Goodwin Procter Llp

Goodwin Procter Llp

Director, Engineering

Boston, USA · Director

Sponsorship not specified$225k-$300kDetected 28 days ago
Full-Stack DevelopmentCode ReviewVector DatabasesCI/CDAPI DevelopmentLLMsAI OrchestrationComplianceTest AutomationLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • Join Goodwin's Global Operations Team, and make a real impact on a global scale.
  • This is your opportunity to grow professionally in a dynamic, global environment, surrounded by forward-thinking peers.
  • The Director of Engineering will provide strategic and operational leadership to a high-performing team of engineers and full-stack developers.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the lifecycle design, rapid development, and production deployment of AI-driven applications and full-stack services, ensuring robust integration between modern AI frameworks and core backend infrastructure.
  • Establish, track, and optimize key engineering metrics (e.g., DORA metrics, system latency, model inference performance, and infrastructure cost efficiency) to drive continuous operational improvement
  • Partner with security and compliance teams to ensure all AI system deployments adhere to stringent corporate policies, security protocols, data privacy standards, and evolving regulatory requirements.
  • Drive internal innovation by spearheading engineering guilds or communities of practice focused on emerging AI paradigms, agentic workflows, and modern backend architectures.
  • Partner with recruiting to build a highly competitive hiring pipeline, design technical evaluation frameworks, and lead onboarding strategies for incoming engineering talent.
  • Deep, hands-on understanding of modern AI system architectures, LLM orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex), vector databases, secure API design, and distributed full-stack application development.
  • A tracking record of scaling engineering teams and developing technical leaders (Managers and Principal/Staff Engineers) within fast-paced environments.
  • Our commitment to integrity, ingenuity, agility, and ambition drives us, and we're proud to have been recognised as the "Best Business Team" by The American Lawyer.

Requirements

  • Exceptional ability to translate ambiguous, high-level business requirements into structured, phased, and executable engineering sprints.

Compensation

  • The Target Salary Range For This Position Varies By Location And Is Commensurate With Relevant Experience: $225,000.00 - $300,000.00

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Retirement & Savings Plan
  • Paid vacation, sick time off, and holidays
  • Employee wellness and assistance programs
  • Employee discounts and perks
  • This role is responsible for driving the technical vision, architectural integrity, and execution of scalable, secure, and production-grade AI-enabled systems.
  • As a key engineering leader, you will bridge the gap between complex business strategy and robust technical execution, fostering a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and engineering excellence.
  • Supervise agile resource allocation, sprint prioritization, and capacity planning across multiple cross-functional initiatives to balance velocity with engineering health.
  • Act as a strategic liaison between engineering, product management, and business stakeholders to translate organizational vision into executable technical roadmaps.

Company info

  • Professional development and career advancement opportunities
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