Job Description
Spyne is looking for an exceptional Engineering Leader (AD / Director) to own and drive the end-to-end engineering vision for our AI-first product suite. This is a high-stakes, high-impact leadership role at the heart of our technology evolution. You’ll work closely with tech, product, AI research, design, and GTM teams to deliver scalable, production-grade platforms, lead engineering squads across domains, and build systems that power the future of automotive retail. This is a zero-to-one, velocity-driven role where speed, ownership, and execution are everything.
What You'll Do
Technology & Architecture Leadership
- Define and drive the engineering roadmap aligned with business goals and product vision
- Lead architecture and infrastructure decisions for scalable, secure, and high-performing systems
- Ensure product stability, scalability, and system health across multiple environments
Team Building & Execution Management
- Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of 15–25 engineers (backend, frontend, devops, AI)
- Hire exceptional talent, establish best practices, and foster a culture of accountability and innovation
- Oversee day-to-day engineering execution and delivery against sprint goals and product milestones
Innovation & Product Collaboration
- Work closely with Product & Design to rapidly develop and iterate on product features
- Collaborate with AI/ML teams to productionize computer vision and LLM-based capabilities
- Champion a bias-for-action culture where experimentation and speed are valued
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Act as the tech bridge between product, sales, customer success, and operations
- Set KPIs, conduct sprint retros, and manage progress reporting for leadership and stakeholders
- Contribute to shaping company-wide technology strategy and long-term scaling decisions
What You Must Have
- 10+ years of engineering experience, with 3–5+ years in engineering leadership roles
- Strong experience building and scaling distributed systems, APIs, and cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
- Proven ability to ship products at scale in high-growth, high-velocity environments
- Familiarity with AI/ML workflows and productizing LLMs or Computer Vision solutions
- Expertise in modern tech stack: Node.js, Python, React, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, K8s
- Strong engineering fundamentals and architecture design sensibilities
- Experience leading teams through change, ambiguity, and 0-to-1 product builds
- Excellent communication and people management skills
Why Spyne? Because Exceptional Talent Deserves Exceptional Growth
- Young and dynamic team: Average age 25–26, mentored by battle-tested operators
- Rocketship trajectory: 5X revenue in 15 months, aiming 3–4X this year
- No-nonsense meritocracy: High autonomy, high accountability, and zero politics
- High-stakes, high-growth: Competitive salary, equity, and growth path toward CTO-track roles
- Best tools, best machines, your way: We invest in you like you invest in us
- Culture of Excellence: From customers to code—we don’t settle for anything less than world-class
This isn’t just another leadership role. This is your career-defining opportunity to build the future of AI and automotive. Ready to lead the charge?
