Engineering Director, Bonterra

• 12+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 5+ years in engineering leadership, with demonstrated experience at Director level or equivalent
• Track record of building and scaling multi-team engineering organizations—not just managing a team, but growing one from early-stage
• Experience owning or co-owning a product roadmap alongside product leadership
• Deep technical credibility: able to evaluate architectural decisions, set credible non-functional requirements, and challenge technical proposals meaningfully
• Familiarity with TypeScript/Node.js and AWS serverless infrastructure; comfortable evaluating modern cloud-native architectures
• Experience with compliance programs at scale (SOC 2, PCI-DSS, or equivalent)
• AI-first mindset: actively uses AI coding tools, champions spec-driven development, and coaches engineers to work effectively with AI-generated output
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with enterprise clients, senior leadership, and ICs
• Passion for empowering the social good sector through technology

Desirable

• At Bonterra, we're looking for a Director of Engineering to lead our Corporate Giving domain. This domain spans employee and workplace giving (Deed), Bonterra Grants, corporate disbursements, and the systems that support hundreds of enterprise clients
• You'll build and shape the domain's engineering organization, own the product roadmap for Deed, and lead the migration from our legacy disbursement platform to a modern standalone disbursement service—all while ensuring SOC 2 compliance posture and delivering for the enterprise clients who depend on these systems every day
• This is not a steady-state delivery role. You'll be building an organization, making foundational architectural decisions, and partnering directly with product and enterprise clients on a roadmap that supports $500M+ in annual disbursements
• Build and lead the Corporate Giving engineering organization, scaling from an early-stage team to a fully staffed, high-performing domain
• Recruit, develop, and retain engineering talent across IC levels; build management depth as the domain grows
• Coach engineers and leads on spec-driven development and AI-assisted delivery practices; hold the organization accountable for applying them consistently
• Foster a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement
• Contribute directly to technical work—architecture reviews, design decisions, and hands-on engagement with the codebase at a minimum of 25% of your time
• Own the technical direction for Corporate Giving: Deed, Bonterra Grants, the legacy disbursement platform, and the new standalone disbursement service
• Own Deed's product roadmap in partnership with Product leadership—not just engineering delivery, but the product vision and prioritization for employee and workplace giving
• Lead the migration from the legacy disbursement platform to the new standalone disbursement service, ensuring continuity for enterprise clients throughout
• Ensure systems meet SOC 2 compliance requirements; work with InfoSec and GRC on ongoing compliance posture and audit readiness
• Maintain the technical depth needed to evaluate architectural decisions, set credible non-functional requirements, and earn the confidence of senior engineers
• Own delivery outcomes across the domain: set clear goals, establish metrics, and ensure commitments are met
• Coordinate inter-team dependencies with Online Contribution & Forms and Payments Platform
• Anticipate and remove process friction at organizational scale—structural bottlenecks, dependency issues, and workflow inefficiencies that constrain delivery
• Partner with Product, Customer Success, and enterprise clients on Corporate Giving roadmap direction and prioritization
• Work with InfoSec on access controls, SOC 2 requirements, and audit preparation
• Collaborate with the VP of Engineering and peer Directors on org-wide engineering standards and delivery model evolution