# Director of Engineering

**Company:** [Collective Intelligence Project](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/collective-intelligence-project)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $255k – $300k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Python, Django, React, Architecture, Data Modeling, Full-Stack Development, Engineering Leadership, Team Management, Stakeholder Management
**Posted:** 2026-06-09

> Lead engineering teams as a player-coach to deliver Collective's member platform. Drive architecture, mentor managers, and collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Operations.

## Job Description

## What you'll do
- Act as a player-coach, balancing hands-on technical contribution and people leadership
- Lead, mentor, and grow managers and leaders, fostering a culture of high-performance and empathy
- Work with teams of talented engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver a robust platform
- Define, own, and ensure the timely delivery of complex, multi-disciplinary, and highly visible engineering projects
- Drive clarity about architecture, design, and product decisions across teams, utilizing full-stack capability (e.g., Python/Django backend, React frontend)
- Manage team processes and interface effectively with non-technical stakeholders, including Operations teams
- Contribute to engineering-wide initiatives and drive conversations from engineering teams to executive leadership

## What you'll bring
- 8-10+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 4+ years of management experience
- Technical depth to drive end-to-end systems ownership, including architecture, design, and data modeling
- Demonstrated success in operating as a player-coach, maintaining hands-on technical proficiency
- Experience managing a team that has delivered a great product with solid foundations
- Organizational leadership experience, including experience collaborating with non-technical stakeholders and weighing tradeoffs
- A track record of encouraging a healthy work environment that is both supportive and challenging

## What we offer
- Hybrid Work Model: Based in San Francisco with a balance of in-office and remote flexibility
- Fresh Lunch: Provided on in-office days
- Commuter Support: $150 monthly reimbursement for transit expenses
- Health & Wellness: $200 quarterly reimbursement to support your well-being
- Time Off: Flexible PTO plus 14 company holidays
- Comprehensive Coverage: 100% medical, dental, and vision for employees; 75% coverage for dependents
- Parental Leave: 16 weeks fully paid
- Retirement & Ownership: 401k plan plus an equity package
- Team Connection: Quarterly virtual events and an annual in-person summit

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