Director of Engineering, CLEAR
Web & Mobile
$435-535k
OTE
This range represents the combined base salary, annual bonus incentive, and new hire equity package (in Restricted Stock Units)
Secure identity company making experiences safer & easier
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Secure identity company making experiences safer & easier
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$435-535k
OTE
This range represents the combined base salary, annual bonus incentive, and new hire equity package (in Restricted Stock Units)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To strengthen security and create frictionless experiences.
Role
Who you are
- 12+ years of software engineering experience, including 6+ years leading engineering teams and 3+ years managing engineering managers
- Proven experience leading multiple teams building and scaling consumer-facing digital products, including mobile applications, web platforms, or customer acquisition experiences
- Strong technical background designing scalable distributed systems and modern cloud-native applications
- Experience partnering closely with Product, Design, Marketing, and Analytics to deliver customer-centric experiences and measurable business outcomes
- Demonstrated success building high-performing engineering organizations that balance speed, quality, reliability, and long-term maintainability
- Strong understanding of experimentation, A/B testing, analytics, and data-informed product development
- Exceptional communicator who can influence technical and business leaders while aligning cross-functional organizations around a shared vision
- Passion for developing engineering talent and creating an inclusive, high-performing culture where teams can do their best work
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with a strong sense of ownership and continuous improvement
What the job involves
- We are seeking a collaborative, strategic, and execution-focused engineering leader to shape the digital experiences that millions of people have with CLEAR. As a Director of Engineering, you will lead multiple engineering teams responsible for building and scaling our consumer products across the CLEAR mobile app, website, digital enrollment experiences, marketing technology, and Concierge platform. You'll partner closely with Product, Design, Marketing, and business leaders to create intuitive, high-performing experiences that drive acquisition, engagement, conversion, and member satisfaction
- The ideal candidate combines strong technical leadership with a deep understanding of consumer product development, building high-performing teams that move quickly while maintaining quality, reliability, and operational excellence
- Lead and grow multiple engineering teams responsible for CLEAR's consumer experiences across mobile, web, marketing technology, and Concierge products
- Define and execute the technical strategy for customer-facing applications, ensuring scalable, reliable, and performant experiences that delight millions of members
- Partner closely with Product, Design, Marketing, and Business stakeholders to prioritize roadmaps that improve acquisition, conversion, engagement, retention, and member satisfaction
- Drive engineering excellence by establishing best practices around architecture, delivery, quality, observability, and operational performance
- Build highly collaborative relationships across Engineering, Product, Design, Data, and Marketing to rapidly deliver customer value through experimentation and continuous iteration
- Champion modern engineering practices, enabling teams to move quickly while maintaining reliability, security, and technical quality
- Develop engineering managers and senior engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, innovation, accountability, and continuous growth
- Use data, experimentation, and customer insights to inform technical investments and continuously improve the digital member experience
Our take
Waiting in a security line is something everybody could do without before a long flight – and this unpleasant scenario is what CLEAR allows its millions of members to avoid. The company creates a single touchless ID based on a user’s biometrics, such as their eyes and face, enabling quick identity verification and frictionless travel.
CLEAR continues to develop its product, and is now moving beyond airports into office buildings, restaurants, and stadiums. The technology has already been used by several sports and entertainment partners, including multiple NBA teams and in the Super Bowl.
The company went public on the NYSE in June 2021 following a strategic funding round of $100M, which is being invested into accelerating the company's growth whilst expanding its offerings. Its technology is now being used for age verification, virtual queuing, and checking in.
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Insights
17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Feb 2021
$100m
LATE VC
Apr 2017
$15m
LATE VC
Total funding: $135m
Company HQ
Chelsea, New York, NY
Leadership
Caryn Seidman Becker
(Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman)Prior to CLEAR, they created the Arience Foundation and The Happy Elephant Foundation which support charter schools, cancer research, child wellness, and the New York City community. They sit on the Board of Directors of Mt. Sinai Children's Center and the Young Women's Leadership Network.
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