Goodwin Procter Llp
Director, Engineering
Boston, USA · Director
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odds of building a lasting career here
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$29,155 more — $254,155 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $254,155 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Computer and Information Systems Managers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Computer and Information Systems Managers (11-3021) · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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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.
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
- 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.
- Outstanding communication skills, with the proven ability to articulate complex technical architectures to non-technical executive stakeholders and align diverse teams toward a unified technical vision.
- Benefits and More
- At Goodwin, you will discover your next career opportunity with a rewarding compensation package and comprehensive benefits, including:
Company info
- At Goodwin, we work with some of the world's most successful and innovative investors, entrepreneurs and disruptors in the life sciences, private equity, real estate, technology and financial industries, and where they converge.
- Professional development and career advancement opportunities
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