The technology sector across the USA continues to expand, creating strong demand for experienced leadership capable of scaling engineering teams. 500+ head of engineering remote jobs are currently open, reflecting how companies nationwide are prioritizing digital transformation and remote-first collaboration. This role blends technical vision with people management, making it one of the most sought-after leadership positions in tech today.
Successful candidates typically bring deep expertise in software architecture, cloud infrastructure, and agile delivery, alongside proven experience leading cross-functional teams. Strong communication, strategic thinking, and the ability to mentor senior developers are essential, as companies look to hire a head of engineering who can align technical execution with business goals. Familiarity with DevOps practices, scalable systems design, and data-driven decision-making further strengthens a candidate's profile in this competitive field.
Remote work has become the standard for engineering leadership roles across the USA, with distributed teams collaborating through modern tools and asynchronous workflows. Employers increasingly value flexibility, offering remote leadership positions that allow leaders to manage talent across multiple time zones without sacrificing productivity or culture. This shift reflects a broader trend toward remote-first hiring in the American tech industry.
If you are ready to take the next step in your engineering leadership career, explore current head of engineering vacancies through Global Work AI and connect with companies eager to bring your expertise on board. Take charge of your future and discover the opportunity that matches your ambition today.
FAR.AI
Lead the engineering team for the Frontier Safety division, building scalable systems for AI testing and evaluations. Develop tools and products to enhance red-teaming capabilities, maintain vulnerability databases, and automate workflows.
remote (anywhere)$225k – $350k/yrFull TimeDirector
Roo
Lead and mentor a 5-person Product Design team, evolving design competencies and supporting career growth. Engage in hands-on design work, including problem-solving and concept development.
remote, United States$150k – $280k/yrFull TimeDirector
Supabase
Lead the development of a new engineering organization focused on platform partnerships, integrations, and the Supabase Marketplace. Manage technical relationships with partner platforms, ensuring integration health and addressing escalations.
remote (anywhere)Full TimeDirector
UFORCE
Lead and own manufacturing delivery across contracted programs, establishing production plans and addressing material constraints. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align production commitments with demand forecasts.
remote, United StatesFull TimeDirector
Appnigma AI
Lead engineering delivery for integration systems, including app registration, authentication, testing, and deployment. Oversee the development of Salesforce managed packages and ensure they pass security reviews.
remote, United States$220k – $320k/yrFull TimeDirector
FIRY
Own product strategy, roadmap, and success metrics for Beamable’s platform. Drive product through launch milestones, ensuring readiness for public release. Engage with studios and design partners for discovery, demos, and onboarding.
remote, CA, United States$213k/yrFull TimeDirector
Ashby
Lead the Platform & Infrastructure team, developing a long-term vision and roadmap. Hire and manage engineers, ensuring effective collaboration with Product Engineering. Improve monitoring and incident management processes, and maintain vendor relationships for critical infrastructure services.
remote, United StatesFull TimeDirector
EWOR GmbH
Own, build, and run your startup, focusing on achieving product-market fit. Engage in personal development and coaching from experienced entrepreneurs. Hire top talent through a vast professional network and receive guidance on scaling your startup to significant revenues.
remote, United StatesFull TimeDirectorEWOR GmbH
Own, build, and run your startup, focusing on achieving product-market fit. Engage in extensive personal development and receive coaching from experienced entrepreneurs. Hire top talent through a vast professional network and develop a sales force or marketing strategy to scale your startup.
remote, United StatesFull TimeDirector
Bjak
Own the Android platform architecture and AOSP-based ROM development. Define AI integration at the OS level, design system services and APIs for AI interaction, and establish security architecture. Evaluate platform limitations and collaborate with hardware vendors on device integration.
remote, United StatesFull TimeDirector
RWS Group
Define and execute the Center of Excellence (CoE) strategy for testing offerings. Build testing methodologies, automation frameworks, and manage vendor relationships. Partner with pre-sales on RFP responses and convert pilot engagements into revenue.
remote, United States$160k – $225k/yrFull TimeDirector
System Crew
Lead and develop the engineering team across multiple locations, ensuring clear ownership and accountability for projects. Plan resources and workloads to meet project deadlines, and manage performance through regular reviews.
remote, FL, United StatesFull TimeDirector
LHH (Global)
Lead and develop a global team of Solutions Architects to create scalable workforce transformation solutions. Establish technical standards and frameworks for solution design and documentation.
remote, United States$115k – $155k/yrFull TimeDirector
Blackboard
Lead and refine the design vision and strategy for Blackboard’s products, ensuring alignment with company goals. Manage a diverse UXD organization across multiple countries, fostering leadership and collaboration.
remote, United States$186k – $200k/yrFull TimeDirector
DRIVENETS
Build and lead the advanced support organization for the AI Factory, including hiring T3 engineers and defining operational models. Own critical incidents, coordinate multi-vendor responses, and ensure effective customer communication.
remote, United StatesFull TimeDirector
Sealed
Lead the product roadmap and engineering execution for Sealed’s products. Manage a small team of engineers and product builders while staying hands-on in product management tasks. Collaborate with various teams to enhance customer experience and partner with revenue teams to develop impactful tools.
remote, NY, United States$200k – $225k/yrFull TimeDirector
Atlassian
Lead and scale a multi-team engineering organization, focusing on hiring, retention, and performance management. Define the engineering vision and technical strategy for Atlassian Guard, ensuring alignment with broader security strategies.
remote, United States$202k – $318k/yrFull TimeDirector
Code Metal
Consolidate and standardize tools and pipelines for FDEs, capturing repeatable patterns for commercial products. Build a reliable feedback mechanism for product improvements from secure environments.
remote, United StatesFull TimeDirector
Allium
Own the security roadmap, assess risks, and implement controls. Set security standards for AI agents and manage employee IT security. Strengthen cloud and software security, lead detection and response efforts, and build a vulnerability response program.
remote, United StatesFull TimeDirector
BOI
Own the architecture and engineering quality of client builds from prototype to production. Shape solution architecture across models and platforms, ensuring compliance with engineering standards. Lead client security and procurement reviews, and scope builds for proposals.
remote, United StatesFull TimeDirectorMobena
Own the frontend codebase, build and ship UI components, fix bugs, and implement advisor feedback. Manage application architecture and code quality, collaborating with the CTO on the frontend tech stack.
remote, United States$180k – $220k/yrFull TimeDirector
OpenX
Lead the Solutions Architects, Support Engineering, and Deal Operations teams globally. Act as the technical escalation point, set priorities, and ensure accountability across initiatives. Build proactive monitoring for integration health and manage incident responses for revenue-impacting issues.
remote, United States$242k – $285k/yrFull TimeDirector
Porch Group
Lead the engineering strategy and roadmap for Porch's insurance platform, ensuring timely delivery of the policy administration system. Implement AI-led engineering practices across teams, establishing processes for planning, testing, and compliance.
remote, United States$210k – $294k/yrFull TimeDirector.png&w=128&q=75)
Recruiting From Scratch
Lead the Applied AI Engineering team, focusing on building and deploying production AI systems. Spend 75% of time on hands-on engineering, designing agentic AI systems and LLM applications. Establish technical standards for architecture, implementation, and deployment while mentoring engineers.
remote, United States$300k – $365k/yrFull TimeDirector
OpenClaw Foundation
Define design vision and establish a cohesive design language for the OpenClaw ecosystem. Lead the development of zero-to-one products from concept to launch, ensuring high usability and visual quality. Build and evolve design systems, including shared components and interaction patterns.
remote, United StatesFull TimeDirector
Gorgias
Lead and build a distributed team of pre-sales and Forward Deployed Engineers. Own the technical win on enterprise deals, partnering with Sales for discovery and solution design. Define deployment offers and manage the handoff from pre-sales to post-sales.
remote, United StatesFull TimeDirector
WellTheory
Lead and grow the engineering team, overseeing hiring, performance, and career development. Define shipping processes including planning, code review, and compliance practices. Set technical direction and foundational architecture, ensuring scalability.
remote, United StatesFull TimeDirector
Function Health
Define the testing and automation roadmap, build reusable test infrastructure, and develop AI-assisted testing systems. Establish meaningful assertions and release criteria, measure defect rates, and help teams adopt the system through implementation and coaching.
remote, United StatesFull TimeDirector
Map Ssg
Build and deploy production agentic AI applications, including voice and multimodal systems. Develop predictive models and workflows for patient engagement and operational efficiency. Lead architecture and integrations with EHR/EMR, CRM, and claims data systems.
remote, United States$300k – $365k/yrFull TimeDirector
Kraken
Lead the engineering vision for Kraken’s financial systems, translating Finance priorities into a technical strategy and delivery roadmap. Assess current systems, define target architecture, and lead a team of specialists in financial systems and data engineering.
remote, United StatesFull TimeDirectorFunction Health
Own the infrastructure platform, leading Site Reliability Engineering and infrastructure across multiple companies. Architect for global scale, defining long-term architecture for international expansion.
remote, United StatesFull TimeDirector
Novellia
Lead product strategy and execution, translating vision into a clear roadmap. Own the full product development process from discovery to delivery, ensuring high quality and design standards. Collaborate closely with engineering and maintain direct contact with users to inform product decisions.
remote, New York, NY, United StatesFull TimeDirector
turbopuffer
Lead and develop the deployed engineering team, ensuring technical success for customers. Collaborate with GTM peers to refine technical sales processes and maintain technical relationships throughout the sales cycle.
remote (anywhere)Full TimeDirector
Revalia Bio
Own the product vision and roadmap for the Human Data Trial lifecycle. Define requirements, shape design, and work closely with engineering to ship products. Lead discovery and design with users, mentor junior team members, and ensure data quality for reports and modeling.
remote, CT, United States$190k – $240k/yrFull TimeDirectorRevalia Bio
Own the Orpheus roadmap across design, engineering, manufacturing, and assembly. Lead design revisions to enhance data quality and reliability. Scale the fleet to meet demand, managing build plans and supply chain.
remote, CT, United States$190k – $240k/yrFull TimeDirectornexus IT group
Design and own the AI-first architecture, leading a team of 5-10 engineers. Oversee the development of AI-powered features from prototype to production, ensuring quality and security standards. Conduct AI experimentation, evaluate models, and manage vendor relationships.
remote, United StatesFull TimeDirectorAtlassian
Lead the data governance operating model, including policy setting for classification, access, retention, and acceptable use. Shape the technical strategy for the data catalog, metadata, and lineage platform.
remote, United States$198k – $311k/yrFull TimeDirector
Valiantys
Define and execute the global SDLC/DevEx practice strategy. Build and lead a network of regional Practice Leads. Create go-to-market offerings, Solution Blueprints, and delivery playbooks. Drive adoption of global standards and continuous improvement across teams.
remote, United StatesFull TimeDirector
Fieldguide
Lead technical delivery for enterprise customer deployments, including scoping and production. Write production code, build agents and integrations, and solve complex technical problems.
remote, United StatesFull TimeDirector
Rivel, Inc.
Guide IT strategy, infrastructure, cybersecurity program, and technology roadmap. Lead technical investigations and manage information security incidents. Oversee Microsoft 365, cloud platforms, and identity management. Architect, code, and maintain internal applications and automations.
remote, CT, United States$140k – $156k/yrFull TimeDirector10,000,000+ more jobs available!
