Senior Director, Engineering

Senior Director, EngineeringPosition Summary: We are developing the open platform to empower software developers and agentic AI workflows to build digital twin experiences for the built and natural environment. We are in an extraordinary position with established market adoption combined with whitespace opportunities. We have a leading position in 3D geospatial open standards. The open-source geospatial Cesium platform has more than 10,000,000 lifetime downloads with cloud services reaching more than 30,000 monthly active developers. Our work has a broad reach ranging from the world's largest construction companies to the US government to FOX Sports on NFL Sunday. Our Reality Capture technology is based on some of the most robust and celebrated photogrammetry algorithms combined with modern advancements such as Gaussian Splats. Our iTwin Digital Twin services bring deep infrastructure engineering capabilities across the design, build, and operate lifecycle, akin to git for infrastructure assets. As we unify our platform services for geospaital, reality data, and infrastructure using the widely adopted Cesium platform, brand, and authentic open-source approach, we are looking for the Head of Platform Engineering to lead the software engineering execution. Reporting directly to the Chief Platform Officer, you will collaborate closely with product management, the developer community, and our global engineering teams to advance the platform for the common good of the ecosystem and to grow our business.Responsibilities:Drive engineering outcomes aligned to desired business objectives by leading an engineering team of 120+ colleagues, mainly across the US East Coast, Canada, Lithuania, India, and FranceInstall a business-minded winning engineering culture and facilitate the team to converge on, document, and execute modern software engineering best practicesFacilitate a culture of openness and collaboration, internally within and among teams, and externally with the open-source community that we serveRun the systems and processes to enable us to continuously ship high-quality software that users want while transparently engaging with stakeholdersCollaborate cross-functionally, especially with product management to execute the roadmapRecruit; onboard; coach; grow; and proactively manage performance for individual contributors and leadersRequirements:This is a leadership role requiring creating space for teams to do their best work; culture championing; and running systems and processes. This is not a technical expert role nor a hands-on role.Has 15+ years of experience in software development with significant and sustained demonstratable experience leading global teams at scale to enduring business successLeadership experience developing successful APIs, libraries, platforms, and/or specifications for software developersIs a fantastic communicator in person and in writing to a variety of stakeholders, including technical and non-technical audiences, and individual contributors and executives.Is transparent, has no hidden agenda, and demonstrates a high degree of emotional intelligence.Operates without politicsAbout 25% purpose-based global travelWe also prefer knowledge of TypeScript, JavaScript, C++, SQL, MCP, AWS, and/or AzureLeadership at a late-stage VC-backed technology company and/or a large technology company with post-merger integration experienceKnowledge of geospatial, AECO, infrastructure, defense, intelligence, and/or computer graphics industries is a bonus