Director of Engineering, Measurement
About this role
The ideal candidate for this role enjoys building and scaling engineering organizations while maintaining a close connection to the core technology and customer challenges. This position sits within Triple Whale, an AI operating system designed to provide e-commerce businesses with actionable insights and automated decision-making. The company helps brands transform complex data into profit by providing tools like Moby 2, which leverages LLMs to execute decisions. The Director of Engineering, Measurement will be responsible for leading the measurement engineering organization, which currently includes five teams, focusing on the systems that power these critical features.
This role requires a blend of strong technical acumen and effective people management. The individual will operate in an environment that values speed and ownership, meaning they must be comfortable with dynamic prioritization and context switching. A key aspect of the job is bridging the gap between business objectives, customer needs, and technical execution, ensuring the engineering teams have the necessary context to deliver effectively. This is a chance to shape both the technical systems and the operational structure of the measurement function as the company grows.
This opportunity suits someone who is adept at developing leaders, thrives with high autonomy, and possesses a deep understanding of how systems work from the ground up. They should enjoy moving fluidly between strategic leadership discussions and deep dives into code or production investigations to ensure technical direction is grounded in firsthand knowledge.
What you will do
- Coordinate, prioritize, and unblock technical work across the measurement domain.
- Align priorities across the domain by integrating technical and business context.
- Define practical next steps for evolving or competing requests using sound judgment.
- Resolve cross-team dependencies and facilitate decisions that require input from multiple teams.
- Drive clarity and execution by transforming ambiguous requests into clear, actionable steps.
- Set clear expectations for delivery, technical quality, and organizational performance.
- Own hiring, organizational structure, and performance management for the engineering organization.
What you need
- Demonstrated experience in leading and scaling a multi-team engineering organization is required.
- The candidate must possess a deep understanding of how systems function, data flow, and decision-making processes.
- Comfortable shifting between leadership discussions and hands-on work with code, data flows, or production investigations is necessary.
- Must be able to navigate environments that prioritize speed and ownership over extensive process.
- Proven ability to connect business priorities and customer needs with technical context.
- Strong skills in translating company direction into clear engineering priorities and managing trade-offs.
- Experience in developing leaders and building high-performing teams is essential for success.
Nice to have
- Experience with LLM integration
- Experience with e-commerce measurement systems
Benefits
- Hybrid work model
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What is the remote policy?
The job is listed as Hybrid, indicating a mix of remote and in-office work.
What is the compensation structure?
The posting does not specify salary details for this role.
What is the technology focus of the team?
The team focuses on the AI operating system for e-commerce and the Moby 2 system which utilizes any available LLM.
How is the team structure managed?
The role involves owning the organizational structure and giving team leads the authority to make independent decisions.