Director of Engineering

About The Role

Great Question is growing fast and we're ready to bring on our first VP of Engineering to help scale our team, systems, and technical foundation for what's next. You'll help turn a strong product and ambitious roadmap into a durable, high-performing org.

You'll work closely with our CTO to turn vision into execution at scale, while building a high-trust, high-impact environment that supports both rapid growth and technical excellence.

Scope & Priorities

Org-Wide Delivery & Operational Excellence

Own the systems that power engineering delivery across all teams from roadmap execution to internal alignment :

• Lead delivery across 4+ squads and 20+ engineers with consistent velocity, quality, and accountability
• Evolve the release process for scale : coordinated launches, post-release ownership, rollback playbooks
• Improve efficiency through cost awareness, tooling strategy, and cross-functional workflows
• Build and maintain visibility across squads without heavy process overhead - optimise for the teams time on tools

Technical Leadership & Platform Architecture

Uphold strong engineering standards while empowering teams to move fast with clarity and confidence :

People Leadership & Org Design

Design and lead a high-performing engineering organization that can scale with the company :

Cross-Functional Execution

Be the connective tissue between Engineering and the rest of the business :

Culture, Strategy & Executive Partnership

Scale engineering culture intentionally without losing autonomy, quality, or accountability :

About You

Benefits

Hiring Process

We endeavor to deliver a great candidate experience, including notifications of your status in the hiring process throughout.

The hiring process includes the following steps and typically happens across 2-4 weeks from first interview :

Note - Each interview is sequential, so you'll only move to the next round if you pass the previous one. After each interview, we'll aim to notify you if you're progressing within 3 days of your interview taking place.

How to Apply

If this sounds like the opportunity you've been waiting for, we'd love to hear from you! Please submit your resume, making sure it's a concise representation of your previous work experience.

Note, we will only ever contact you over email using a greatquestion.co email address.