Director of Engineering, Marketing Agent Platform
About this role
Attentive is hiring a Director of Engineering for their Marketing Agent Platform located in New York, NY. This full-time leadership position suits an experienced engineering manager with a background in reinforcement learning infrastructure, large-scale distributed systems, and agentic AI architectures.
Role Overview
Attentive is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the development of an autonomous marketing agent platform in New York, NY. This role involves building the underlying data, infrastructure, and execution systems for advanced decision-making engines that operate at massive scale. The position is well-suited for a technical leader who wants to direct architectural strategy and manage high-performing engineering teams within an established AI marketing platform.
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About the Company
Attentive provides an AI marketing platform for personalized messaging across SMS, RCS, email, and push notifications. The company partners with over 8,000 global customers and operates with employee hubs in New York City, San Francisco, London, and Sydney.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should apply on the official company careers page.
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Questions candidates ask
What is the location of this job?
This position is located in New York, NY.
What is the salary range for the role?
The US base salary range is $340,000 to $390,000 annually, plus commission, equity, and benefits.
How many years of management experience are required?
Candidates must have at least 3 years of experience managing engineers, alongside 8 years of total engineering experience.
What kind of systems will the director build?
The director will build distributed, data-heavy systems, infrastructure for reinforcement learning, and production-ready agentic or LLM-backed systems.
Is coding required in this role?
Yes, the person in this role still writes code while hiring, leading, and managing a team.