Director – Technology

Job Description:

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary engineering organization across software engineering, platform engineering, data engineering, and scientific/genomic science pipelines.
• Build a high-accountability, high-performance culture grounded in ownership, execution excellence, continuous learning, and customer impact.
• Recruit, coach, and develop engineering leaders and high-potential talent.
• Establish clear operating mechanisms, engineering standards, and scalable ways of working across teams.
• Drive organizational health, engagement, and retention within the technology organization.
• Define and execute the company's technology strategy in partnership with the Chief Product Officer.
• Ensure architecture decisions support scalability, reliability, security, and long-term business objectives.
• Lead Embark’s engineering strategy for AI-enabled product development, internal workflows, and software development practices.
• Partner with Product, Science, and Data teams to identify opportunities where AI and machine learning can create differentiated customer experiences and operational efficiencies.

• 8-10+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience.
• Experience leading senior engineering leaders across multiple teams.
• Experience owning engineering strategy and execution for consumer-facing digital products.
• Deep understanding of modern software architecture, cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, and software development lifecycle practices.
• Experience driving cross-functional initiatives spanning product, engineering, data, and business teams.
• Strong understanding of data platforms, analytics ecosystems, and AI/ML applications.
• Experience establishing engineering operating models, organizational design, and scalable development processes.

• Flexible vacation policy – take the time you need, when you need it.
• Paid parental leave – plus paw-ternity leave for new pet parents!
• Every other Friday off in the summer – enjoy those long weekends.
• Subsidized pet insurance – because our pets are family.
• Big-company benefits with a startup feel – including a 401k match, semi-annual bonus, commuter benefits, and premium healthcare .
• Competitive salaries and stock options – be an owner in what we’re building.
• New Mac Book Pros or Windows devices – the tools you need to succeed.
• Continuing education support – conferences, learning resources, and career growth opportunities.