Campfire is the AI-native ERP built for lean finance teams. Automate reconciliations, close faster, and scale revenue without adding headcount. Backed by Accel, Y Combinator and Techstars.
About the role
Own the org design for your area: team boundaries, charters, and staffing plans Lead, coach, and hold accountable 3–5 engineering managers; develop first-time managers and grow future leaders from the IC ranks
What they're looking for
- 10+ years in software engineering, including 5+ years managing engineers and 2+ years managing managers
- Led a group of 20+ engineers with multiple managers reporting to you, through a period of rapid growth
- Built or operated systems where correctness and auditability are non-negotiable: fintech, accounting, payments, or ERP
- Technically credible with senior ICs — able to review architecture and weigh in on data-model and infrastructure decisions
- Comfortable operating as one of several peer leaders: collaborative, low-ego, and effective at working across org boundaries
- Hands-on interest in running LLMs and agents in production
More about this role
Campfire is building the AI-native ERP for modern finance teams, backed by a $65M Series B from Accel and Ribbit Capital. Our engineering org is ~30 people today and growing to ~100, and we're hiring Directors of Engineering to lead that scale-up. Each Director owns a segment of the org — roughly 25–40 engineers across 3–5 teams — and will report to the CTO alongside two peer Directors. This is a manager-of-managers role: you'll hire and develop engineering managers, shape team structure within your area, and own how your teams plan, ship, and operate.
Own the org design for your area: team boundaries, charters, and staffing plans
Lead, coach, and hold accountable 3–5 engineering managers; develop first-time managers and grow future leaders from the IC ranks
Drive hiring for your teams: headcount planning, recruiting, interviewer training, and closing senior candidates
Run planning and delivery for your area: roadmap alignment with product, quarterly commitments, and predictable execution across teams
Uphold operational rigor expected of a financial-systems company: on-call, incident response, SLOs, and release practices that hold up to enterprise and audit scrutiny
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