Raydar
Director of Engineering
$500K–$650K
New York, New York · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Experience
- At least 5 years of relevant experience.
- Education
- A degree from a leading university, or comparable standing shown through career achievements.
About the job
Leads the growth and organization of the engineering function, including talent strategy, management development, team processes, and partnership with company leadership.
What you'll do
- Scale the engineering team while maintaining delivery quality and speed; hire and coach managers and shape the organizational structure.
- Set team practices for planning, priorities, hiring, onboarding, performance, and collaboration across business functions.
- Partner with leadership on workforce planning and product and market direction, and represent engineering externally.
What they ask for
- Has grown an engineering department several times over, with direct responsibility for recruiting, organizational design, and leader development.
- Has managed engineers across multiple regions in a fast-moving, high-growth setting.
- Has technical judgment in applied AI and production infrastructure and can discuss both in depth.
- Has at least 5 years of relevant experience; a degree from a leading university or comparable standing through career achievements; and willingness to work on-site in New York, NY.
Nice to have
- Experience at a similarly scaled, later-stage company in a role just below director level.
- Experience organizing teams spanning research, applied machine learning, and production delivery; or having grown from an early engineering role into building a larger organization.
Pay
USD 500,000 to 650,000 per year (base salary)
AI focus
Requires technical judgment in applied AI work; the role involves leading an engineering function rather than specified hands-on AI development.
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