Director of Product EngineeringDepartment: IT
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Remote- USA
DescriptionThe Director of Product Engineering plays a critical role in that mission by owning the execution, quality, and delivery velocity of everything the engineering organization ships.
You lead Engineering Leads across Platform and the four product pods, ensuring that every team operates with clarity, consistency, and a high bar for quality. You are responsible for the engineering operating model, the standards that govern how software is built and released, and the overall health and scalability of the engineering function.
This is a player-coach leadership role. You are not writing production code day to day, but you stay close enough to the work to guide architectural decisions, identify risks early, and maintain credibility with the engineers you lead. You set the engineering culture, delivery expectations, and quality standards that define what it means to ship at Trilon.
You work closely with product, architecture, and platform leadership to ensure alignment between priorities, technical design, and delivery capacity. You serve as the primary escalation point for engineering challenges and are accountable for ensuring that teams can execute effectively without accumulating technical debt that slows future progress.
This role requires strong engineering leadership, operational discipline, and technical depth. You are focused on building an organization that delivers reliably, scales effectively, and produces software that solves real problems for engineers in the field.
Key ResponsibilitiesEngineering Leadership and Organizational Ownership - Lead Engineering Leads across Platform and product pods
- Set expectations for engineering performance, delivery, and quality
- Establish and maintain a strong engineering culture focused on accountability and execution
- Serve as the escalation point for technical, delivery, and team-related challenges
Engineering Operating Model and Standards - Define and govern the engineering operating model across all pods
- Establish standards for sprint cadence, backlog execution, and delivery practices
- Define and enforce code review, testing, and release standards
- Ensure consistency in how engineering work is executed across teams
Delivery Execution and Velocity - Own delivery timelines, throughput, and engineering capacity planning
- Ensure alignment between product priorities and engineering execution
- Identify and remove blockers that impact team velocity
- Balance speed and quality to ensure sustainable delivery
Architecture and Technical Alignment - Partner with the Principal Solutions Architect to ensure architectural standards are followed
- Stay close to technical decisions to identify risks and ensure sound design
- Support Engineering Leads in making strong architectural and implementation choices
- Ensure technical debt is managed and does not hinder future development
Cross-Functional Collaboration - Work with the SVP of Digital Products on engineering strategy and organizational growth
- Partner with the Director of Product Management to align on priorities and delivery commitments
- Collaborate with platform, data, and AI leaders to ensure integrated system development
- Ensure alignment between engineering execution and broader program goals
External Resources and Scaling - Oversee staff augmentation and external engineering resources
- Ensure external contributors meet the same standards as internal teams
- Integrate contractors effectively into pod workflows and delivery processes
Talent Management and Team Development - Hire, develop, and retain Engineering Leads and broader engineering talent
- Own headcount planning, onboarding quality, and performance management
- Provide coaching and support to Engineering Leads as they grow their teams
- Build an organization capable of scaling with the product portfolio
Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence - Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, tools, and practices
- Ensure strong incident response, monitoring, and post-incident learning
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and developer experience
- Maintain a focus on long-term scalability and sustainability
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong technical foundation
- 5+ years of experience in engineering leadership roles, managing teams or organizations
- Proven experience leading engineering teams delivering multiple concurrent products
- Strong understanding of modern software development practices, including agile methodologies
- Experience defining and operating engineering processes at scale
- Ability to make informed technical and architectural decisions
- Experience managing engineering capacity, delivery timelines, and prioritization
- Strong leadership and people management skills, with experience developing senior engineers or leads
- Experience working closely with product management and architecture functions
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, modern application architectures, and AI-powered systems is preferred
- Experience managing external engineering resources or contractors is a plus
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, evolving environment with multiple priorities
- Experience in AEC, engineering, or professional services environments is a strong advantage
- Ability to travel up to 30% across the United States
