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Remote Engineering Director jobs are in active demand across the U.S., with remote-first firms and distributed engineering teams hiring for this role in software, fintech, healthcare technology, and enterprise SaaS. Employers hiring remotely right now include CVS Health, Fidelity Investments, and Optum. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Help make the world more hospitable
The hospitality industry is uniquely human, and it deserves technology that's just as inspiring as the people behind it. At Mews, we're transforming the industry with a platform that helps hotels run smarter, move faster and create better guest experiences.
You'll work with smart, curious people who care deeply about what they do. You'll have autonomy and the trust to make good decisions and move quickly. And you'll enjoy a real sense of purpose as you see the impact of what we're building.
If you're motivated by ownership, curiosity and meaningful impact, and are driven to deliver consistent high performance, you'll feel at home here.
About the role
Let's get into the specifics. It's impossible to capture every nuance of a role – especially at a rapidly growing company like Mews – but if we had to distil it into a job description (which we do because this is a job description), it would be this:
Let's get into the specifics. It's impossible to capture every nuance of a role – especially at a rapidly growing company like Mews – but if we had to distil it into a job description (which we do because this is a job description), it would be this:
Long Stays is one of the fastest-growing segments in hospitality, and most of the software running it was built for something else entirely. This role exists to change that at Mews: owning the Long Stays product and engineering capability end-to-end, from strategy through to what ships, with direct accountability for the commercial outcomes that follow.
You will be the single accountable owner for this segment. That means setting the product vision, making technical architecture calls, and building a small team of product builders who can operate with real autonomy. The scope is unusually broad by design: product leadership, engineering direction, and commercial outcomes sit in one seat. The person who does this well will be both credible in a technical architecture conversation and capable of making a clear-eyed business case for what to build next.
What you would do
- Own the Long Stays product vision, strategy and roadmap across hybrid hospitality operators, student accommodation, aparthotels, coliving and adjacent segments, with direct accountability for ARR growth and product north star metrics
- Lead the full resident lifecycle as a product capability: booking and lead-to-lease, move-in and onboarding, billing and payments, recurring billing automation, deposit lifecycle, index-linked rent increases, and the tenant self-service portal
- Set technical direction for the tribe: architecture decisions, engineering standards, and system health, acting as the senior technical voice alongside the product voice
- Use AI agents, internal skills and automation as the default delivery mechanism, and build the tribe's context repository so builders can pick up any problem without a human handoff
- Design and embed AI-assisted workflows across the tribe's delivery cycle, actively reviewing and pressure-testing AI outputs rather than accepting them at face value, and documenting approaches the team can consistently follow
AI Fluency Level 3: In this role, that means you have looked at how a product and engineering team delivers and redesigned parts of it using AI. You have built workflows and tooling that others on the team follow, not just productivity shortcuts for yourself. And you actively check and push back on AI output: you know when it is wrong, when it is incomplete, and when it is good enough to ship on.
For more information on AI fluency at Mews, please refer to "AI Fluency at Mews: A Comprehensive Guide for Candidates" on Confluence.
What you would bring
- Experience in both product leadership and hands-on product building, comfortable moving between strategy and execution in the same week
- Technical depth sufficient to engage seriously with engineers on architecture and system design, with clear opinions about what good engineering looks like in practice
- A track record in a vertical or segment-specific product context, with a credible business case for the choices made along the way
- Strong commercial instincts, with an understanding of revenue potential, pricing complexity, and how product decisions connect to financial outcomes
- AI Fluency Level 3 or the equivalent hands-on experience: you have rebuilt how a team works using AI, built approaches others follow, and you actively question what the tools give you
Nice to have
- Experience in hospitality, property management, short-term rentals, student accommodation or a similarly operationally intensive sector
- Familiarity with payments infrastructure, direct debit schemes (SEPA, BACS), or embedded fintech products
- Experience hiring and calibrating product builders in a high-autonomy team structure
Pay Transparency at Mews
Salary ranges are provided in good faith and reflect current market conditions and internal pay structures. Final compensation may be adjusted based on funding, budget constraints, or exceptional candidate qualifications, but will remain within reasonable proximity to the stated range.
This salary disclosure is provided in compliance with applicable pay transparency legislation. We are committed to equal pay practices and prohibit salary history inquiries during our recruitment process.
If the location you're applying from wasn't originally advertised for this role, salary range information is available upon request at any point during the application/interview process - your recruiter will be able to help.
What's in it for you?
Our success is powered by our incredible people, supported by benefits that help them thrive.
Global benefits
No matter where you're based, you'll enjoy:
- Unlimited paid holiday (yes, really)
- Participation in our company share program
- Paid parental leave (6 months fully paid for primary caregivers, 2 months for secondary, available after one year of service)
- An annual Learning budget of €300 (and more for high performers) to support your development
- Monthly "EDGE" time to Explore, Develop, Grow, and Elevate yourself
- A work from anywhere policy with flexibility to work abroad for a few weeks each year
- Relocation options, available after one year
- Flexible, hybrid working options
- A home office setup budget to make your workspace your own and a monthly work-from-home allowance
- Claude tokens, so you can automate workflows and build smarter, more efficient ways of working
Local benefits
You'll receive additional benefits that vary by location, from healthcare and retirement plans to team events, socials and other perks. Ask us about it during your interview process.
Life at Mews
We're an equal opportunities employer. We value teams that reflect the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Different perspectives make better ideas, stronger products and a more welcoming company.
We also believe transparency is important when deciding if you're the right fit. Mews is an ambitious, high-pressure environment of continuous learning and high standards. Success here requires resilience, adaptability and a willingness to solve difficult problems.
A few things that define how we work:
- High autonomy means high responsibility. People are expected to take ownership and drive outcomes. There isn't a detailed playbook for everything, and that's part of what makes the work challenging – and rewarding.
- Change is constant. We're growing quickly and adapting as we scale. Teams, processes and priorities continue to evolve, and only people who stay curious and agile will thrive.
- We're remote-first, not relationship-free. Flexibility is core to how we work, but strong relationships still matter. Our teams are global, so we need expert collaborators and communicators to help us move forward together.
- AI is an integral part of our processes. It's not here to steal people's jobs, but to amplify efficiency and productivity. We're motivated to proactively use the technology to seek out better ways of working and share our findings with the rest of the company.
If there's anything we can do to support you during the application process, let us know.
We don't discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other protected characteristic.
One final thing: don't hold back. If you don't meet 100% of the criteria in this job description but you're certain you could make a big impact, apply. Everyone should have equal access to opportunities, and we're committed to providing an inclusive experience.
If Mews sounds like the kind of environment where you'd thrive, we'd love to hear from you.
Help make the world more hospitable
The hospitality industry is uniquely human, and it deserves technology that's just as inspiring as the people behind it. At Mews, we're transforming the industry with a platform that helps hotels run smarter, move faster and create better guest experiences.
You'll work with smart, curious people who care deeply about what they do. You'll have autonomy and the trust to make good decisions and move quickly. And you'll enjoy a real sense of purpose as you see the impact of what we're building.
If you're motivated by ownership, curiosity and meaningful impact, and are driven to deliver consistent high performance, you'll feel at home here.
About the role
Let's get into the specifics. It's impossible to capture every nuance of a role – especially at a rapidly growing company like Mews – but if we had to distil it into a job description (which we do because this is a job description), it would be this:
Let's get into the specifics. It's impossible to capture every nuance of a role – especially at a rapidly growing company like Mews – but if we had to distil it into a job description (which we do because this is a job description), it would be this:
Long Stays is one of the fastest-growing segments in hospitality, and most of the software running it was built for something else entirely. This role exists to change that at Mews: owning the Long Stays product and engineering capability end-to-end, from strategy through to what ships, with direct accountability for the commercial outcomes that follow.
You will be the single accountable owner for this segment. That means setting the product vision, making technical architecture calls, and building a small team of product builders who can operate with real autonomy. The scope is unusually broad by design: product leadership, engineering direction, and commercial outcomes sit in one seat. The person who does this well will be both credible in a technical architecture conversation and capable of making a clear-eyed business case for what to build next.
What you would do
- Own the Long Stays product vision, strategy and roadmap across hybrid hospitality operators, student accommodation, aparthotels, coliving and adjacent segments, with direct accountability for ARR growth and product north star metrics
- Lead the full resident lifecycle as a product capability: booking and lead-to-lease, move-in and onboarding, billing and payments, recurring billing automation, deposit lifecycle, index-linked rent increases, and the tenant self-service portal
- Set technical direction for the tribe: architecture decisions, engineering standards, and system health, acting as the senior technical voice alongside the product voice
- Use AI agents, internal skills and automation as the default delivery mechanism, and build the tribe's context repository so builders can pick up any problem without a human handoff
- Design and embed AI-assisted workflows across the tribe's delivery cycle, actively reviewing and pressure-testing AI outputs rather than accepting them at face value, and documenting approaches the team can consistently follow
AI Fluency Level 3: In this role, that means you have looked at how a product and engineering team delivers and redesigned parts of it using AI. You have built workflows and tooling that others on the team follow, not just productivity shortcuts for yourself. And you actively check and push back on AI output: you know when it is wrong, when it is incomplete, and when it is good enough to ship on.
For more information on AI fluency at Mews, please refer to "AI Fluency at Mews: A Comprehensive Guide for Candidates" on Confluence.
What you would bring
- Experience in both product leadership and hands-on product building, comfortable moving between strategy and execution in the same week
- Technical depth sufficient to engage seriously with engineers on architecture and system design, with clear opinions about what good engineering looks like in practice
- A track record in a vertical or segment-specific product context, with a credible business case for the choices made along the way
- Strong commercial instincts, with an understanding of revenue potential, pricing complexity, and how product decisions connect to financial outcomes
- AI Fluency Level 3 or the equivalent hands-on experience: you have rebuilt how a team works using AI, built approaches others follow, and you actively question what the tools give you
Nice to have
- Experience in hospitality, property management, short-term rentals, student accommodation or a similarly operationally intensive sector
- Familiarity with payments infrastructure, direct debit schemes (SEPA, BACS), or embedded fintech products
- Experience hiring and calibrating product builders in a high-autonomy team structure
Pay Transparency at Mews
Salary ranges are provided in good faith and reflect current market conditions and internal pay structures. Final compensation may be adjusted based on funding, budget constraints, or exceptional candidate qualifications, but will remain within reasonable proximity to the stated range.
This salary disclosure is provided in compliance with applicable pay transparency legislation. We are committed to equal pay practices and prohibit salary history inquiries during our recruitment process.
If the location you're applying from wasn't originally advertised for this role, salary range information is available upon request at any point during the application/interview process - your recruiter will be able to help.
What's in it for you?
Our success is powered by our incredible people, supported by benefits that help them thrive.
Global benefits
No matter where you're based, you'll enjoy:
- Unlimited paid holiday (yes, really)
- Participation in our company share program
- Paid parental leave (6 months fully paid for primary caregivers, 2 months for secondary, available after one year of service)
- An annual Learning budget of €300 (and more for high performers) to support your development
- Monthly "EDGE" time to Explore, Develop, Grow, and Elevate yourself
- A work from anywhere policy with flexibility to work abroad for a few weeks each year
- Relocation options, available after one year
- Flexible, hybrid working options
- A home office setup budget to make your workspace your own and a monthly work-from-home allowance
- Claude tokens, so you can automate workflows and build smarter, more efficient ways of working
Local benefits
You'll receive additional benefits that vary by location, from healthcare and retirement plans to team events, socials and other perks. Ask us about it during your interview process.
Life at Mews
We're an equal opportunities employer. We value teams that reflect the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Different perspectives make better ideas, stronger products and a more welcoming company.
We also believe transparency is important when deciding if you're the right fit. Mews is an ambitious, high-pressure environment of continuous learning and high standards. Success here requires resilience, adaptability and a willingness to solve difficult problems.
A few things that define how we work:
- High autonomy means high responsibility. People are expected to take ownership and drive outcomes. There isn't a detailed playbook for everything, and that's part of what makes the work challenging – and rewarding.
- Change is constant. We're growing quickly and adapting as we scale. Teams, processes and priorities continue to evolve, and only people who stay curious and agile will thrive.
- We're remote-first, not relationship-free. Flexibility is core to how we work, but strong relationships still matter. Our teams are global, so we need expert collaborators and communicators to help us move forward together.
- AI is an integral part of our processes. It's not here to steal people's jobs, but to amplify efficiency and productivity. We're motivated to proactively use the technology to seek out better ways of working and share our findings with the rest of the company.
If there's anything we can do to support you during the application process, let us know.
We don't discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other protected characteristic.
One final thing: don't hold back. If you don't meet 100% of the criteria in this job description but you're certain you could make a big impact, apply. Everyone should have equal access to opportunities, and we're committed to providing an inclusive experience.
If Mews sounds like the kind of environment where you'd thrive, we'd love to hear from you.
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Who's Hiring
- CVS Health57
- Fidelity Investments5
- Optum2
- Humana2
- OPSWAT2
Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services54
- Technology & Software12
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals3
- Consulting & Professional Services3
- Electronics & Hardware2
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote 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 Remote Engineering Director Job Search
Signal your remote leadership experience upfront
Remote employers scan for evidence that you've led distributed engineering teams before. Call out async practices, the time zones your teams covered, and the tools you used to keep delivery on track, like Notion, Linear, or Confluence, in your summary and role descriptions.
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote engineering director openings from companies across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly without sorting through mixed listings.
Prepare for async-first interview processes
Many remote-first companies run parts of their engineering director interviews through written take-homes, Loom video responses, or async technical assessments. Practice articulating your engineering philosophy and team decisions clearly in writing, not just in conversation.
Build a public record of technical leadership
Remote hiring teams can't meet you in a hallway. A public GitHub presence, engineering blog posts, or conference talks on distributed systems and team scaling give remote employers concrete evidence of how you think and communicate before the first call.
Remote Engineering Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote engineering director job?
Target remote-first companies and distributed-team organizations, since they have built the infrastructure for engineering leaders to operate without a physical office. Remote employers screen for strong async written communication, the ability to run engineering teams across time zones without constant meetings, and demonstrated self-direction. Candidates who highlight distributed team leadership, documentation habits, and remote incident response in their work history stand out.
Which companies hire remote engineering directors?
Remote engineering director roles are posted by CVS Health, Fidelity Investments, and Optum and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Remote-first software companies, distributed SaaS teams, and technology-driven firms in fintech and healthcare consistently post engineering director openings that are fully remote.
Can you get a remote engineering director job with no experience?
Yes, but it's harder, because remote engineering director roles require you to lead teams and make technical decisions independently from day one without in-person support. Smaller remote-first startups and early-stage companies are more likely to hire candidates who show strong individual contributor results, clear technical writing, and a history of owning projects end-to-end, even without a formal director title.
Do you need a degree for remote engineering director jobs?
Not always. Remote employers for engineering director roles weigh demonstrated engineering leadership, a portfolio of shipped products or scaled systems, and the ability to manage distributed teams far more heavily than a specific degree. Many remote-first companies have dropped degree requirements in favor of practical assessments, technical interviews, and evidence of real engineering impact.
Which industries hire the most remote engineering directors?
Remote engineering director roles concentrate in Healthcare & Medical Services, Technology & Software, and Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. These sectors hire engineering directors remotely because their products are digital, their teams are already distributed globally, and the role translates naturally to async, tool-driven coordination.
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