Director, Engineering

Role description

Role Overview

The Director, Engineering will lead the teams building validation platforms, lifecycle automation, and orchestration services that keep our fleet healthy, while also owning firmware qualification, hardware security, deployments, and data center operations across a fleet growing roughly 10x year over year.

What You Will Do

The ideal candidate will lead day-to-day fleet operations and greenfield deployments across co-location and owned facilities, own core fleet-health metrics, and drive toward a 30-day time-to-sellable target.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The Director, Engineering will be part of a high-performing team that believes in each other, and will help our customers and partners advance their AI strategies.

Requirements

• 18+ years of experience in infrastructure, data center operations, or fleet management, including 6+ years in a senior leadership role
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Deep hands-on expertise with GPU infrastructure, including NVIDIA or AMD accelerator platforms
• A genuine blend of software and hardware leadership, with equal credibility driving platform/automation software (workflow engines, orchestration, validation pipelines) and physical-layer DC operations
• Experience operating or scaling data center infrastructure in a high-growth environment such as a neocloud, hyperscaler, or large enterprise
• Strong command of DC fundamentals: power distribution, cooling systems, networking fabrics, and physical security
• Proven ability to manage vendor relationships and negotiate large-scale infrastructure contracts ($50M+), and to own large CapEx budgets in partnership with Finance and Procurement
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex infrastructure topics for executive and non-technical audiences

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity packages
• Restricted Stock Units
• Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs
• Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
• Employer contributions to HSA account
• Paid parental leave
• Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Professional development & tuition reimbursement
• Mental health & wellness support
• Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
• Cell phone stipend
• 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
• Volunteer time off
• Global travel insurance & emergency assistance
• Daily meals allowance
• Additional perks & programs specific to location