Director of Engineering, Hadrian

• This is a leadership role for someone who has done this before at scale, who is hands-on enough to make the right technical calls, and who can build and retain a high-performing team in a demanding environment
• 10-15+ years in infrastructure or platform engineering, including 5+ years in engineering leadership
• Deep, hands-on expertise in Kubernetes: cluster architecture, scheduling, scaling, and day-2 operations
• Strong foundation in compute, networking, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure (AWS and/or GCP)
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or equivalent)
• Proven track record designing for reliability, redundancy, and failure recovery
• Ability to set technical direction at the company level and operate autonomously
• Experience building and scaling high-performing engineering teams
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent hands-on experience

Desirable

• Hadrian's infrastructure is not just software backbone. It is the nervous system of a physical factory
• Our infrastructure teams are responsible for operating the software systems that run our manufacturing operations, from Kubernetes-based compute platforms to the systems that keep our factory floor running reliably at scale
• As Director of Engineering, Infrastructure, you will own the platform that everything else runs on. You will lead a team of 12-15 engineers spanning Kubernetes and compute platform engineering, site reliability engineering, and core infrastructure (networking, storage)
• You will report to the VP of Engineering and work closely with our DevOps, Product Engineering, and Security teams to ensure our systems are fast, reliable, and ready to scale globally
• Define and execute Hadrian's infrastructure strategy across compute, networking, and storage
• Architect and scale Kubernetes platforms for multi-region, high-availability workloads
• Own the reliability and performance of core infrastructure systems, establishing SLOs/SLIs and incident response standards
• Drive infrastructure cost optimization and efficiency across cloud and on-prem environments
• Lead and grow a team of 12-15 engineers across platform, SRE, and infrastructure disciplines
• Partner closely with DevOps and Developer Experience teams without owning those functions directly
• Establish clear ownership boundaries between infrastructure and adjacent teams
• Ensure our infrastructure is secure and compliant with relevant regulations
• Drive multi-region and high-availability architecture strategy as we expand to new factory locations
• This role has a clear path as Hadrian expands its factory footprint globally, the scope of this function grows with it. The trajectory from this role leads toward VP of Infrastructure, with expanding ownership over global infrastructure strategy and potential oversight of the SRE organization

• Hadrian uses AI-assisted tools in our recruiting and hiring processes to help our team work more efficiently. This may include tools that help organize and analyze recruiting data, as well as an AI-powered notetaker that can record and transcribe interviews and help coordinate feedback
• These tools support our team and are not used to make hiring decisions. All candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are performed by humans. If an interview will be recorded, you will be notified in advance and may opt out at any time with no impact on your candidacy