Director, Engineering
Campfire · San Francisco
About this role
## Campfire — Director of Engineering Campfire is building the **AI-native ERP** for modern finance teams, backed by a **$65M Series B** from **Accel** and **Ribbit Capital**. Our engineering org is ~**30** people today and growing to ~**100**—and we’re hiring **Directors of Engineering** to lead that scale-up. ### Role Overview This is a **manager-of-managers** role. Each Director owns a segment of the org—**~25–40 engineers across 3–5 teams**—and reports to the **CTO** alongside two peer Directors. You’ll **hire and develop engineering managers**, shape team structure within your area, and own how your teams **plan, ship, and operate**. --- ## Responsibilities - **Own org design** for your area: team boundaries, charters, and staffing plans - **Lead, coach, and hold accountable 3–5 engineering managers**; develop first-time managers and grow future leaders from the IC ranks - **Drive hiring** for your teams: headcount planning, recruiting, interviewer training, and closing senior candidates - **Run planning and delivery** for your area: roadmap alignment with product, quarterly commitments, and predictable execution across teams - Uphold operational rigor expected of a **financial-systems company**: on-call, incident response, **SLOs**, and release practices suitable for enterprise and audit scrutiny - Partner with **peer Directors**, **Security**, and **Compliance** on cross-cutting concerns (shared platform, **SOC 2**, enterprise security reviews, AI governance) - Set and uphold **engineering standards**: code review, testing, observability, and architecture decisions across our stack (**Python/Django, PostgreSQL, Next.js, AWS**) --- ## Qualifications - **10+ years** in software engineering, including **5+ years** managing engineers and **2+ years** managing managers - Led a group of **20+ engineers** with multiple managers reporting to you through rapid growth - Built or operated systems where **correctness and auditability** are non-negotiable (fintech, accounting, payments, or ERP) - Technically credible with senior ICs—able to review architecture and weigh in on data-model and infrastructure decisions - Comfortable operating as one of several peer leaders: collaborative, low-ego, and effective across org boundaries - Hands-on interest in running **LLMs and agents in production** - Clear, direct communicator who writes well and gives hard feedback kindly --- ## Bonus - Experience taking a product through **enterprise security and compliance** (SOC 2, SSO/SAML, vendor reviews) - Familiarity with **revenue recognition, GAAP close**, or accounting integrations (Stripe, Deel, Rippling, banks, payroll) - Experience with **MCP** or building integrations for AI platforms - Depth in **Python** and **relational databases**
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