Director of Engineering

About the role

As Director of Engineering, you will be the senior technical leader responsible for translating customer demand into product execution. You will partner closely with the founders, product, sales, customer success, and engineering teams to make Arbi successful in the field. This is not a purely internal product management role, and it is not just a feature-building role. It is a strategic, operational, and customer-facing engineering leadership role. You will own demos for federal and commercial customers, lead technical discovery, define customer-specific roadmaps, manage engineering execution, support SBIR Phase III and procurement activities, and build the engineering operating rhythm needed for Neuroscale AI to scale. Role Snapshot Location: Northern VA / DMV area preferred; open to candidates willing to relocate. Type: Full-time, senior leadership role. Compensation: Competitive base salary, meaningful early-stage equity, and performance-based upside. Final package based on experience and scope. Travel: Expected for customer demos, workshops, federal events, commercial sales cycles, and investor/analyst briefings. Reports to Founding leadership / CEO and CTO-level leadership. Ideal profile: Engineering leader who can manage teams, own customer-facing technical conversations, and build disciplined execution in a startup environment.