Director of Engineering

At BuildOps, we’re building a groundbreaking software solution, purpose-built to support today’s commercial contractors. From helping our customers manage their service department all the way to project management, we’re breaking the mold and building a team that invests in our mission statement. We love driven, self-motivated folks experienced in tech start-ups and thrive in fast-paced environments. Could you be our next hire?

This candidate will join a well-funded, fast-growing technology startup with the unique opportunity to help build out a critical function for the company.

As our Director of Engineering, you will lead the overall engineering strategy and execution, overseeing all aspects of software development, architecture, and engineering processes across the product lifecycle. This role is critical in ensuring that BuildOps’ software products are robust, scalable, and innovative. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in building and leading high-performing engineering teams in a SaaS environment, with a strong focus on agile development, continuous integration, and delivering cutting-edge technology solutions.

What you will do:

Engineering Strategy & Leadership:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive engineering strategy that aligns with BuildOps’ product development goals, ensuring scalability and innovation as the company grows.
• Establish and maintain engineering standards, methodologies, and best practices.
• Lead, mentor, and scale a team of engineers, ensuring continuous development and engagement of top talent.
• Collaborate with product management and customer success teams to ensure engineering excellence at every stage of product development.

Architecture & Development:

• Drive architectural decisions to ensure robust and scalable software solutions.
• Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of both frontend and backend components.
• Ensure the effective use of modern technologies to increase development efficiency and innovation.
• Monitor and improve development processes to ensure timely and reliable releases.

Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement:

• Define, track, and report on key engineering metrics (e.g., code quality, release velocity) to provide visibility into the product development process.
• Establish a process for continuous improvement of engineering practices.

Collaboration & Cross-Functional Leadership:

• Work closely with QA teams to integrate testing processes into the Agile development cycle.
• Collaborate with product management to ensure clear understanding of product requirements.
• Foster a culture of innovation across the organization.

Customer-Focused Engineering:

• Ensure that engineering efforts consider customer use cases and business requirements.
• Work with customer success teams to address customer-reported issues.

What We Look For:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership role within a high-growth SaaS or technology company.
• Proven track record of leading engineering teams in an Agile environment.
• Expertise in modern software development practices including microservices and cloud infrastructure.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Strong understanding of modern software development practices, including microservices, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including product management, development, and DevOps.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills, with a passion for fostering a culture of engineering.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use data to inform decisions
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment and adapt to change
• Able to work in a hybrid schedule, 3 times per week, on or Santa Monica office

What we offer:

• Negotiable based salary
• Competitive salary and stock options
• A comprehensive benefits package
• Unlimited paid time off
• Company events and team-building activities
• Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another (seriously, everyone is rooting for your success!)
• The chance to get in on the ground floor and build something truly groundbreaking for ourselves and our amazing customers

About BuildOps:

BuildOps is a fast-paced, high-growth start-up committed to transforming a $300B+ industry through an innovative all-in-one SaaS platform. Leveraging the latest technology, we’re taking Commercial Specialty Contractors from the world of pen and paper to cloud-based, data-driven operations. Our leadership team has deep experience in both the Construction and SaaS technology industries, as well as a resume that includes Stanford, Harvard, Wharton, Cornell, Microsoft, and multiple successful start-up exits.

BuildOps has more than doubled year-over-year while raising over $140 million in total funding (including a recent round in Feb 2024). Top-tier investors like Founders Fund, Siemens, B Capital Group (BCG’s venture arm), 01 Advisors, and more have backed BuildOps! Also, Dick Costolo, former CEO of Twitter, just joined our board, adding to an impressive group of investors/advisors including former President of Salesforce, Gavin Patterson; CAA founder Michael Ovitz; NFL legend Joe Montana; former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, and Boost Mobile CEO Stephen Stokols.

Forbes Magazine
“BuildOps is unique because it addresses the problem of efficiency in construction for an often-overlooked audience. Rather than focusing on large projects, or catering to owners, they look to the needs of technician-heavy subcontracting firms working in the commercial space.”

TechCrunch
“The new financing will be used to support the company’s continued growth. BuildOps sells software that integrates scheduling, dispatching, inventory management, contracts, workflow and accounting into a single software package for commercial real estate contractors with staff ranging from a few dozen to several hundred employees.”

Crunchbase
In a statement, [former NFL superstar] Joe Montana noted that his firm (Liquid 2 Ventures) has an investment thesis in supporting America’s working class… “I just love the idea of making their lives far easier and better,” he said. With BuildOps, “you have one solution that does it all and talks seamlessly to every single part of their business from parts to ordering to inventory and more.”