# Director of Engineering

**Company:** [Linktree](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/linktree)
**Location:** Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $300k – $325k/yr
**Skills:** TypeScript, React, GraphQL, AWS, AI, LLMs, Full-Stack, Frontend, Modern Web Development, Architectural Decisions
**Posted:** 2026-02-07

> Leads multiple product engineering teams to build and evolve core user-facing experiences, partnering with Product and Design to execute strategy and drive delivery. Requires strong technical foundation in TypeScript, React, GraphQL, AWS and experience scaling consumer product teams.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do
- Own engineering execution and outcomes across multiple product engineering teams.
- Lead, coach, and develop Engineering Managers and senior ICs, building a strong leadership bench and healthy team culture.
- Set technical direction and standards for user-facing systems, balancing long-term quality with delivery speed.
- Partner deeply with Product and Design to shape roadmaps, define scope, and translate product vision into shippable plans.
- Drive delivery excellence, ensuring teams prioritize effectively and consistently deliver high-impact work.
- Guide architectural decisions for front-end and full-stack systems with a pragmatic, product-minded approach.
- Champion quality, performance, and reliability, including testing strategy, operational readiness, and on-call health.
- Leverage AI to accelerate both delivery and product impact from developer tooling and workflows to AI-powered product experiences that drive user value.
- Communicate clearly with stakeholders and executives, surfacing progress, risks, and tradeoffs early and thoughtfully.
- Navigate ambiguity and shape strategy in evolving product areas, defining the engineering approach where the playbook doesn't yet exist.

## Who You Are
**Required:**
- Proven experience leading multiple product engineering teams in a product-led, consumer-facing environment.
- Strong technical foundation in modern web development and architecture (**TypeScript**, **React**, **GraphQL**, **AWS**).
- Deep understanding of how to ship and scale user-facing products with a high bar for UX, performance, and polish.
- Comfortable operating across levels — from org design and strategy to critical technical and delivery decisions.
- Strong instinct for connecting engineering execution to business metrics — you think in terms of conversion, retention, and revenue impact, not just shipping features.
- A collaborative, empathetic leader with strong cross-functional communication skills.
- Delivery-oriented with excellent instincts for prioritization, sequencing, and tradeoff management.
- Thrives in ambiguous, high-opportunity spaces where the strategy is still being shaped.
- Curious and AI-forward, actively using automation and LLM tools to boost team effectiveness.

**Nice to Have:**
- Experience building products for creators, small businesses, or independent sellers — particularly around helping them grow or monetize.
- Exposure to commerce, subscription systems, or monetization surfaces.
- Track record of scaling teams through periods of rapid product growth while maintaining quality.

**Compensation:**
Base salary targeted at $300,000-$325,000 for roles based in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Final offers depend on multiple factors including location, experience, expertise, and role scope.

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