Job Description

We are seeking a visionary and technically astute Director of Engineering to lead the evolution of FloQast’s platform. This leader will define and drive the technical strategy for a scalable, secure, and API-first architecture that empowers rapid product development, robust data management, and seamless integration across the ecosystem. You will build and lead a high-performing engineering organization and play a critical role in shaping the future of our platform in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the architectural direction and technical roadmap of FloQast’s platform
• Champion an API-first approach to accelerate product delivery
• Recruit, mentor, and scale a world-class platform engineering team
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and accountability
• Drive adoption of modern engineering practices
• Define enterprise-wide data models, canonical sources of truth, and governance frameworks
• Ensure data integrity, accessibility, and compliance
• Develop standardized patterns for inter-service communication
• Promote consistency and efficiency in how systems interact
• Establish platform-wide engineering standards, reference architectures, and design principles
• Implement API governance models
• Ensure platform architecture adheres to financial services-grade security, compliance, and regulatory standards
• Design systems for high availability, performance, and scalability

Requirements

• 15+ years of software engineering experience
• 8+ years in platform engineering leadership roles
• Proven experience managing high-performing engineering teams
• Strong expertise in distributed systems, data infrastructure, modern data technologies
• Strong expertise in cloud platforms
• Strategic thinker who can translate business goals into scalable technical platforms
• Inspirational leader with a track record of building high-performing teams

Benefits

• No benefits