Technical Director

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Technical Director based in the United States. This is a senior technical leadership role responsible for shaping and delivering a next-generation AI-driven digital product at scale. You will guide the architecture and execution of a complex, real-time system built around multi-agent generative AI and stateful user interactions. The environment is highly collaborative, involving close partnership with engineering, design, product, and client stakeholders. You will step into a partially established architecture and lead it through scaling, refinement, and production launch. The role requires balancing deep technical authority with pragmatic delivery leadership in a fast-moving, experimental space. You will act as the key bridge between strategic vision and engineering execution, ensuring both technical excellence and product impact. This is a high-visibility role with significant influence over system design, team direction, and user experience. Accountabilities In this role, you will own the technical direction and execution of a highly complex, AI-native platform, ensuring the system scales effectively while maintaining performance, reliability, and user experience quality. You will guide a multidisciplinary engineering team and act as the senior technical authority across architecture, delivery, and client-facing technical strategy. Define and evolve the technical vision across a distributed, real-time system built on GCP, including Cloud Run, Firestore, and Cloud SQL. Lead architectural decisions across frontend, backend, and AI orchestration layers, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and performance. Oversee the development of a stateful, multi-agent generative AI system with real-time user interaction and evolving session memory. Guide engineering execution by identifying risks early, shaping scope, and ensuring sustainable delivery timelines. Mentor and unblock a senior engineering team across frontend, backend, and AI disciplines, actively participating in agile ceremonies. Ensure high standards of code quality, system reliability, accessibility, and frontend performance across Angular-based applications. Act as a technical bridge between engineering, design, strategy, and production to translate AI capabilities into product and UX decisions. Collaborate with client stakeholders and executive technical leadership to align on system design and delivery strategy. Establish and promote best practices for AI-augmented engineering workflows using modern tooling and development practices. Requirements The ideal candidate is a senior technical leader with deep full-stack expertise and proven experience delivering complex distributed systems, particularly those involving AI or real-time architectures. You combine architectural rigor with hands-on engineering credibility and strong cross-functional communication skills. Proven experience as a Technical Director, Principal Engineer, or Architect leading complex, multi-disciplinary engineering teams. Strong full-stack expertise across frontend and backend systems, including TypeScript and JavaScript, and backend development in Python. Deep experience with modern frontend frameworks such as Angular (preferred), React, or Vue, including advanced state management and performance optimization. Strong background in designing and deploying scalable systems on GCP, including microservices, containerized architectures, and database design (SQL/NoSQL). Experience with DevOps practices, Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform), monitoring, and production system reliability. Hands-on experience building or scaling generative AI systems, including multi-agent architectures, orchestration, and latency considerations. Strong understanding of system design principles, security, and distributed systems operations at scale. Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Experience working in delivery-focused environments with visibility into timelines, budgets, and technical risk management. Familiarity with AI-augmented engineering workflows and tools (e.g., LLM-assisted development environments). Strong leadership mindset with the ability to guide teams through ambiguity while maintaining execution quality and pace. Benefits Contract rate: $113–$130 per hour (W-2) Full-time salary range: $150,000 – $180,000 per year Medical, dental, and vision insurance (full-time employees) 401(k) with employer matching Unlimited PTO plus company-wide closures (full-time employees) Home office and wellbeing monthly stipend HSA employer contributions Professional development stipend Paid parental leave Flexible remote work arrangements across the United States Benefits eligibility for contractors where applicable by law and policy How Jobgether works: We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best! Why Apply Through Jobgether? 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