Executive Technical Director

🕒 July 25

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $200k - $280k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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Instrument

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201 - 500 employees

🤝 B2B

👥 B2C

📣 Marketing

B2B • B2C • Marketing

Instrument is a values-driven, integrated digital agency that specializes in user experience design, video and motion graphics, web development, e-commerce, digital campaigns, mobile and tablet solutions, branding, and social media. The company operates virtually across the US, providing a range of digital services tailored to meet the needs of clients.

📋 Description

• Lead the technical vision for Wizard Studio, setting engineering standards, architecture direction, and delivery practices across the team. • Serve as the senior technology partner for one of Instrument's most significant client relationships, building trusted partnerships with engineering and product leaders. • Drive our evolution into an AI-first engineering organization by championing AI adoption, developing team capabilities, and identifying new ways AI can improve delivery. • Guide technical strategy across complex digital products, helping teams make thoughtful decisions around architecture, scalability, performance, security, and maintainability. • Partner closely with Delivery, Design, and Product leadership to shape technical approaches, staffing plans, project scopes, and long-term roadmaps. • Mentor engineering managers and technical leads, fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and inclusive leadership. • Review technical scopes, estimates, and solution approaches, ensuring work is grounded in sound engineering and realistic planning. • Build scalable engineering operations through reusable patterns, automation, AI-enabled workflows, and modern development practices. • Stay ahead of emerging technologies and translate industry shifts into meaningful opportunities for both our clients and our engineering practice.

🎯 Requirements

• Significant experience leading engineering organizations within a digital agency, consultancy, or product development environment. • Deep expertise in modern software architecture, web technologies, cloud platforms, development workflows, and engineering best practices. • Experience leading senior engineers and technical managers while building high-performing, collaborative teams. • Demonstrated success translating business goals into scalable technical solutions and guiding organizations through technical transformation. • Strong AI fluency and genuine curiosity about emerging technologies, with experience applying AI to engineering workflows and product development. • Experience partnering directly with executive stakeholders and communicating complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. • A collaborative leadership style that balances technical excellence, business priorities, and team development. • A hands-on mindset—you enjoy reviewing architecture, mentoring engineers, prototyping ideas, and helping teams solve difficult technical challenges. • Experience working with enterprise clients and navigating large, cross-functional organizations is a plus.

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible, Hybrid Work Environment • Great Compensation with Annual Reviews (Learn more about our Pay Philosophy) • 401(k) Matching with Immediate Vesting • Robust Medical, Vision, and Accident Insurance • Generous Paid Holidays and unlimited PTO • Monthly Wellbeing Stipend • Career Management and Leadership Training