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Director, Engineering, Compliance

IruMiami5h ago

About Iru

Iru is the AI-powered security & IT platform used by the world’s fastest-growing companies to secure their users, apps, and devices. Built for the AI era, Iru unifies identity & access, endpoint security & management, and compliance automation—collapsing the stack and giving IT & security time and control back.

Iru is backed by some of the smartest investors in tech—General Catalyst, Tiger Global, Felicis, Greycroft, and First Round Capital. In July 2024, Iru raised $100 million from General Catalyst, valuing the company at $850 million. Customers include Notion, Cursor, Lovable, Replit, and Mercor, and Iru partners with industry leaders such as ServiceNow and AWS. Iru was named to Forbes’ America’s Best Startup Employers 2025 list for employee engagement and satisfaction.

The Opportunity:

We’re seeking a Director of Engineering to lead our growing Compliance organization, driving technical strategy, scalability, and innovation across multiple compliance-related products and teams at varying stages of development. You’ll play a key role in growing and maturing our suite of Compliance products by mentoring engineering talent, establishing and scaling new product teams within the business unit, and ensuring strong technical execution. As a strategic partner to the GM of Compliance and the executive leadership team, you’ll help shape company-wide decisions that define engineering priorities and technical investments.

How You Will Make a Difference Day to Day:

Drive Technical Vision: Develop and implement a cohesive technical strategy that ensures scalability, reusability, and technical excellence.

Lead and Develop Teams: Mentor engineering managers and individual contributors while fostering a high-performing, collaborative culture.

Ensure Scalable Systems: Champion the development of scalable, efficient, and sustainable engineering practices.

Oversee AI Implementations: Ensure the responsible implementation of AI technologies to enhance platform capabilities and user insights.

Streamline Integrations: Improve the quality and speed of third-party integrations through the development of reusable services and enterprise-grade APIs.

Support Growth Initiatives: Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to develop features that simplify customer adoption, retention, and expansion.

Inspire Innovation: Champion a culture of innovation by driving initiatives such as hackathons, cross-team technical showcases, and exploration of emerging technologies.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

7-10 years of experience in increasingly responsible roles, with at least 5+ years of team leadership in a complex global business environment.

Proven ability to manage large engineering teams, including managers of managers.

Domain expertise in one or more of the following: enterprise SaaS, developer platforms, large-scale data systems, IoT.

Strong history of improving engineering excellence maturity across multiple teams

Demonstrated track record of delivering highly scalable platforms within enterprise environments, focusing on performance and exceptional user experiences.

Proven success in hiring, retaining, and developing engineering talent, with a demonstrated commitment to creating a cohesive team environment.

History of establishing and leveraging positive relationships with product management and design partners.

Required to work on-site 3x a week in our Miami office (Coral Gables).

Nice to haves, but NOT required:

Expertise in scalable architecture, including microservices, event-driven systems, and distributed computing at scale.

Strong understanding of data systems, including data pipelines, observability tools, and real-time data processing.

Experience leading engineering efforts in a rapidly scaling environment, balancing technical excellence with business agility.

Familiarity with compliance and security best practices for platform engineering, especially in regulated industries (e.g., GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001).

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary

Hybrid work environment (3 days in office per week)

100% individual and dependent medical + dental + vision coverage

401(K) with a 4% company match

20 days PTO

Iru Wellness Week the first week in July

Equity for full-time employees

In-office lunch stipend provided

Up to 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents

Paid Family and Medical Leave

Modern Health mental health benefits for individuals and dependents

Fertility benefits

Working Advantage employee discounts

Onsite fitness center

Free parking

Exciting opportunities for career growth

We are excited to be serving a significant need for a fast-growing market, and are proud of the high-performing team we have brought together so far. If you’re someone who wants to engage in new, exciting projects that will challenge your skills in the best way possible, we would love to connect with you.

At Iru, we believe in fostering an inclusive environment in which employees feel encouraged to share their unique perspectives, leverage their strengths, and act authentically. We know that diverse teams are strong teams, and welcome those from all backgrounds and varying experiences.

Iru is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, protected veteran or military status or any other status protected by applicable law. #LI-Hybrid

Director, Engineering, Compliance

How You Will Make a Difference Day to Day:

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

Nice to haves, but NOT required:

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