design to define interaction models primitives and UX paradigms.
ARCHITECTURE
Work closely with thearchitect forthenode-based execution engine(real-time async) stateful workflow composition and persistence and graph execution across heterogeneous systems: GenAI services media processing and external APIs. Ensure a shared execution layer across all surfaces.
GENERATIVE AI
Integrate first- and third-party GenAI models into graphnodes. Build abstractions forprompting chaining and multi-step pipelines. Enable reusable composable capsule nodes for multimodal inputs and outputs across text image video3Dand audio.
TEAM LEADERSHIP
Build and lead a high-performing team across frontend backend and platform. Drive execution across multiple workstreams withclearownership and accountability. Establish strong engineering practices around code quality testing reliability and dev velocity.
EXTENSIBILITY
DesignGraphas a platform for internal and external developers. Enablethird-party integrations custom node creation and API-first accessto workflows. Define clear contracts between the platform and product layers.
WhatWereLooking For
Experience
- 12 yearsin software engineering with 5 years in engineering leadership roles- managing teams running programs and owning hiring
- People development career conversations performance management and team morale
- Proven experience building complex platforms or developer-facing systems at scale
- Track recordshipping interactive products creative tools IDEs design systems or similar
- Strong background inbuildingdistributed systems
Technical Fluency
- Technically literate enough to understand platform architecture hold engineers accountable and represent technicaltrade-offsupward
- Familiarity with distributed systems APIs or creative tooling is a plus
- Comfortable working in a system where architectural authority sits with a Principal Engineer
Leadership & Product Mindset
- Operates at both strategy and execution levels capable of writing a technical brief and unblocking an engineer in the same day whenever
- Strong instincts for user workflows and product experience not just systems architecture
- Translates ambiguity into clear technical direction with minimalhand-holding
- Experienced cross-functional partner for Product DesignCustomersand executive stakeholders
Nice to have
- Experience with node-based systems (visual programming shader graphs NLE timelines etc.)
- Background in creative tools imaging design video audio or 3D
- Experience building extensible platforms or developer ecosystems
- Familiarity with agentic systems or workflow automation frameworks
- Open sourcecontributions or community-facing platform work
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Expected Pay Range:
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this positionis $$358250 annually. Paywithin this range varies by work locationand may also depend on job-related knowledge skillsand experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.In California the pay range for this position is $247400 - $358250 In Washington the pay range for this position is $228600 - $331050
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Required Experience:
Director
