Director of Engineering

🕒 March 26

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Fluxx

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51 - 200 employees

🤝 Non-profit

🏛️ Government

☁️ SaaS

💰 $29.2M Venture Round on 2021-04

Non-profit • Government • SaaS

Fluxx is a leading provider of cloud-based grants management software solutions aimed at enabling data-driven grantmaking for foundations, governments, and public charities. The platform helps organizations streamline their grant processes, improve communication, and increase transparency with an intuitive interface that supports team collaboration and efficient decision making. With powerful features such as role-based dashboards, connected data systems, and robust reporting tools, Fluxx empowers grantmakers to maximize their impact. The company is recognized for its strong, engaged customer community and its ability to integrate third-party tools for enhanced efficiency and accuracy.

📋 Description

• Lead one or more engineering teams to ship high-quality features and maintain the Grantmaker platform. • Own delivery timelines, stakeholder communication, and release quality. • Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing distributed engineering team. • Set clear expectations, run effective 1:1s, and create an environment where engineers feel motivated to contribute to a high-performing team. • Own your team’s AI tooling adoption—set measurable targets for GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Claude.ai usage, track productivity impact. • Establish a strong engineering culture grounded in high-quality execution, continuous learning, and rapid innovation. • Partner with Product, DevOps, Infrastructure, QA, and Customer Experience to align engineering execution with company strategy and customer needs. • Define milestones, assess project risk, and lead cross-functional teams through complex initiatives. • Drive engineering-wide initiatives focused on innovation, customer impact, and long-term scalability. • Represent the engineering organization in leadership discussions and occasionally in direct conversations with customers. • Participate in code, system, and architecture reviews; guide teams in maintaining high standards of technical excellence. • Define and own engineering OKRs for your teams. Track platform performance, delivery health, and team effectiveness.

🎯 Requirements

• A degree in computer science/engineering is required • 8+ years of experience in the software industry, of which at least 5 years should have been as an individual contributor doing full-stack development • 3+ years building and managing distributed engineering teams (onshore and offshore) • 3+ years of deep experience with Ruby on Rails application architecture and best practices • Experience managing teams working on complex enterprise SaaS products • Proven experience driving AI-first development and leveraging AI tools yourself and within the team • Strong knowledge of the following technologies: the AWS stack, Elasticsearch, Unix-based systems, Redis, and NodeJS/Python • Proficiency with SQL databases, including data modeling, query optimization, and transaction management • Expertise in working with cloud systems, specifically for application hosting, file storage, and other related concerns. • Experience measuring and improving engineering metrics like DORA and SPACE • Experience with process improvement methodologies (ex: Lean Six Sigma) and automation • Nice-to have: experience with Java/Scala, Play Framework and non-RDBMS databases • Passionate about Fluxx’s vision to become THE company that changes Philanthropy forever

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance • Flexible time off • Paid sick leave • 12 weeks of fully-paid parental leave • Annual learning and development stipend • Internet stipend • One-time home office set-up stipend • 401(k) retirement plan with company match • Eligible for incentive stock options