Director of Engineering

Role Overview

Director of Engineering at a partner company (for this posting). You will lead and guide a high-impact engineering team building software solutions at the intersection of automation, artificial intelligence, and spatial computing—turning complex challenges into scalable commercial products.

Responsibilities

• Set and lead engineering strategy, team development, and overall product execution while staying hands-on.
• Build and lead a high-performing engineering team; contribute to technical design, architecture, and software development.
• Drive applied R&D focused on:
  • Multi-agent pathfinding
  • 3D spatial routing
  • OCR-based data extraction from complex technical documents
• Own the full product development lifecycle from concept/research to stable, scalable releases.
• Design and implement core platform capabilities with strong code quality, performance, and maintainability.
• Define technical direction, architecture standards, and engineering best practices for long-term growth.
• Partner with executive leadership and technical stakeholders to make strategic technology decisions.
• Mentor engineers and foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Navigate ambiguity by setting priorities and driving execution in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with a strong record of hands-on contribution.
• Proven leadership experience; ability to balance leadership with deep technical problem-solving.
• Expertise in multi-agent pathfinding and routing algorithms in 2D/3D spatial environments.
• Desirable: strong knowledge of OCR, computer vision, and real-world document processing.
• Strong academic/professional foundation in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related quantitative field.
• Demonstrated ability to take commercial software from early concepts through production.
• Advanced C# development skills and strong architecture/system design capabilities.
• Experience building scalable, maintainable systems.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across executives and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States (visa sponsorship referenced).
• Occasional travel for meetings/team events.

Nice to Have

• Strong academic/professional foundation plus research-to-product experience in AI/spatial computing and document understanding.