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Director of Engineering
A Director of Engineering is a senior technology leader responsible for setting technical strategy and overseeing multiple engineering teams within a software organization, translating business goals into actionable roadmaps. They provide hands-on engineering leadership, manage the software development lifecycle, and typically run Agile/Scrum processes to keep teams delivering predictably. This role is held by seasoned engineering managers or former principal engineers who combine strong team management skills with deep technical judgment to bridge executive leadership and individual contributors.
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Director of Engineering
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
Sheraton Steamboat Resort Villas
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Director, Core Digital Platforms
Shake Shack
Full-time · Atlanta, GA
Lead the architecture and operations of Shake Shack's core digital platforms serving thousands of restaurants and millions of guests, owning systems from payments to AI to guest-facing kiosks. This role suits a seasoned platform engineering leader who can balance strategic vision with hands-on technical decisions while building and mentoring a strong team.
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Director, Autonomous Vehicles Platform
NVIDIA
Full-time · Santa Clara, CA · $320,000 – $488,750
Lead the development of vehicle and sensor abstraction layer software that enables autonomous driving systems to interface with real-world hardware at scale. This role suits experienced engineering directors who want to architect the foundational software bridging perception and control in self-driving vehicles.
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Director, Cash-In Engineering Partner
LSEG
Lead engineering strategy and delivery for billing and cash-in platforms across a global financial infrastructure group, modernizing legacy systems while managing complex vendor relationships and large engineering teams. Ideal for an experienced director comfortable with deep technical expertise in Oracle and SAP billing systems who can balance platform transformation with operational excellence.
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Director Product and Engineering
The Home Depot
Atlanta, GA
A director role overseeing product development and engineering for Home Depot's private brands, managing new product launches across categories and leading a team of five engineers. This suits someone with 7+ years in mechanical, electrical, chemical, or manufacturing engineering who has led cross-functional projects and can translate technical work into business strategy.
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Director, Infrastructure Engineering
Columbia Sportswear
Full-time · Portland, OR
Columbia Sportswear seeks a Director of Infrastructure Engineering to lead the strategy and modernization of their global cloud and on-premises infrastructure, partnering with architecture and security teams to support the company's worldwide retail and ecommerce operations. This role suits an experienced leader who combines deep technical knowledge with the ability to develop teams and balance long-term modernization against day-to-day operational needs.
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Director, Software Engineering & Architecture - FreeWheel
Comcast
Chicago, IL · $172,261 – $258,392
This is a director-level engineering leadership role responsible for building and managing the software engineering organization supporting FreeWheel's audience data ingestion and measurement platforms. It suits experienced engineering leaders who can balance strategic architecture decisions around cloud data infrastructure with the people management and budget ownership needed to scale a high-performing team.
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Director of Engineering – vSphere Kubernetes Service
Broadcom Inc.
USA-CA - Promontory B · $174,400 – $279,000
Broadcom is hiring a Director of Engineering to lead the vSphere Kubernetes Service platform and guide the company's strategy within the Kubernetes and CNCF communities. This role suits experienced engineering leaders with deep cloud-native expertise who want to shape both a major product and industry direction.
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Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
Vercel
Full-time · New York, NY · $240,000 – $300,000
Lead the building and scaling of a forward-deployed engineering organization that embeds directly with Vercel's strategic customers to architect and deliver production applications. This role suits someone with a track record of building customer-facing engineering teams from the ground up and the commercial savvy to define engagement models, pricing, and delivery excellence.
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Director, AI Center of Excellence
Instructure
US-REMOTE · $200,000 – $220,000
Lead Instructure's new AI Center of Excellence to transform scattered AI initiatives into a cohesive, company-wide capability. This role requires building shared infrastructure, governance frameworks, and cross-functional partnerships while reporting directly to the SVP of Data and managing a growing team of AI engineers and specialists.
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Vice President, Gateway Services Products
Visa Inc.
Full-time · US - Foster City, CA · $261,900 – $458,000
Lead Visa's gateway and access infrastructure platforms that form the front door into the VisaNet payments network, directing a large global engineering organization through modernization toward API-driven, AI-enhanced architectures. This executive role suits a seasoned technology leader with deep experience running mission-critical, high-availability systems and a track record of building and scaling engineering teams across geographies.
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LexisNexis Risk Solutions
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Senior Director, Intelligent Equipment - Sensing, Analytics, and Digital Innovation
Beckman Coulter
$210,000 – $275,000
Lead Cytiva's strategy for intelligent bioprocess equipment, combining sensing, automation, and data analytics to drive innovation across multiple business units. This role suits an experienced technology leader who can translate vision into execution and build cross-functional collaboration in life sciences.
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Director, Risk Intelligence and Analytics
Biogen
Full-time · Cambridge, MA · $188,000 – $259,000
This director-level role leads a team building data systems and intelligence to monitor risks across Biogen's manufacturing and supply network, translating complex operational data into executive guidance for strategic decisions. The position suits experienced analytics leaders with deep pharmaceutical manufacturing knowledge who can combine technical rigor with clear stakeholder communication.
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Managing Director, Product Management – Revenue Growth - Hybrid AZ
Best Western
Full-time · Phoenix, AZ
BWH Hotels seeks a senior product leader to oversee technology strategy and delivery for revenue-optimization products including reservation systems and distribution platforms across their global hotel portfolio. This role is ideal for an experienced product executive comfortable translating business strategy into technical roadmaps, leading cross-functional teams, and partnering directly with senior business stakeholders to drive measurable financial outcomes.
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Vice President, Gateway Services Products
Visa Inc.
Full-time · US - Foster City, CA · $261,900 – $458,000
Lead Visa's gateway and access infrastructure platforms that form the front door into the VisaNet payments network, directing a large global engineering organization through modernization toward API-driven, AI-enhanced architectures. This executive role suits a seasoned technology leader with deep experience running mission-critical, high-availability systems and a track record of building and scaling engineering teams across geographies.
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