Director/VP of Software

AllSpice • Boston, MA

2d

About The Position

Help define the future of hardware development by building a collaboration platform for circuit designs, enabling the next generation of smart vehicles, IoT devices, rockets, medical devices, robotics, and much more.
At AllSpice, we're building the agile development environment for hardware designers, including a Git-friendly translation layer and automated CI/CD framework for native circuit designs — think GitHub/GitLab + Copilot for electronics.
Read more about our latest Series A announcement here!
As Director/VP of Software, you will own AllSpice's product development strategy and execution while building and leading a growing engineering organization. This is a hands-on leadership role: roughly 60% management and strategic work, 40% individual contribution, reporting directly to the CTO. With ~3 technical team leads under your wing today, you need to be equally comfortable whiteboarding system architecture and jumping into a codebase alongside an engineer to solve difficult problems.
If you are passionate about building great software, growing high-performing teams, and translating customer needs into shipped product, this role is for you.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with significant depth in web application development
• 2+ years of people management experience (hiring, mentoring, performance management)
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams and drive product delivery end-to-end
• Experience aligning business and customer needs with technical solutions and capabilities
• Strong architectural instincts — you can operate at the high level and dive deep into implementation details
• Project management skills with the ability to lead initiatives from engineers to customers
• Comfort with ambiguity and a high degree of autonomy
• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technology-related field

Nice To Haves

• Go, TypeScript, Vue, Rust
• SVG, CSS selectors (for design rendering)
• Docker and Kubernetes
• CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Playwright)
• PostgreSQL administration
• AWS services
• Hiring, mentoring, and building engineering teams
• Agile project management (Jira, Notion, or similar)
• Customer-facing technical communication
• Open-source community engagement
• Hardware / CAD / ECAD experience
• Algorithms, data structures, and performance optimization
• Parsing, rendering, or graphics programming
• AI/ML integration in product workflows
• Availability to work out of our flex offices in San Francisco or Boston 1–2 days per week

Responsibilities

• Own AllSpice's product development roadmap in close partnership with the CTO and Product Management
• Make architectural decisions that balance speed, scalability, and technical quality across multiple teams
• Align engineering priorities with business goals and customer needs, translating product requirements into clear technical plans
• Evaluate build-vs-buy decisions and manage technical debt strategically
• Oversee and mentor ~5 technical team leads, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Hire, develop, and retain top engineering talent as the organization scales
• Set team goals, define development processes, and drive operational cadence (sprints, standups, retrospectives)
• Create growth paths for individual contributors and managers alike
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and incident response when needed
• Serve as the primary connector between technical teams (Platform, Parsing, GenAI, Front-end), facilitating alignment and removing blockers
• Partner closely with Infrastructure to ensure smooth deployments, performance, and reliability of production systems
• Work with Customer Success and Sales to understand customer pain points and feed insights back into the development process
• Represent Engineering in cross-functional planning, providing realistic timelines and trade-off analysis
• Jump in with engineers to debug, prototype, and solve complex problems when needed — especially in areas spanning multiple teams
• Drive end-to-end web performance analysis and optimization across the stack
• Maintain a high standard of technical quality through architecture guidance, code review, and mentorship
• Engage with open-source communities used in our software to upstream relevant changes and influence key decisions

Benefits

• Supportive and smart colleagues
• Flexible work
• Competitive salary and equity
• Health, dental, and vision benefits
• Generous PTO
• Home office stipend
• Relocation package

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director