Unlock a wide array of high-quality, vetted Director of Engineering positions that offer a substantial starting salary of $100,000 or more. At Ladders, we showcase jobs in rapidly scaling companies and industry leaders looking to engage top-tier talent. You can tailor your search to match your specific career goals and salary expectations.
As a Director of Engineering, you'll spearhead product development, manage teams, and strategize to ensure invariably high quality of expected engineering deliverables. You'll work closely with other key stakeholders such as product managers, architects, and C-level executives.
Typically, the role of a Director of Engineering requires a strong technical background, proficiency in project management, excellent leadership skills, and a deep understanding of agile methodologies.
$150K - $180K *
Innovate with us to elevate our large-scale data platform. Lead a talented team in optimizing architecture, scalability, and performance, while ensuring AI/ML readiness. Drive strategic alignment and...
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$150K - $180K *
Transform your career by leading the evolution of a large-scale data platform, optimizing architecture and performance while guiding a skilled engineering team to enhance scalability and AI readiness...
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$150K - $170K *
Shape the future of software engineering by leading a high-performing team, ensuring technical excellence while driving AI-native development and executing product priorities in a fast-paced environme...
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$120K - $145K *
Optimize project execution and engineering leadership to drive innovation and quality. Oversee multidisciplinary teams, ensuring alignment with business objectives while delivering on time and budget...
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$120K - $150K *
Lead the charge in engineering excellence by building and mentoring a high-performing team, shaping tech architecture, and ensuring quality delivery of an innovative SaaS product. Drive the vision fro...
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$125K - $150K *
Join our team to lead a dynamic engineering department focused on Fall Protection product innovation, ensuring compliance and excellence through strategic development and cross-functional collaboratio...
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$150K - $180K *
Transform the engineering design process by collaborating with partners to enhance MEP systems for new retirement communities, ensuring project compliance and operational excellence throughout constru...
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$150K - $200K *
Advance your career by leading a dynamic engineering team to drive growth, foster strong client relationships, and ensure exceptional project delivery. This role demands strategic leadership, collabor...
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$150K - $200K *
Lead our Boston office as a licensed Director of Engineering, driving growth and client relationships while overseeing project compliance, execution, and departmental operations. Collaborate with exec...
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$142K - $193K *
Discover innovative leadership in engineering operations, ensuring safety and compliance at a flagship healthcare facility. Manage a diverse team while optimizing operational excellence and enhancing...
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$108K - $130K *
Build and lead a high-performing Mechanical Engineering team to enhance design processes, ensure timely delivery, and foster innovation in aircraft engineering solutions while collaborating across dep...
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$120K - $166K *
Join a dynamic engineering team to oversee project planning, mentor engineers, and optimize design processes, ensuring timely and high-quality aircraft deliveries while fostering collaboration and inn...
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$108K - $130K *
Lead the Engineering team to ensure successful design execution while mentoring and developing staff, solving technical challenges, and enhancing processes for on-time, within-budget project delivery...
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$120K - $166K *
Lead a dynamic engineering team to enhance aircraft electrical designs, ensuring compliance with high standards. Drive project success through coaching, resource management, and process improvement, w...
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Senior Director, Product Engineering
$190K - $295K *
Elevate your career as you lead product engineering, driving innovation and excellence in design, manufacturability, and sustainability. Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure seamless commercializa...
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$150K - $180K *
Engineer successful, high-performing teams while championing AI integration in our engineering culture. Lead product evolution from legacy systems to innovative microservices, all while driving delive...
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$150K - $180K *
Transform product engineering by delivering innovative AI-driven solutions that enhance user experiences. Lead and mentor diverse teams while setting strategic direction that aligns with organizationa...
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$180K - $230K *
Empower your engineering team by managing roadmap execution, optimizing agile processes, and fostering collaboration. Use your SaaS expertise to lead diverse teams in delivering high-quality data-driv...
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Director, Engineering Program Manager
$215K - $230K *
Empower progress at a global scale by leading cross-functional teams in delivering integrated technical programs. You'll drive predictable execution in a complex environment, ensuring a customer-focus...
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Director, Software Engineering (Infrastructure)
$263K - $395K *
Develop and lead a skilled SRE team to ensure high availability and performance of mission-critical software, driving operational excellence and innovation in a dynamic environment while collaborating...
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$150K - $180K *
Elevate our engineering excellence by leading the development of innovative, secure SaaS solutions. Drive strategic alignment, mentor teams, and leverage cutting-edge technology to enhance our product...
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$150K - $180K *
Grow your career with a visionary role leading multidisciplinary engineering teams to innovate and integrate advanced aviation technologies, ensuring reliability and safety of mission-critical systems...
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$160K - $190K *
Join a team that's shaping the future of engineering management while leading a talented group of engineers. Drive product development from ideation to delivery and ensure best practices in a dynamic...
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Director of Engineering, AI Agents
$306K - $360K *
Elevate your career by driving innovation in AI with leadership over multiple engineering teams, shaping future human-AI collaboration and enterprise solutions while ensuring alignment across diverse...
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Director, Forward Deployed Engineering
$225K - $275K *
Lead the charge in deploying engineering solutions for key customers. Oversee a team of engineers, drive technical strategies, and enhance customer relationships while ensuring production timelines ar...
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What is the average salary for Director of Engineering jobs?
The average salary for Director of Engineering jobs really depends on the experience, location, and the size and scope of the company. Generally, salaries can range from $100,000 to well over $200,000.
What qualifications do I need to be a Director of Engineering?
Most Director of Engineering positions require technical experience and relevant degrees in fields like computer science or engineering. Management experience, strong leadership and interpersonal skills, and business acumen are also generally expected.
Where can I find Director of Engineering jobs?
You can browse through the Ladders ‘Director of Engineering’ category to see a list of top-tier job postings from established companies.