Zeitro
Director of Engineering (SaaS - Mortgage Software)
Zeitro, Santa Clara, California, us, 95053
Director of Engineering (SaaS - Mortgage Software)
Director of Engineering (SaaS - Mortgage Software)
Zeitro is building the infrastructure system for the U.S. mortgage industry, transforming how lenders, loan officers, and borrowers connect and transact. Our SaaS and AI-driven platforms enable financial institutions to operate more efficiently, stay compliant, and deliver better borrower experiences. Role Overview We’re looking for a Director of Engineering who is both a hands-on technical leader and a strategic builder of teams and systems. You’ll set the technical direction, architect scalable SaaS and AI-driven solutions, and ensure our engineering organization delivers reliable, secure, and innovative technology for the mortgage industry. Key Responsibilities Define and own Zeitro’s technical vision and system architecture for SaaS and AI-powered products. Guide the design and deployment of AI/ML models for compliance automation, borrower insights, and intelligent decisioning. Stay close to the code: review designs, lead technical deep dives, and provide architectural guidance. Drive the evolution of a cloud-native SaaS + AI platform (AWS/GCP, microservices, APIs, event-driven systems, data pipelines, ML pipelines). Partner with Product to translate industry and customer needs into technical roadmaps, balancing SaaS scalability with AI innovation. Establish engineering best practices across CI/CD, DevOps, ML Ops, testing, observability, and security. Build, mentor, and scale a team of engineers and data scientists. Ensure compliance, security, and high availability in all platform designs. Represent engineering in executive discussions and external partnerships. Qualifications 8–12+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 4+ years in leadership roles. Proven success designing and scaling enterprise-grade SaaS platforms. Experience leading teams in building and deploying AI/ML-powered applications. Cloud infrastructure Databases, data pipelines, monitoring, analytics AI/ML systems, MLOps, and model deployment at scale Security, compliance, and reliability engineering Mortgage technology or fintech background strongly preferred. Ability to balance hands-on technical leadership with organizational scaling. Better to have:
prior startup experience from Series A through Series C, with proven ability to scale engineering functions through rapid growth. What We Offer Competitive executive compensation (base + bonus + equity). Hybrid flexibility with HQ in Santa Clara, CA. Opportunity to define the SaaS + AI technology foundation of a company modernizing a multi-trillion-dollar industry. Seniority level
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Director of Engineering (SaaS - Mortgage Software)
Zeitro is building the infrastructure system for the U.S. mortgage industry, transforming how lenders, loan officers, and borrowers connect and transact. Our SaaS and AI-driven platforms enable financial institutions to operate more efficiently, stay compliant, and deliver better borrower experiences. Role Overview We’re looking for a Director of Engineering who is both a hands-on technical leader and a strategic builder of teams and systems. You’ll set the technical direction, architect scalable SaaS and AI-driven solutions, and ensure our engineering organization delivers reliable, secure, and innovative technology for the mortgage industry. Key Responsibilities Define and own Zeitro’s technical vision and system architecture for SaaS and AI-powered products. Guide the design and deployment of AI/ML models for compliance automation, borrower insights, and intelligent decisioning. Stay close to the code: review designs, lead technical deep dives, and provide architectural guidance. Drive the evolution of a cloud-native SaaS + AI platform (AWS/GCP, microservices, APIs, event-driven systems, data pipelines, ML pipelines). Partner with Product to translate industry and customer needs into technical roadmaps, balancing SaaS scalability with AI innovation. Establish engineering best practices across CI/CD, DevOps, ML Ops, testing, observability, and security. Build, mentor, and scale a team of engineers and data scientists. Ensure compliance, security, and high availability in all platform designs. Represent engineering in executive discussions and external partnerships. Qualifications 8–12+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 4+ years in leadership roles. Proven success designing and scaling enterprise-grade SaaS platforms. Experience leading teams in building and deploying AI/ML-powered applications. Cloud infrastructure Databases, data pipelines, monitoring, analytics AI/ML systems, MLOps, and model deployment at scale Security, compliance, and reliability engineering Mortgage technology or fintech background strongly preferred. Ability to balance hands-on technical leadership with organizational scaling. Better to have:
prior startup experience from Series A through Series C, with proven ability to scale engineering functions through rapid growth. What We Offer Competitive executive compensation (base + bonus + equity). Hybrid flexibility with HQ in Santa Clara, CA. Opportunity to define the SaaS + AI technology foundation of a company modernizing a multi-trillion-dollar industry. Seniority level
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Mountain View, CA $209,000.00-$343,000.00 1 day ago San Jose, CA $250,000.00-$300,000.00 1 week ago Sunnyvale, CA $208,000.00-$416,000.00 1 week ago San Jose, CA $207,500.00-$276,700.00 6 hours ago San Jose, CA $233,200.00-$311,300.00 2 days ago Menlo Park, CA $264,000.00-$342,000.00 2 weeks ago San Francisco Bay Area $210,375.00-$272,250.00 2 weeks ago Director, Data Analytics and Engineering
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