Director of Engineering, Systems & Automation - Remote

Overview

As the Director of Engineering – Systems & Automation, you will serve as a strategic leader at the intersection of technology, operations, and business enablement. Your mission is to design and orchestrate systems that empower teams, optimize workflows, and support scalable growth. You will champion a culture of continuous improvement, cross-functional alignment, and high-trust team dynamics, all while architecting the technological foundations of Acquisition.com’s next evolution.

In Short

• Lead the discovery and mapping of internal business processes to identify automation and integration opportunities.
• Architect backend systems that are modular, scalable, and aligned with both product vision and operational efficiency.
• Design automation-first workflows that eliminate bottlenecks, reduce manual tasks, and enhance team velocity across departments.
• Act as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders, translating operational challenges into elegant engineering solutions.
• Identify and deconstruct process/business inefficiencies, guiding teams through structured problem-solving and solution design.
• Build and lead a high-trust, high-impact engineering team through mentorship, empowerment, and clear expectations.
• Foster a culture of clarity, empowerment, and ownership that accelerates innovation and minimizes rework.
• Deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable backend systems that serve as the backbone of internal tools and customer-facing products.
• Establish well-architected backend and automation systems that reflect real business workflows and deliver measurable efficiency gains.
• Champion data-driven automation tools that augment internal decision-making, resource allocation, and customer experience.

Requirements

• 6–10+ years of experience building and scaling complex backend systems, APIs, and distributed services.
• Strong systems thinking mindset with the ability to connect the dots between business workflows, engineering priorities, and end-user impact.
• Proven experience discovering, mapping, and optimizing complex business processes through automation and software solutions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – comfortable influencing without authority and building consensus across disciplines.
• Track record of growing high-performing teams and cultivating a positive, results-oriented engineering culture.
• Solid understanding of modern backend frameworks, distributed systems, API architectures, and AI integration practices (experience with LLMs and intelligent workflows is a plus).
• Passionate about using technology to unlock human potential, drive organizational clarity, and scale operational excellence.

Benefits

• Flexible Time off Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including winter break).
• Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision.
• 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts with an employer match.
• Monthly wellness allowance.
• State of the art gym for employee use at HQ.