Founding Growth Engineer (Remote)

About Engine

At Engine, we’re transforming business travel into something personalized, rewarding, and simple. For too long, managing travel and spend has been overwhelming and fragmented — we’re here to change that. We believe the future of travel should be seamless and powered by technology that delights customers at every step. That’s why we’re building a platform that brings together corporate travel, a powerful charge card, and modern spend management in one place.

To make this vision real, we’re looking for exceptional, mission-driven people to help redefine how businesses manage and experience travel.

More than 20,000 companies already rely on Engine to support over 1 million travelers and billions in annual bookings each year. Cash flow positive with rapid growth, we pair exclusive Engine-only rates, industry-leading rewards, and intelligent automation to help businesses save money while delivering world-class personalization and convenience.

Backed by Telescope Partners, Blackstone, and Permira, Engine has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing travel and fintech platforms in North America, with honors including the Deloitte Fast 500 and Built In’s Best Places to Work.

About the Role

Engine is building a Growth Engineering function from the ground up, and we’re looking for a Founding Growth Engineer to lead it. This is a high-impact role focused on creating the systems, signals, and automations that help our go-to-market teams reach the right companies at the right time. Your work will directly influence how we scale outbound, improve efficiency, and drive net-new customer acquisition.

You’ll operate at the intersection of engineering, product, and go-to-market, combining technical execution with creativity, ownership, and leadership.

Your Mission 

• Build and own systems that aggregate and transform signals used to power outbound and growth efforts
• Design and ship automations and internal tools that improve how teams identify, prioritize, and engage accounts
• Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Product, and Data to turn business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Lead the foundation of Growth Engineering at Engine, including hiring and mentoring engineers as the team grow
• Experiment quickly, learn from results, and evolve successful ideas into durable platforms

What you’ll bring to Engine

• Experience building and maintaining production software, ideally in growth, product, marketing, or sales-adjacent environments
• Strong proficiency in Python; experience with Node.js is a plus
• Experience working with or integrating GTM systems such as Salesforce, Outreach, and data or automation platforms
• Comfort building internal tools, automations, and data-driven workflows
• Prior people leadership experience, or clear readiness to step into a team-lead role
• A builder mindset with a bias toward action, ownership, and measurable impact

Why This Role Is Exciting

• Founding opportunity to shape a brand-new function
• Direct, visible impact on how Engine grows
• High ownership, autonomy, and room to define both the technical and team direction
• A chance to work across engineering, product, and go-to-market in a fast-scaling environment

The Engine Edge: Perks & Compensation
We believe in rewarding great work with great benefits:

• Compensation: Competitive base pay tied to role and experience, with opportunities for bonuses, commissions, and equity.
• Benefits: Check out our full list at engine.com/culture.
• Environments for Success: Different roles have different needs in terms of the environments that drive success which is why we have a hybrid-hub model. Whether you are in one of our amazing offices or fully remote, we’ll make sure you have what you need to succeed.

Perks and benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and more.

Ready to Build the Future of Work Travel?
Join us on our mission to transform how work travel works—for businesses, for travelers, and for the industry. Apply now and let’s make travel simpler, smarter, and more enjoyable—together.