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Director of Engineering

Boston

Snyk is the leader in secure AI software development, helping millions of developers develop fast and stay secure as AI transforms how software is built. Our AI-native Developer Security Platform integrates seamlessly into development and security workflows, making it easy to find, fix, and prevent vulnerabilities — from code and dependencies to containers and cloud.

Our mission is to empower every developer to innovate securely in the AI era — boosting productivity while reducing business risk. We’re not your average security company - we build Snyk on One Team, Care Deeply, Customer Centric, and Forward Thinking.

It’s how we stay driven, supportive, and always one step ahead as AI reshapes our world.

Why this role?

As Director, Engineering for Platform at Snyk, you will build and run a world-class engineering organization dedicated to solving technically challenging problems in our core platform and internal developer tooling. You will lead your teams to innovate strongly, deliver predictably, and delight Snyk's engineers and, by extension, our customers.

You'll be a technical leader who thrives on the details of building robust, scalable internal systems and developer experience tools, while simultaneously leading and growing your team to operate at scale. You'll be equally adept at explaining our internal platform roadmap to engineering stakeholders, making strategic trade-offs to deliver the right outcomes for our business, and providing hands-on technical guidance to solve complex architectural challenges.

What You’ll Do:

  • Define and drive a long-term platform strategy that optimizes for internal developer velocity and system reliability.
  • Own the internal platform and developer tooling as a core business enabler, making strategic trade-offs to maximize benefit for our engineering organization.
  • Lead and grow a high-performing engineering organization of 30-50+ individuals.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with senior technical leaders and product managers to resolve complex technical issues and architectural risks.
  • Establish clear success criteria and KPIs for your direct reports and the entire platform group.
  • Serve as a role model, mentor, and advisor to Snyk’s most senior engineering talent, championing best practices in platform engineering.
  • Influence the Snyk product and platform roadmap to support business growth and technical innovation.

What You Bring:

  • You bring a minimum of 10 years of experience in technical leadership roles in software engineering.
  • You have proven experience in a director-level role managing teams for 5 years. 
  • You have demonstrated success in leading platform engineering or developer experience organizations of 30-50+ individuals.
  • You are an expert in building and operating internal platforms, foundational services, and developer tooling.
  • You are proficient in system architecture, distributed systems design, and operational excellence for high-volume, critical infrastructure.
  • You have exceptional leadership and influencing skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.

It’d Be Awesome If You Also… 

  • Have experience integrating acquired technologies onto a unified platform.
  • Bring a strong strategic mindset, capable of anticipating future needs and visualizing the long-term evolution of a complex engineering platform.
  • Contribute to open-source or developer communities.

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We care deeply about the warm, inclusive environment we’ve created and we value diversity – we welcome applications from those typically underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this role but are not totally sure whether you’re the right person, do apply anyway!

 

About Snyk

Snyk is committed to creating an inclusive and engaging environment where our employees can thrive as we rally behind our common mission to make the digital world a safer place. From Snyk employee resource groups, to global benefits that help our employees prioritize their health, wellness, financial security, and a work/life blend, we aim to support our employees along their entire journeys here at Snyk.

Benefits & Programs

Prioritize health, wellness, financial security, and life balance with programs tailored to your location and role.

  • Flexible working hours, work-from home allowances, in-office perks, and time off for learning and self development
  • Generous vacation and wellness time off, country-specific holidays, and 100% paid parental leave for all caregivers
  • Health benefits, employee assistance plans, and annual wellness allowance
  • Country-specific life insurance, disability benefits, and retirement/pension programs, plus mobile phone and education allowances

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