# Director of Engineering at Step

- Company: Step
- What the company does: Build credit, bank smarter, and grow your money with Step. No hidden fees, no minimums. Join 7M+ users taking control of their finances. Start free today. Backed by General Catalyst.
- Company website: https://step.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-08-31
- Apply by: 2026-10-15
- Apply: https://step.com/careers/6173649004?gh_jid=6173649004
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/step-director-of-engineering/

## About the role

Step is looking for an experienced Director of Engineering to lead and grow our engineering organization as we enter our next phase of scale. You'll work closely with the CTO and leaders across Product, Design, Operations, Risk, and other functions to set technical direction, build high-performing teams, and deliver products that make a meaningful impact for millions of customers.

## What they're looking for

- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with significant experience leading engineering teams and organizations
- Proven experience managing and developing engineering managers and senior engineers
- Strong Computer Science and software engineering fundamentals
- A track record of building and scaling reliable, customer-facing software products
- Experience designing and evolving distributed systems and engineering organizations as products and companies scale
- Strong technical judgment and the ability to make pragmatic architecture and technology decisions

Tags: Engineering