Director of Engineering – Product Infrastructure, Release Engineering

🕒 March 13

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Mechanical Orchard

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11 - 50 employees

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

☁️ SaaS

🏢 Enterprise

💰 $2M Seed Round on 2022-10

Artificial Intelligence • SaaS • Enterprise

Mechanical Orchard is an AI-native technology company that specializes in modernizing legacy systems and software. Their innovative approach involves using AI-enhanced tools to reinvent and operate critical business applications, particularly those on mainframes, with minimal risk. They leverage an iterative process of reverse-engineering and replication to progressively modernize and move applications to the cloud, maintaining system stability while enabling innovation. As leaders in legacy modernization, Mechanical Orchard helps companies adapt to market changes quickly and efficiently, ensuring their systems are future-proof.

📋 Description

• Report to the VP of Engineering, providing strategic direction, product thinking, and cross-functional alignment across Platform, Forward-deployed Engineering, Sales, Security, and Product Management • Manage the Product Infrastructure and Release Engineering teams • Ensure that the Imogen Platform is designed as a scalable, repeatable, and evolving product surface that accelerates customer adoption and long-term platform success • Ensure all of Imogen's components are released and deployable into a diverse set of customer environments, meeting the needs of enterprise customers • Turn infrastructure into a first-class product capability, opinionated where possible, flexible where necessary, and aligned with Mechanical Orchard’s modernization strategy and GTM motion

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or developer tooling • Proven track record building infrastructure as a product, incl. deep expertise with deployments in complex enterprise environments (cloud, hybrid, regulated) • Strong architectural instincts paired with pragmatic delivery experience • Hands-on experience with latest AI coding tools, model capabilities, and industry trends • Demonstrated ability to operate cross-functionally across Product Engineering, Product, Forward-deployed Engineering Teams, Sales, and Security • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly around architecture, strategy, and executive alignment • The ability to navigate ambiguity and deliver high-quality product experiences on tight timelines • A bias for action - you’re not afraid to roll up your sleeves, to talk to a customer or to figure out a new way to use AI tools to your advantage

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer ensuring non-discrimination and harassment-free environment • Reasonable accommodation provided for employees with protected disabilities