# Director, Engineering at Campfire

- Company: Campfire
- What the company does: 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.
- Company website: https://campfire.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $250K to $350K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-18
- Apply by: 2026-11-02
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/campfire/24db306e-0265-4ece-b33d-6d4a61eec8e2
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/campfire-director-engineering/

## 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

Tags: Engineering