Director of Engineering - Buildout

About Buildout

Buildout is the AI deal engine for CRE brokerages, automating every step from first contact to commission. Trusted by over 50,000 brokers, Buildout powers more profitable deals from lead to close.

The Opportunity

Buildout is hiring a Director of Engineering to lead the performance and execution of our engineering organization. You will manage a team of engineers and technical leads, creating the clarity, accountability, and support they need to do their best work. You will own the people and operating systems behind a healthy engineering organization, from coaching and performance management to staffing, planning, delivery, and cross-functional partnership.

What You'll Own

Engineering Leadership & Talent

• Lead the day-to-day performance and development of the engineering organization.
• Manage and coach engineers and technical leads.
• Recognize and grow strong performers, develop future technical leaders, and address performance concerns.
• Own engineering hiring and onboarding.

Delivery & Operational Excellence

• Create clear accountability for engineering delivery across teams.
• Maintain visibility into capacity, commitments, dependencies, and risk.
• Step into cross-team dependencies and delivery challenges.
• Use AI as a force multiplier for the engineering organization, setting clear expectations for adoption across the development lifecycle.
• Drive measurable improvements in developer productivity and software quality.

Product & Business Partnership

• Serve as Product's primary partner for engineering execution.
• Turn product priorities into realistic engineering commitments.
• Communicate risks early and honestly.
• Act as a steady escalation point for delivery, staffing, or organizational issues.

What Makes a Great Candidate

• Clarity: You make expectations unmistakable and create clarity without excessive process.
• Operational Excellence: You look for ways to make the team faster and more effective, leveraging AI as a force multiplier.
• Coaching: You coach before you rescue, helping people build the judgment to solve problems themselves.
• Accountability: You are comfortable addressing missed commitments and difficult tradeoffs.
• Strategic Vision: You see around corners to identify staffing gaps or ownership boundaries before they become emergencies.
• Communication: You translate between Product and Engineering, identifying the engineering choices beneath ambitious product goals.
• Experience: Proven success leading and developing engineers across multiple product teams, managing technical leads, and improving organizational effectiveness.