Director of Engineering

HYPR, the Identity Assurance Company, helps organizations create trust in the identity lifecycle. We are a community of bold thinkers and energetic doers who imagined a brand new approach to identity security and, at the same time, are eliminating a pervasive and persistent 60-year old problem – the password. Since being founded in 2014, the company has grown to be the premium provider of authentication security to marquee brands around the globe and are quickly becoming the recognized leader in Identity Assurance. We are looking for exceptional people with the ambition and the will to positively change the world. If that sounds like you, join us on our mission to create a passwordless world and secure the identity lifecycle. Your Role and Impact The Director of Engineering is responsible for the technical execution, software quality, and engineering excellence of the HYPR platform. Reporting to the CTO, this leader oversees the end-to-end build lifecycle, ensuring that product investments are translated into secure, scalable, maintainable, and high-quality software releases. This role owns the engineering disciplines responsible for architecture, software development, AI-enabled engineering practices, quality engineering, test automation, platform services, APIs, SDKs, developer tooling, integrations, technical debt management, and defect resolution. The Director of Engineering establishes the standards, processes, and culture that enable engineering teams to consistently deliver reliable, production-ready software at scale. A core mandate of the role is transforming HYPR into an AI-first engineering organization, leveraging modern development capabilities to improve engineering productivity, code quality, release predictability, and developer effectiveness while maintaining the highest standards of security, quality, and craftsmanship. Success in this role is measured by the quality of software released, engineering velocity, defect reduction, technical health, release predictability, developer effectiveness, and the organization's ability to consistently deliver customer value without compromising long-term platform sustainability. This hybrid role is based out of HYPR's New York City headquarters located conveniently in midtown Manhattan. Key Responsibilities Engineering Leadership & Talent Development • Lead and develop a high-performing engineering organization through effective hiring, coaching, succession planning, and skills development. • Foster and measure a culture of accountability, technical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. Technical Strategy & Architecture • Define and govern the technical architecture, engineering standards, and development practices that ensure scalable, secure, and maintainable software. • Guide key technology decisions and balance near-term delivery needs with long-term platform sustainability. AI-First Engineering Transformation • Drive HYPR's adoption of AI-enabled software development practices to improve engineering productivity, quality, speed, and effectiveness. • Maintain and enhance governance, standards, and best practices for integrating AI across the software development lifecycle. Software Delivery Excellence • Oversee successful execution of the AI software development lifecycle, ensuring teams deliver high-quality solutions aligned to product objectives and technical standards. • Drive continuous improvement in engineering effectiveness, predictability, and delivery performance. Quality Engineering & Release Readiness • Establish engineering ownership of quality through automation-first testing, rigorous validation practices, and defined release quality standards. • Ensure all releases meet expectations for functionality, security, performan