Director of Engineering, Bonterra

• The perfect candidate for this role will be someone who is ready and excited to lead on AI adoption both externally and internally
• We want someone who can assess our clients needs and identify ways to utilize AI to address them
• That person should also excel at identifying workflows within their organization that would benefit from a newer more modern approach
• The tech stack for these products include Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Java, and MySQL; all of which are hosted within AWS
• We are seeking someone who can both lead by example in this environment and elevate the performance of the entire team
• Proven experience as a technical lead, engineering manager, or player/coach working with distributed teams
• Experience balancing AI/ML initiatives with traditional software development
• Strong technical expertise in AWS and either Ruby/Postgres or Java/MySQL
• Track record of partnering with product and business teams to deliver customer-centric solutions
• Ability to balance hands-on engineering with team leadership and oversight
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across multicultural and distributed environments
• Solid understanding of Agile development and CI/CD best practices
• Prior experience leading globally distributed engineering teams

Desirable

• As a Director of Engineering you will serve as both a hands-on technical contributor and a leader for a globally distributed team with members in India and the US supporting the Network for Good and Salsa products
• This role centers on three key responsibilities: Product Stewardship, Technical Leadership, and Performance Management
• You’ll work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure we’re building the right things, the right way, while also ensuring our engineering team is high-performing and aligned to company goals
• Partner with Product Management, Customer Support, and Sales to translate customer needs into actionable engineering priorities
• Identify opportunities for integrating AI into product functionality
• Contribute to product roadmap and backlog refinement by bringing engineering perspective into business discussions
• Ensure clarity of requirements for the engineering team and validate that deliverables align with customer and business needs
• End-to-end ownership and accountability for outcomes in collaboration with stakeholders
• Collaborate with product SMEs to define technical solutions, system design, and architecture
• Serve as an exemplar for AI-adoption in the performance of day-to-day work
• Provide hands-on contributions to the code base to set a quality bar, and enforce it through rigorous code review
• Establish and reinforce engineering best practices, coding standards, and scalable approaches
• Guide the team through technical trade-offs to ensure solutions are efficient, maintainable, and secure
• Manage a team of 10+ globally distributed engineers, ensuring productivity and accountability
• Conduct performance reviews, provide regular feedback, and drive professional development
• Set clear expectations, monitor delivery progress, and proactively address performance issues
• Foster a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement