Director of Engineering

August 29

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Zencoder

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video encoding • transmuxing • fastest encoding in the cloud • syndication

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2010

☁️ SaaS

📱 Media

🔌 API

💰 Venture Round on 2014-01

Description

• Join Zencoder to advance human knowledge through innovative AI solutions. • Seeking a Director of Engineering to define and execute engineering strategy. • Guide technical decisions, drive priorities, and lead exceptional engineers in a fast-paced setting.

Requirements

• Strong technical background with extensive experience as a software engineer building complex solutions and a deep understanding of modern engineering practices. • Demonstrated experience in recruiting, building, scaling, structuring, and leading technical engineering teams in a startup and scaleup environment. • Proven track record of delivering complex “deep tech” products with a high degree of ambiguity and tight deadlines. • Scale in the product: delivered solutions that had millions of users. • Scale in the team: have experience running 100+ engineer organizations. • Scale in recruiting: have experience growing teams by dozens of engineers a year. • Excellent English communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse international teams and stakeholders. • Ability to move fast in a dynamic environment with strong ownership. • Firm grasp of GenAI technologies, real-world experience integrating AI technologies into innovative products, driving the development of cutting-edge solutions.

Benefits

• Impact: Gen AI will change how companies develop software in the next two years. Be at the frontier of that AI work, building a category-leading product in a huge market. You will have an everyday opportunity to innovate. • Growth potential: Thrive in a high-growth AI startup combining personal and career growth. • High Talent Density: Collaborate daily with our experienced AI engineers, software engineers, and founder, Andrew Filev. • Equity: Align your success with ours by participating in our equity plan. • Flexibility: We hire globally, prioritizing talent over location. Work where you’re most productive and comfortable.