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We are seeking a Technical Director to own the vision, architecture, and delivery of our data platform and the engineering organization behind it. This leader will set the technical direction for how Code and Theory collects, models, and activates data, powering analytics, predictive models, and generative AI across the agency and its clients. The ideal candidate is a product-minded technologist and a credible hands-on architect who can translate business strategy into data and platform development, and who builds teams as deliberately as they build systems. As Technical Director, you will have broad authority over technical strategy, standards, and staffing. You will partner with agency leadership, client stakeholders, and the Machine Learning team, have input into budget and roadmap decisions, and define the culture and craft of a world-class data organization.
- Own the vision, architecture, and roadmap for Code and Theory’s data platform, setting technical strategy that ties directly to measurable business outcomes
- Design and scale the systems that collect, model, and activate data, turning latent data lakes into data-driven product backends that power analytics, predictive models, and generative AI
- Partner with agency leadership, client stakeholders, and the Machine Learning team to translate business strategy into platform and data development
- Contribute to budget and roadmap decisions, prioritizing and funding competing initiatives
- Select and standardize cloud data platforms and tooling, applying strong, well-reasoned technical judgment
- Stay hands-on as a credible architect, setting standards and best practices for engineering quality across Python, SQL, and modern data workflows
- Lead adoption of AI-powered coding, agentic engineering, and AI-enabled workflows across the engineering organization
- Hire, mentor, and grow engineers and leads, and shape the culture and craft of a world-class data organization
- Represent the data organization to senior leadership and clients, communicating clearly with audiences across a 50/50 Tech/Creative organization
- Balance client-facing delivery with internal platform investment, and oversee data governance, privacy, and security practices
- 10+ years in data engineering or adjacent disciplines, including 3+ years leading teams or technical organizations, with a record of designing and scaling data platforms from the ground up
- Demonstrated ability to set technical strategy and tie it to measurable business outcomes, including prioritizing and funding competing initiatives
- Substantial work experience in activating latent company data lakes into data-driven product backends
- Deep expertise in cloud data platforms and the judgment to choose among them. Bring your opinions on which you love and which you hate!
- Strong technical fluency in Python and SQL
- Substantial experience with AI-powered coding, agentic engineering, and AI-enabled workflows, ideally having led their adoption across a team
- Proven track record of hiring, mentoring, and growing engineers and leads, and of establishing standards and best practices
- Exceptional communication and influence, with the ability to work across the full range of technical levels at an organization that is 50/50 Tech/Creative, and to represent the data organization to senior leadership and clients
NICE TO HAVE
- Experience owning data governance, privacy compliance, and security programs
- Working knowledge of marketing data ecosystems (GA4, advertising platforms, CRMs, CDPs)
- Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into data pipelines and shipping GenAI applications to production
- Experience in an agency or consultancy environment, balancing client-facing delivery with internal platform investment
About us
Born in 2001, Code and Theory is a digital-first creative agency that sits at the center of creativity and technology. We pride ourselves on not only solving consumer and business problems, but also helping to establish new capabilities for our clients. With a global client roster of Fortune 100s and start-ups alike, we crave the hardest problems to solve. We have teams distributed across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The Code and Theory global network of agencies is growing and includes Kettle, Instrument, Left Field Labs, Create Group, Current, and TrueLogic. Striving never to be pigeonholed, we work across every major category: from tech to CPG, financial services to travel & hospitality, government and education to media and publishing. We value the collaboration with our client partners, including but not limited to Adidas, Amazon, Con Edison, Diageo, EY, J.P. Morgan Chase, Lenovo, Marriott, Mars, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, and TikTok. The Code and Theory network is comprised of nearly 2,000 people with 50% engineers and 50% creative talent. We’re always on the lookout for smart, driven, and forward-thinking people to join our team.
The compensation range for this role is $185,000 - $240,000 and spans multiple levels. We're open to hiring at the level that best matches the right candidate's experience. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, budget, and location.
INTRODUCTION
We are seeking a Technical Director to own the vision, architecture, and delivery of our data platform and the engineering organization behind it. This leader will set the technical direction for how Code and Theory collects, models, and activates data, powering analytics, predictive models, and generative AI across the agency and its clients. The ideal candidate is a product-minded technologist and a credible hands-on architect who can translate business strategy into data and platform development, and who builds teams as deliberately as they build systems. As Technical Director, you will have broad authority over technical strategy, standards, and staffing. You will partner with agency leadership, client stakeholders, and the Machine Learning team, have input into budget and roadmap decisions, and define the culture and craft of a world-class data organization.
- Own the vision, architecture, and roadmap for Code and Theory’s data platform, setting technical strategy that ties directly to measurable business outcomes
- Design and scale the systems that collect, model, and activate data, turning latent data lakes into data-driven product backends that power analytics, predictive models, and generative AI
- Partner with agency leadership, client stakeholders, and the Machine Learning team to translate business strategy into platform and data development
- Contribute to budget and roadmap decisions, prioritizing and funding competing initiatives
- Select and standardize cloud data platforms and tooling, applying strong, well-reasoned technical judgment
- Stay hands-on as a credible architect, setting standards and best practices for engineering quality across Python, SQL, and modern data workflows
- Lead adoption of AI-powered coding, agentic engineering, and AI-enabled workflows across the engineering organization
- Hire, mentor, and grow engineers and leads, and shape the culture and craft of a world-class data organization
- Represent the data organization to senior leadership and clients, communicating clearly with audiences across a 50/50 Tech/Creative organization
- Balance client-facing delivery with internal platform investment, and oversee data governance, privacy, and security practices
- 10+ years in data engineering or adjacent disciplines, including 3+ years leading teams or technical organizations, with a record of designing and scaling data platforms from the ground up
- Demonstrated ability to set technical strategy and tie it to measurable business outcomes, including prioritizing and funding competing initiatives
- Substantial work experience in activating latent company data lakes into data-driven product backends
- Deep expertise in cloud data platforms and the judgment to choose among them. Bring your opinions on which you love and which you hate!
- Strong technical fluency in Python and SQL
- Substantial experience with AI-powered coding, agentic engineering, and AI-enabled workflows, ideally having led their adoption across a team
- Proven track record of hiring, mentoring, and growing engineers and leads, and of establishing standards and best practices
- Exceptional communication and influence, with the ability to work across the full range of technical levels at an organization that is 50/50 Tech/Creative, and to represent the data organization to senior leadership and clients
NICE TO HAVE
- Experience owning data governance, privacy compliance, and security programs
- Working knowledge of marketing data ecosystems (GA4, advertising platforms, CRMs, CDPs)
- Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into data pipelines and shipping GenAI applications to production
- Experience in an agency or consultancy environment, balancing client-facing delivery with internal platform investment
About us
Born in 2001, Code and Theory is a digital-first creative agency that sits at the center of creativity and technology. We pride ourselves on not only solving consumer and business problems, but also helping to establish new capabilities for our clients. With a global client roster of Fortune 100s and start-ups alike, we crave the hardest problems to solve. We have teams distributed across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The Code and Theory global network of agencies is growing and includes Kettle, Instrument, Left Field Labs, Create Group, Current, and TrueLogic. Striving never to be pigeonholed, we work across every major category: from tech to CPG, financial services to travel & hospitality, government and education to media and publishing. We value the collaboration with our client partners, including but not limited to Adidas, Amazon, Con Edison, Diageo, EY, J.P. Morgan Chase, Lenovo, Marriott, Mars, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, and TikTok. The Code and Theory network is comprised of nearly 2,000 people with 50% engineers and 50% creative talent. We’re always on the lookout for smart, driven, and forward-thinking people to join our team.
The compensation range for this role is $185,000 - $240,000 and spans multiple levels. We're open to hiring at the level that best matches the right candidate's experience. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, budget, and location.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as an Engineering Manager
Verify your role meets specialty occupation
Engineering Manager must require a specific bachelor's degree, not just any degree. Review the O*NET occupation profile for this title and confirm your job description references technical engineering knowledge, not general business management, before your employer files.
Target cap-exempt employers strategically
Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and government-affiliated entities are cap-exempt, meaning your H-1B petition bypasses the lottery entirely. If you're open to higher-ed or research-sector roles, these employers can file any time of year.
Request an employer's LCA history before accepting
Before signing an offer, ask whether the employer has filed Labor Condition Applications for Engineering Manager roles previously. Use Migrate Mate to search verified LCA filing history by employer and occupation, so you're not the first sponsored hire in a role category.
Confirm the prevailing wage tier matches your level
DOL assigns four wage levels to each LCA. Engineering Manager at Level I is routinely flagged for misclassification by USCIS. Run your job title and location through the OFLC Wage Search to verify your offer lands at Level II or III before your employer certifies the LCA.
Negotiate H-1B transfer timing around your I-94
When switching employers on H-1B portability, you can start work as soon as your new employer files the transfer petition, not after approval. Time your last day carefully: you have a 60-day grace period after your current role ends if the new petition isn't filed yet.
Prepare a technical scope document for RFE defense
USCIS frequently issues Requests for Evidence on Engineering Manager petitions, questioning whether the role requires a specific degree. Draft a detailed job duties breakdown that connects each responsibility to a specific engineering discipline before your employer submits Form I-129.
H-1B Visa Engineering Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Engineering Manager role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, if the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific engineering or technical field. USCIS scrutinizes Engineering Manager petitions closely because the title can imply general management duties. Your employer's job description needs to tie each responsibility to a specific engineering discipline, not just team oversight or budget management, to withstand adjudication.
Which employers commonly sponsor H-1B visas for Engineering Manager positions?
Large technology companies, aerospace and defense contractors, semiconductor manufacturers, and industrial engineering firms file the most LCAs for Engineering Manager roles. These employers have established immigration programs and dedicated HR processes for H-1B sponsorship. You can search employers with verified LCA filing history for this occupation on Migrate Mate, filtered by location and industry.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new Engineering Manager role without waiting for a new cap slot?
Yes. H-1B portability lets you start working for a new employer as soon as they file a transfer petition with USCIS, as long as your current H-1B is valid and you've maintained lawful status. You don't re-enter the lottery. USCIS will adjudicate the transfer petition, and your new employer must certify a fresh LCA for the specific Engineering Manager role and location.
What documentation should I prepare to support an H-1B petition for an Engineering Manager role?
You'll need academic transcripts confirming a degree in a relevant engineering field, a credential evaluation if your degree is from outside the U.S., and a detailed employment verification letter from previous employers listing your engineering responsibilities. Your current employer provides the certified LCA, Form I-129, and a support letter connecting the Engineering Manager duties specifically to your degree field.
How does a promotion to Engineering Manager affect my existing H-1B status?
A material change in job duties, such as moving from individual contributor to Engineering Manager, typically requires your employer to file an amended H-1B petition with USCIS before the promotion takes effect. The amended petition needs a new certified LCA reflecting the updated title, prevailing wage level, and job description. Filing after the promotion has already occurred can create compliance exposure for both you and your employer.