Software Engineering Director

What You'll Do

• Feature & Regression Validation Validate all product features against specifications for each release candidate Own regression coverage and identify behavioral drift across releases Reproduce, triage, and track customer-reported issues through resolution 2.
• Interface & UX Validation Test across all user interfaces: TUI, VS Code extension, web UI, and future surfaces Validate workflows, interactions, and usability across platforms (OS, IDEs, terminals) 3.
• Environment & Configuration Testing Validate across deployment environments: AWS, GCP, and on-prem Ensure functional parity across model providers (e.g., Claude, GPT, Gemini) Test authentication, licensing, and network/proxy configurations Maintain a documented support and validation matrix 4.
• Customer Environment Replication Build and maintain replicas of key customer environments Run parallel validation across multiple customer profiles Keep environments aligned with evolving customer setups 5.
• Release Readiness & Gating Define and enforce QA pass/fail criteria for releases Own validation plans, test checklists, and QA sign-off Block releases when quality standards are not met 6.
• Cross-Team Collaboration Work with Software Testing and Evaluation as downstream validation owner Route defects to the appropriate teams (Engineering, Testing, Evaluation) Feed real-world data back into evaluation frameworks 7.
• QA Infrastructure & Automation Maintain validation environments, test harnesses, and automation frameworks Drive automation where cost-effective while preserving critical manual coverage Ensure validation processes are documented and reproducible The annual salary range for California is $178,500 to $331,500.
• You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus, equity, and benefits.
• Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure.
• Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies and work location.
• Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays, 401(k) plan with employer match, employee stock purchase plan, a variety of medical, dental and vision plan options, and more.
• We’re doing work that matters.
• Help us solve what others can’t.