Director of Engineering, Valimail
$220-250k
+ Bonus Plan of $20,000 - $30,000 + Equity
Email security provider
Be an early applicant
Email security provider
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$220-250k
+ Bonus Plan of $20,000 - $30,000 + Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To eliminate phishing by authenticating digital communication at-scale.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of engineering experience, including time as a senior technical contributor and 2 – 4+ years in an engineering leadership capacity
- Demonstrated success leading teams building distributed systems, SaaS applications, or cloud infrastructure
- Hands-on experience with at least one of our core tech areas: Ruby, Go, SRE practices, AWS/Azure
- Deep technical judgment — you can challenge assumptions, design for scale, and stay hands-on when needed
- Strong communicator capable of simplifying complex ideas and building trust across functions
- Experienced in hiring, mentoring, and developing engineers at different stages of their careers
- Comfortable working in an agile, iterative environment where speed and business impact matter — but not at the expense of quality
- Committed to diversity, inclusion, and fostering psychological safety within engineering teams
What the job involves
- Valimail is seeking a Director of Engineering who combines deep technical expertise with the ability to lead high-performing teams across application development, platform infrastructure, and shared services
- Reporting to the VP of Product, you will help shape and scale our engineering organization while staying close to the code and technical decisions that underpin our mission-critical email authentication platform
- This is not a traditional people-management-only role — it’s designed for a technical leader who wants to stay deeply involved in the engineering craft
- The ideal candidate has a strong background as an engineer and technical leader with experience building and operating distributed systems and working hands-on with technologies like Ruby, Go, SRE practices, and/or cloud infrastructure.This role would be a great fit for someone who thrives in roles that balance technical depth with strategic oversight
- You’ll mentor engineers, set architectural direction, and build a culture of speed, quality, and continuous improvement
- You should be excited to engage in architectural decisions, contribute to complex problem-solving, and collaborate closely with engineers
- At the same time, you'll play a key role in shaping the structure, culture, and operational maturity of our growing engineering organization
- Contribute to architectural planning, deep-dive on technical design decisions, and unblock complex engineering challenges
- Maintain a strong connection to code, systems, and tools, providing hands-on guidance when necessary
- Ensure systems are scalable, secure, and reliable to support our global customer base
- Promote a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and continuous improvement
- Stay up to date with emerging technologies and assess their relevance to our stack
- Create space for innovation and new ideas within the engineering org
- Translate business strategy into actionable engineering plans and execution priorities
- Partner closely with R&D leadership to evolve Valimail’s platform and technology vision
- Influence broader company decisions with technical insight and engineering realities
- Serve as a trusted partner to product, design, and business stakeholders
- Communicate technical direction clearly across audiences — from engineers to executives
- Ensure visibility and transparency around engineering progress, blockers, and outcomes
- Lead a team of ~15 engineers across web app, platform, and shared tech (cloud, database, site reliability engineering)
- Scale the engineering organization in line with company growth including hiring, onboarding, and career development
- Foster a strong, inclusive engineering culture that encourages collaboration, growth, and excellence
- Improve processes for delivery, quality, and incident response
- Implement and evolve Agile and DevOps practices to drive efficient, resilient development
- Ensure engineering practices support both speed and long-term maintainability
Our take
Offering zero-trust email security and authentication-based solutions, Valimail is a pioneering new force in the field of DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance).
What sets Valimail apart is its new, streamlined approach to email authentication. It's creating a world where businesses can ‘trust their email’ using cloud-native solutions to protect brands, stop phishing, and ensure compliance. The company offers packages for businesses of all sizes, including small startups and large brand-conglomerates, from $199 per month.
It's now the number one DMARC solution and has amassed an impressive range of clients, including names like Uber, WeWork, and Yelp. Valimail has also won more than a dozen cybersecurity awards and has invested heavily into accelerating the expansion of its product offering and global presence whilst increasing partnerships.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
26% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2019
$45m
SERIES C
May 2018
$25m
SERIES B
Total funding: $83.5m
Company benefits
- Flexible time off
- Dental and vision insurance
- 401K match
- Company equity
- Eight weeks of paid maternity leave & four weeks of paid paternity leave
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company HQ
River North Art District, Denver, CO
Leadership
Alexander Garcia-Tobar
(CEO & Co-Founder)Alexander has held various executive and analyst positions at leading research companies such as The Boston Consulting Group and Forrester Research and at silicon valley startups such as ValiCert, Sygate, and SyncTV. They are a regular contributor to several publications including CIO Magazine, Forbes, and Dark Reading.
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