Director of Engineering, Product Infrastructure and Release Engineering

2 months, 2 weeks ago
Full-time
Executive
Software Development
Mechanical Orchard

Mechanical Orchard

Mechanical Orchard specializes in modernizing critical legacy applications through AI-driven technology, enabling the transition to maintainable and trustworthy modern code without disrupting existing operations.

Internet Software & Services
11-50
Founded 2022
$7M raised

Description

  • Own the end-to-end infrastructure product vision, including installers, deployment tooling, reference architectures, and operational patterns.
  • Define and evolve an infrastructure roadmap aligned with platform architecture, customer needs, and go-to-market strategy.
  • Manage the Product Infrastructure and Release Engineering teams.
  • Partner with Product Leadership, Platform, Forward-deployed Engineering, Sales, Security, and Product Management to align priorities and execution.
  • Ensure the Imogen Platform is deployable and operable across diverse customer environments, including enterprise and regulated settings.
  • Turn infrastructure into a first-class product capability with clear value propositions, supported configurations, and lifecycle expectations.
  • Define standards, tools, and boundaries for reliable software releases across platform and release engineering teams.
  • Partner with Infra Delivery Leadership to shape installation and deployment strategy for customer and internal environments.
  • Define and track success metrics for infrastructure delivery, such as time-to-install, failure rates, and support load.
  • Serve as a senior technical partner in pre-sales, GTM motions, and complex or high-risk sales pursuits.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or developer tooling.
  • Proven track record building infrastructure as a product, especially for complex enterprise environments, including cloud, hybrid, and regulated deployments.
  • Strong architectural instincts paired with pragmatic delivery experience.
  • Hands-on experience with the latest AI coding tools, model capabilities, and industry trends.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate cross-functionally across Product Engineering, Product, Forward-deployed Engineering teams, Sales, and Security.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially for architecture, strategy, and executive alignment.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and deliver high-quality product experiences on tight timelines.
  • Bias for action and willingness to engage directly with customers and use AI tools to improve outcomes.
  • Remote-first work arrangement with availability to collaborate across time zones and travel 1-2 times per quarter, up to about 20% of the time.

Benefits

  • Remote-first work environment with no in-office attendance requirement.
  • Flexible collaboration across time zones, with working hours discussed during the interview process.
  • Travel opportunities for company and team meetings and customer visits, approximately 1-2 times per quarter.
  • Equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to workplace inclusion and anti-discrimination policies.
  • Reasonable accommodations provided for employees with protected disabilities, consistent with local law.

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