LVT is redefining how businesses operate in the physical world with AI-driven solutions. As the Director of Engineering, you will architect engineering leverage and ensure the reliability of globally distributed systems while redefining the Software Development Life Cycle through innovative tooling.
Responsibilities:
- Multi-Cloud Strategy & Scale: Architect and manage highly available, multi-region distributed systems across public cloud, ensuring the infrastructure can handle the massive data throughput of our global IoT sensor network
- Cellular Network & Connectivity Management: Expertise/familiarity with network protocols, high-availability systems and cost-effective data orchestration across distributed edge devices
- AI-Forward SDLC: Pioneer the integration of GenAI developer toolsets (e.g., automated code review, AI-augmented testing, and self-healing infra) to 10x developer productivity and streamline the path from code to production
- Developer Experience (DevEx): Own the "internal product" of engineering, building orchestration engines and tooling that allow our engineers to deploy complex, edge-to-cloud AI services with zero friction
- End-to-End Quality: Establish and monitor KPIs for system reliability and performance. You are accountable for the uptime, latency, and overall health of our production environments
- Security & Compliance Partnership: Work hand-in-hand with InfoSec and Compliance teams to ensure our infrastructure meets rigorous industry standards and ethical guidelines
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation: Drive a culture of "automation-first," ensuring that every component of our cloud and edge-connectivity platform is predictable, extensible, and version-controlled
Requirements:
- Deep-rooted background in the IoT space and understanding of the complexities of building infrastructure and pipelines that span from the cloud to thousands of edge devices (like NVIDIA Jetson)
- 10+ years of engineering and engineering leadership experience with a proven track record of managing large-scale cloud operations in high-growth startup environments
- Well-versed in modern orchestration engines and have deep expertise in public cloud
- Player/coach leadership style who can mentor high-performing teams, foster a culture of innovation, and align technical strategy with aggressive business goals while remaining technically hands-on when needed
- You can distill complex infrastructure challenges into clear roadmaps for stakeholders, including the executive team and board
- Experience working with InfoSec and Compliance teams to meet enterprise security standards
- Experience driving developer productivity initiatives and building internal tooling/platforms
- Strategic thinker who can balance technical excellence with business pragmatism and cost optimization