UiPath

Director of Engineering - Automation Hub

UiPath$160K — $190K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in building large-scale SaaS products.
  • Experience in leading engineering teams and maintaining technical credibility.
  • Demonstrated capability in delivering complex software from concept to production.
  • Deep expertise in modern frontend technologies like React and TypeScript.
  • Strong understanding of software architecture and cloud-native development.
  • Proven ability to influence product strategy through technical leadership.
  • Experience in recruiting and mentoring high-performing engineering teams.

Responsibilities

  • Own the engineering vision and execution for Automation Hub.
  • Collaborate with leadership to define the platform's future direction.
  • Shape product decisions, influence roadmap, and prototype ideas.
  • Provide architectural guidance and technical leadership to the team.
  • Recruit, coach, and maintain a high-performing engineering organization.
  • Champion modern AI development practices within the team.
  • Gather customer feedback to inform engineering priorities and improve product experiences.

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment with varying hybrid, office-based, and remote options.
  • Encouragement to apply even if not meeting all qualifications, promoting diverse backgrounds.
  • Collaborative culture that emphasizes mentorship and growth opportunities.
Full Job Description
Your Mission

At UiPath, we're redefining how enterprises automate work through AI-powered software. Automation Hub is a foundational product that helps organizations identify, prioritize, and scale automation opportunities across the business.

We're looking for a Director of Engineering to lead the next chapter of Automation Hub.

This is not a traditional engineering management role. We're looking for a technical leader who still thinks like a builder-someone who has a track record of delivering world-class products, enjoys solving complex technical problems, and believes the best engineering leaders stay close to architecture, product decisions, customers, and engineering execution.

You'll lead a talented frontend-focused engineering team while helping define the long-term technical vision, product strategy, and engineering culture for one of UiPath's flagship products.

If you're energized by building products, mentoring exceptional engineers, and shaping how AI transforms enterprise software, we'd love to meet you.

What You'll Do

Lead Engineering Strategy

Own the engineering vision and execution for Automation Hub, balancing long-term architecture, customer needs, engineering excellence, and rapid product delivery.

Partner closely with Product, Design, and Engineering leadership to define the future direction of the platform.

Build Great Products

Be deeply involved in shaping what gets built-not simply how it's implemented.

Influence roadmap discussions, challenge assumptions, prototype ideas, and help the team deliver thoughtful, high-quality user experiences that solve real customer problems.

Lead Through Technical Excellence

Provide technical leadership through sound engineering judgment, architectural guidance, and mentorship.

Stay close enough to the technology to review designs, unblock difficult engineering challenges, and help the team make pragmatic technical decisions.

Develop High-Performing Teams

Recruit, coach, and develop a high-performing engineering organization.

Create an environment where engineers are empowered to do the best work of their careers while maintaining a high technical bar for quality, ownership, and execution.

Champion AI-Native Engineering

Lead the adoption of modern AI development practices across the team.

Leverage AI-powered development tools to improve engineering velocity, product quality, experimentation, and developer productivity while fostering a culture of continuous learning.

Deliver Exceptional User Experiences

Champion engineering craftsmanship.

Build products that are intuitive, performant, accessible, and delightful to use.

Drive a culture that values thoughtful design, technical excellence, and attention to detail.

Stay Close to Customers

Partner directly with customers and internal stakeholders to understand real-world problems.

Use customer feedback to inform engineering priorities, improve product experiences, and shape future investments.

What You'll Bring
  • 10+ years of professional software engineering experience building large-scale SaaS products.
  • Experience leading engineering teams while maintaining strong technical credibility.
  • Proven experience delivering complex software products from concept through production.
  • Deep expertise in modern frontend technologies including React, TypeScript, component architectures, state management, and modern web application development.
  • Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-native development.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence product strategy through technical leadership.
  • Experience hiring, mentoring, and growing high-performing engineering teams.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills with Engineering, Product, Design, and executive stakeholders.
  • Passion for modern software engineering practices, developer experience, and continuous improvement.
  • Curiosity and practical experience using AI to accelerate software development and improve engineering workflows.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience leading engineering teams responsible for enterprise SaaS platforms.
  • Experience building customer-facing products with a strong emphasis on frontend architecture and user experience.
  • Experience scaling engineering organizations through periods of rapid product growth.
  • Familiarity with modern AI-assisted software development tools and workflows.
  • Experience working within highly collaborative product organizations where engineering helps shape product direction.

In Your First Six Months, You Will
  • Build strong relationships with Engineering, Product, and Design partners.
  • Establish a clear technical vision for the Automation Hub platform.
  • Earn the trust of the engineering team through thoughtful technical leadership.
  • Raise the engineering bar through mentoring, architecture reviews, and engineering best practices.
  • Improve engineering velocity by expanding AI-native development practices.
  • Deliver meaningful customer-facing product enhancements that improve the Automation Hub experience.

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Maybe you don't tick all the boxes above-but still think you'd be great for the job? Go ahead, apply anyway. Please. Because we know that experience comes in all shapes and sizes-and passion can't be learned.

Many of our roles allow for flexibility in when and where work gets done. Depending on the needs of the business and the role, the number of hybrid, office-based, and remote workers will vary from team to team. Applications are assessed on a rolling basis and there is no fixed deadline for this requisition. The application window may change depending on the volume of applications received or may close immediately if a qualified candidate is selected.

About UiPath

UiPath is a leading enterprise automation software company. The company's software platform enables organizations to automate business processes with ease, speed and reliability. UiPath's platform is used by more than 8,000 customers worldwide, including more than 50% of the Fortune 500. UiPath was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in New York City, with offices in more than 30 countries. The company has raised more than $2 billion in funding to date, and was valued at $35 billion in its most recent funding round in February 2021.
Learn more about UiPath
Size
4,000 employees
Market Cap
$6.6 billion
Industry
Founded
2005
NASDAQ

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