Director of Engineering Full Time

About Airdev
For many decades, building custom software meant writing thousands of lines of code by hand. Today, AI has fundamentally changed what’s possible. High-quality products can be built faster, cheaper, and with far less manual effort than ever before.

Airdev is a software development agency that has fully embraced this shift. We use AI-powered development tools and workflows to help clients, from early-stage startups to Fortune 500 enterprises, turn their ideas into powerful, scalable software.

About the role
We’re looking for a Director of Engineering to own our development practices, lead our engineering team, and serve as a technical authority across the projects we deliver.

You’ll shape how we build software at Airdev. That means defining and evolving our development standards, tooling, and workflows, especially as AI transforms what’s possible. You’ll manage and mentor our developers, ensuring quality and consistency across a portfolio of concurrent client projects. And when projects need hands-on technical guidance, whether it’s architecting a complex system, resolving a thorny technical challenge, or evaluating a new approach, you’ll step in as the expert.

This is a leadership role that blends engineering management, technical strategy, and hands-on problem-solving in a fast-moving, AI-first environment.

What you’ll do

• Define and maintain Airdev’s development standards, best practices, and technical workflows across all client projects
• Manage, mentor, and grow a team of developers, conducting regular check-ins, code reviews, and performance evaluations
• Serve as the technical escalation point for complex architectural decisions, debugging, and system design challenges
• Evaluate and integrate new AI development tools (like Claude Code) into our engineering workflows, keeping the team on the cutting edge
• Collaborate closely with Product Directors to ensure technical feasibility, estimate effort, and align on implementation approach
• Contribute to hiring by assessing technical candidates and shaping the team’s growth
• Partner with leadership to evolve our service delivery model as AI capabilities advance
• Step into projects as a hands-on technical lead when needed, especially for high-complexity or high-stakes engagements

Things we look for

We value a mix of hard and soft skills, as well as alignment to our core values, in all of our people. Some specific qualities for this role include:

•  7+ years of software engineering experience, with significant time in a leadership or management role owning an engineering function
• A systems thinker. You don’t just write good code; you design and iterate on the systems and processes that make an entire team effective. You’ll be building and maintaining Airdev’s development playbook: how projects get set up, how AI tools get integrated, how quality stays consistent across concurrent engagements.
• A builder’s mindset. You’re not just managing; you’re still close to the code and excited to work with AI tools to push what’s possible.
• Deep technical fluency across modern web development stacks, including APIs, databases, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD
• Hands-on experience with AI coding tools and a strong point of view on how they should be integrated into professional development workflows
• Proven ability to set engineering standards and hold a team accountable to them without micromanaging
• Excellent communication skills. You can translate complex technical tradeoffs for non-technical stakeholders and give clear, constructive feedback to developers.
• Strong architectural instincts. You know when to keep things simple and when a problem genuinely requires a more sophisticated solution.

Why work at Airdev?

At Airdev, you’ll have full ownership of your work and see the direct impact of your contributions as we pioneer the future of software development.
Here’s what we provide to support your success:

• Remote flexibility: Work from anywhere with a reliable internet connection, with flexible scheduling around team needs.
• Health benefits (US based employees): Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) for healthcare expenses.
• Retirement savings (US based employees): 401k retirement plan with company matching.
• Equipment & workspace: Get a one-time stipend for your home office setup, and monthly reimbursement for co-working spaces.
• Learning & development: Annual education stipend for courses and professional development.
• Flexible PTO policy: Take the time you need to recharge.
• Paid family leave: Generous paid leave for new parents.
• Milestone sabbatical: One-month paid sabbatical after four years with the company.

Diversity at Airdev
We aim to make software development accessible to those for whom it wasn’t a viable career path before. We value diversity in all parts of our organization, and encourage people from varied backgrounds to apply to work here

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