Associate Director - Engineering

Job highlights

• Contribute to shaping company-wide technology strategy and long-term scaling decisions. What You Must Have
• Experience leading teams through change,ambiguity,and 0-to-1 product builds. .

About Spyne

Spyne is revolutionizing automotive retail with Generative AI and we re moving at lightning speed. We started with a simple but powerful idea: Use AI to help dealers sell cars online faster. Today, we re building the world s first AI-powered automotive retail ecosystem, transforming how 350K+ dealers market and sell vehicles across the Globe.

• Backed by $16M from Vertex Ventures, Accel, and top investors, we re scaling like crazy:
• 5X revenue growth in 15 months now gunning for 3-4X more this year
• Launched industry-first AI Image 360 solutions
• Expanding aggressively in the US Europe
• Next upA full GenAI Automotive Retail Suite

Read more about us:

• Studio AI Product - t.ly/t0Ko5
• Retail AI Product - t.ly/EyKC9

Series A Announcement:

• Spyne raises $16 Mil!
• Spyne raising another round!!
• Spyne secures funding for US Expansion!

The Role: AD / Director Engineering

Spyne is looking for an exceptional Engineering Leader (AD / Director) to own and drive the end-to-end engineering vision for our AI-first product suite. This is a high-stakes, high-impact leadership role at the heart of our technology evolution. You ll work closely with tech, product, AI research, design, and GTM teams to deliver scalable, production-grade platforms , lead engineering squads across domains, and build systems that power the future of automotive retail . This is a zero-to-one, velocity-driven role where speed, ownership, and execution are everything.

What Youll Do

Technology Architecture Leadership

• Define and drive the engineering roadmap aligned with business goals and product vision
• Lead architecture and infrastructure decisions for scalable, secure, and high-performing systems
• Ensure product stability, scalability, and system health across multiple environments

Team Building Execution Management

• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of 15-25 engineers (backend, frontend, devops, AI)
• Hire exceptional talent, establish best practices, and foster a culture of accountability and innovation
• Oversee day-to-day engineering execution and delivery against sprint goals and product milestones

Innovation Product Collaboration

• Work closely with Product Design to rapidly develop and iterate on product features
• Collaborate with AI/ML teams to productionize computer vision and LLM-based capabilities
• Champion a bias-for-action culture where experimentation and speed are valued

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Act as the tech bridge between product, sales, customer success, and operations
• Set KPIs, conduct sprint retros, and manage progress reporting for leadership and stakeholders
• Contribute to shaping company-wide technology strategy and long-term scaling decisions

What You Must Have

• 10+ years of engineering experience, with 3-5+ years in engineering leadership roles
• Strong experience building and scaling distributed systems, APIs, and cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)
• Proven ability to ship products at scale in high-growth, high-velocity environments
• Familiarity with AI/ML workflows and productizing LLMs or Computer Vision solutions
• Expertise in modern tech stack: Node.js, Python, React, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, K8s
• Strong engineering fundamentals and architecture design sensibilities
• Experience leading teams through change, ambiguity, and 0-to-1 product builds
• Excellent communication and people management skills

Why SpyneBecause Exceptional Talent Deserves Exceptional Growth

• Young and dynamic team: Average age 25-26, mentored by battle-tested operators
• Rocketship trajectory: 5X revenue in 15 months, aiming 3-4X this year
• No-nonsense meritocracy: High autonomy, high accountability, and zero politics
• High-stakes, high-growth: Competitive salary, equity, and growth path toward CTO-track roles
• Best tools, best machines, your way: We invest in you like you invest in us
• Culture of Excellence: From customers to code we don t settle for anything less than world-class

This isn t just another leadership role. This is your career-defining opportunity to build the future of AI and automotive. Ready to lead the charge