Engineering Director Jobs

Engineering Director jobs are open across technology, healthcare, finance, and manufacturing, at every level from senior engineering manager to VP-track, with specializations in software, infrastructure, and embedded systems. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.

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Overview

Open roles1,741+
Top stateCalifornia
Top employerJPMorganChase
Top citySan Francisco, CA
Work type49% Hybrid
Top industryTechnology

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Associate Director, Engineering Support
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Associate Director, Engineering Support
FujiFilm
Holly Springs, North Carolina
Electrical Engineering
Engineering (Non-Software)
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor's degree in engineering
5,001-10,000

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DC Office Operations Manager/Senior Program Director, Transportation Engineering
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DC Office Operations Manager/Senior Program Director, Transportation Engineering
Parsons
Washington, District of Columbia
Account Management
Customer Success
Sales
$158k - $284k/yr
Hybrid
Bachelor's degree
10,000+

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Associate Director, Engineering - CDMO
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Associate Director, Engineering - CDMO
Alcami
Morrisville, North Carolina
Content & Communications
Creative & Design
Marketing
On-Site
Bachelor's degree
501-1,000

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Assistant Engineering Director
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Assistant Engineering Director
Hyatt
San Antonio, Texas
Customer Service
Event Planning
Hospitality Management
10,000+

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Director of Software Engineering - Agentic Architecture & Protocol Standards
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Director of Software Engineering - Agentic Architecture & Protocol Standards
JPMorganChase
Plano, Texas
Solutions Engineering & Architecture
Specialized Engineering
Systems Administration
Technical Program Management
$204k - $285k/yr
10,000+

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Engineering Director Job Market

Who's Hiring

  • JPMorganChase50
  • Marriott International31
  • GRAEF28
  • Meta26
  • Kennedy/Jenks Consultants21

Top Industries Hiring

  • Technology & Software19
  • Consulting & Professional Services14
  • Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals10
  • Insurance9
  • Food & Beverage3

What Employers Look For

The qualifications that appear most often in engineering director jobs.

  • 10 or more years of software engineering experience with at least 5 in people management
  • Proven ability to lead and develop multiple engineering teams or managers of managers
  • Experience owning end-to-end delivery of large-scale technical systems or platforms
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration with product, design, and executive stakeholders
  • Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field
  • Familiarity with agile delivery frameworks and engineering operational metrics such as DORA

Tips for Your Engineering Director Job Search

Quantify engineering org impact clearly

Hiring managers at this level care about scope: how many engineers you led, what delivery outcomes improved, and how your decisions affected product velocity or system reliability. Replace job duties on your resume with outcomes your org shipped or problems your leadership solved.

Tailor your leadership narrative by domain

An engineering director role at a fintech company emphasizes compliance-aware architecture decisions very differently than one at a consumer app startup. Read each job description for the leadership challenge they're hiring for and reframe your experience to match that exact context.

Apply early to roles that fit

Migrate Mate lists engineering director openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.

Prepare for the systems design conversation

At director level, interviews often include a whiteboard or verbal systems design exercise focused on org design, not just architecture. Practice articulating how you'd structure a team around a scaling problem, including how you'd handle competing priorities across multiple engineering managers.

Negotiate total comp across all components

Engineering director offers typically include equity, bonus targets, and signing packages alongside base pay. Before your final conversation, know the vesting schedule, cliff terms, and bonus structure so you can evaluate offers against each other on a level basis.

Send a specific post-interview follow-up

After a panel interview at this level, a generic thank-you is forgettable. Reference one concrete problem raised in the interview and briefly describe how you've navigated something similar. It reinforces your candidacy and shows you were listening, not just presenting.

Engineering Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies are hiring the most engineering directors?

The companies hiring the most engineering directors right now include JPMorganChase, Marriott International, and GRAEF, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is concentrated in technology, healthcare, and financial services sectors.

How many engineering director jobs are remote?

About 82% of engineering director openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, making it one of the more flexible senior leadership roles in technology hiring. Infrastructure, platform, and developer tooling sub-areas tend to have the highest share of remote-eligible positions compared to hardware or embedded systems roles.

How do you become an engineering director?

Most engineering directors move up from senior engineering manager or staff engineer roles by consistently expanding their scope across teams and business outcomes. Building credibility requires leading cross-functional initiatives, developing other managers, and demonstrating that your decisions improve delivery reliability and team health. Transitioning into a director title often follows a formal promotion cycle tied to org growth or a lateral move into a company where the role is open.

Can you get an engineering director role with limited management experience?

It's uncommon but possible, usually at smaller or earlier-stage companies where the scope of the role is narrower and the org is willing to grow someone into the full remit. The strongest candidates in this situation have led cross-functional projects with real delivery accountability, coached or mentored engineers informally, and can articulate a clear point of view on how to build and run high-performing teams.

What does the engineering director interview process look like?

The process typically runs four to six rounds and includes a recruiter screen, a hiring manager conversation focused on leadership philosophy and career narrative, a technical systems or architecture discussion, a panel with peer directors or product and design leaders, and a final executive interview. Some companies add a written leadership case study or ask candidates to present a past initiative. The process is slower than individual contributor hiring because director decisions involve significant cross-functional input.

Where can I find and apply to engineering director jobs?

You can find and apply to engineering director jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings for roles that match your industry background and leadership scope, then apply directly to each one that fits.

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