Director of Engineering

nitra • New York, NY

12d • Hybrid

About The Position

Nitra is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead and scale its engineering organization. This role is crucial for building the AI-native operating system for healthcare finance and operations. The ideal candidate is a high-output operator who thrives in fast-paced environments, excels at building and developing world-class engineering teams, and can effectively bridge US and Taipei engineering operations across different time zones. The company emphasizes urgency, intensity, ambition, and a high bar for excellence, ownership, and intellectual rigor, while also valuing trust and respect. Nitra is a rapidly growing, VC-backed company with a clear path to unicorn status, founded by experienced entrepreneurs and supported by top VCs and advisors.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years in an engineering leadership or management role
• Proven track record of building, managing, and scaling engineering teams in a high-growth, VC-backed startup environment
• Full professional fluency in Mandarin — you can lead meetings, give feedback, and build relationships natively with our Taipei team
• Demonstrated comfort operating across US and Taiwan time zones, with willingness to split time between the US East Coast and Taipei as needed
• Deep experience with modern software architecture, cloud infrastructure, and building scalable platforms in production
• Strong product instincts — you understand how engineering decisions translate into customer outcomes and business results
• Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Design, and business stakeholders at a senior level
• A track record of hiring and developing strong engineering talent, including building distributed and international teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Mandarin
• High standards for code quality, system reliability, and engineering craft — and the ability to hold a team to those standards without slowing it down

Responsibilities

• Leading and scaling a distributed engineering team across the US East Coast and Taipei, fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture across time zones
• Setting technical direction and engineering standards across the organization, ensuring Nitra's platform is built for scale, reliability, and speed
• Partnering closely with Product and Design to define roadmap priorities and translate them into executable engineering plans
• Owning end-to-end delivery of engineering projects — from architecture decisions to shipping production-grade features
• Recruiting, developing, and retaining top engineering talent, with a particular focus on building depth in the Taipei engineering hub
• Establishing engineering processes, sprint cadences, and communication rhythms that keep a distributed team aligned and moving fast
• Working directly with executive leadership to communicate engineering capacity, risks, and technical strategy
• Driving a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization

Benefits

• Equity - Everyone at Nitra is an owner. When the company wins, you win.
• Competitive Salary
• Hybrid work policy (four days in office, one day work-from-home)
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed