Director of Engineering, Network/Salsa
Listed on 2026-03-10
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Software Engineer
US Base Salary Range: $170,000 - $210,000 DOE + 15% annual bonus
About UsBonterra exists to propel every doer of good to their peak impact. We measure that impact against our vision to increase the giving rate as a percentage of GDP from 2% to 3% by 2033. We know that this goal is lofty, but we are confident that the right technology and expertise will strengthen trust in the sector, allowing the social good industry to accelerate growth and reach peak impact.
Bonterra's differentiated, end-to-end solutions collectively support a unique network of over 20,000 customers, including over 16,000 nonprofit organizations and over 50 percent of Fortune 100 companies. Learn more at
About the Role
As a Director of Engineering you will serve as both a hands-on technical contributor and a leader for a globally distributed team with members in India and the US supporting the Network for Good and Salsa products. This role centers on three key responsibilities:
Product Stewardship, Technical Leadership, and Performance Management. You'll work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure we're building the right things, the right way, while also ensuring our engineering team is high-performing and aligned to company goals.
The perfect candidate for this role will be someone who is ready and excited to lead on AI adoption both externally and internally. We want someone who can assess our clients needs and identify ways to utilize AI to address them. That person should also excel at identifying workflows within their organization that would benefit from a newer more modern approach.
The tech stack for these products include Ruby on Rails, Postgre
SQL, Java, and MySQL; all of which are hosted within AWS. We are seeking someone who can both lead by example in this environment and elevate the performance of the entire team.
Partner with Product Management, Customer Support, and Sales to translate customer needs into actionable engineering priorities.
Identify opportunities for integrating AI into product functionality.
Contribute to product roadmap and backlog refinement by bringing engineering perspective into business discussions.
Ensure clarity of requirements for the engineering team and validate that deliverables align with customer and business needs.
End-to-end ownership and accountability for outcomes in collaboration with stakeholders
Collaborate with product SMEs to define technical solutions, system design, and architecture.
Serve as an exemplar for AI-adoption in the performance of day-to-day work.
Provide hands-on contributions to the code base to set a quality bar, and enforce it through rigorous code review.
Establish and reinforce engineering best practices, coding standards, and scalable approaches.
Guide the team through technical trade-offs to ensure solutions are efficient, maintainable, and secure.
Manage a team of 10+ globally distributed engineers, ensuring productivity and accountability.
Conduct performance reviews, provide regular feedback, and drive professional development.
Set clear expectations, monitor delivery progress, and proactively address performance issues.
Foster a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement.
Proven experience as a technical lead, engineering manager, or player/coach working with distributed teams.
Experience balancing AI/ML initiatives with traditional software development
Strong technical expertise in AWS and either Ruby/Postgres or Java/MySQL .
Track record of partnering with product and business teams to deliver customer-centric solutions.
Ability to balance hands-on engineering with team leadership and oversight.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills across multicultural and distributed environments.
Solid understanding of Agile development and CI/CD best practices.
Hands-on experience shipping AI/ML features that directly improved user experience or business outcomes.
Prior experience leading globally distributed engineering teams.
Demonstrated success driving both technical delivery and people…
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