Director of Engineering
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Overview Director of Engineering at AllTrails — join to apply.
This is a U.S.-based remote position. San Francisco Bay Area employees are highly encouraged to come into the office one day a week.
Base pay range $200,000.00/yr - $260,000.00/yr
About AllTrails AllTrails is the world’s most popular and trusted platform for outdoor exploration. We connect people to the outdoors, help them discover new places, and elevate their experiences on the trail. With the most comprehensive collection of trails in the world, AllTrails supports inclusive access to nature for a global community of millions of trailgoers. Every day, we solve incredibly hard problems to get more people outside, for their wellbeing and the collective care of the natural world. Join us!
AllTrails participates in the E-Verify program for all remote locations.
What you’ll be doing Lead and inspire a team of frontend, backend, and mobile engineering managers and senior engineers, setting direction and fostering an environment of trust, collaboration, and high performance
Serve as a strategic and technical leader, representing engineering to executive leadership, product, design, and cross-functional partners
Drive technical excellence by leading discussions on architecture, design, and long-term platform strategy across iOS, Android, frontend, and backend
Grow and scale the team by hiring exceptional talent, mentoring future leaders, and ensuring engineers are supported in their career development
Champion engineering quality and efficiency, advocating for best practices in code, process, and system design while balancing speed and pragmatism
Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, introducing new technologies, workflows, and approaches to keep engineering at the cutting edge
Collaborate across engineering, security, data science, product, and marketing to deliver features that delight millions of outdoor enthusiasts
Champion the thoughtful adoption of AI-powered tools and workflows, driving experimentation and integration of emerging technologies to improve developer productivity, quality, and innovation
Qualifications 10+ years of experience building and leading high-performing engineering teams, with proven success at scaling organizations through complex technical and organizational challenges
Deep technical expertise across modern programming languages, frameworks, and platform SDKs (e.g., Swift, Kotlin, Python, Ruby), with hands-on experience to guide architecture decisions
A track record of shipping large-scale, cross-functional projects, balancing business priorities with technical constraints
Proven mentorship of engineering managers and senior engineers, with a focus on building future leaders
Exceptional communication, influence, and collaboration skills to align stakeholders across engineering, product, and executive leadership
Comfortable with modern workflows and tools (GitHub, Jira, Confluence, AI-assisted tooling)
Willing to roll up your sleeves, but thoughtful about applying just the right amount of process
A leader who builds positive culture, values humility and empathy, and understands that the best teams thrive on trust and autonomy
Strong background in CI/CD, release management, and observability tooling (e.g., Crashlytics, Embrace, New Relic, Datadog)
Genuine passion for the outdoors and alignment with our mission to connect people to nature
AI Native: you naturally incorporate AI tools to enhance your work and enjoy experimenting with new ways to boost creativity and productivity
Nice to have Experience balancing platform investment with feature delivery in a consumer-scale mobile app
Exposure to global markets and scaling mobile experiences internationally
Thought leadership in engineering community engagement (open source, conferences, writing, or speaking)
Experience building and scaling B2C web and mobile apps and cloud services
Why you’ll love working here Competitive and equitable compensation, including salary and equity
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
Unlimited PTO and flexible parental leave
Annual continuing education stipend
Discounts on AllTrails subscriptions and outdoor gear for you and your family
Investment in you as both a professional and a human being
AllTrails is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity in background, age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, and perspective. We’re focused on creating an environment where everyone can do their best work and thrive.
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A successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on various factors such as skills, experience, training, and credentials, as well as other business purposes or needs. It is not typical for a candidate to be hired at or near the top of the range of their role.
Seniority level Not Applicable
Employment type Full-time
Job function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Technology, Information and Internet
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- Location:
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- Salary:
- $250,000 +
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Engineering