Director of Engineering

About the Role

Tintri is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead all product engineering efforts across TxOS (VMstore), TGC (Tintri Global Center), and Cloud Engine. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for engineering execution, organizational health, process standardization, and delivery predictability. You'll build and lead high-performing teams, establish a modern SDLC, and serve as the primary engineering partner to Product Management and Executive leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end engineering delivery for all Tintri product lines including TxOS, TGC, and TCE
• Lead, grow, and mentor engineering managers and senior individual contributors
• Drive adoption of a modern SDLC including Atlassian toolchain (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket) and CI/CD
• Establish and track engineering KPIs: DORA metrics, sprint velocity, defect density, and cycle time
• Partner with Product Management on roadmap planning, trade-off decisions, and resource allocation
• Own technical debt prioritization and architectural modernization roadmap
• Ensure engineering compliance with SSDF and security policies
• Manage engineering budget, headcount planning, and vendor relationships
• Represent Engineering in executive reviews, customer escalations, and investor discussions
• Own the 30-60-90 day toolchain and process modernization program

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, 4+ in engineering leadership
• Proven track record delivering enterprise infrastructure or storage software
• Experience managing distributed teams across multiple product lines simultaneously
• Deep familiarity with Agile/Scrum, CI/CD, DevOps practices
• Hands-on experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo)
• Strong understanding of systems software: Linux, NFS/SMB storage, VMware virtualization
• Experience migrating teams from legacy toolchains to modern platforms
• Excellent communication skills with both engineers and executives
• Experience with SSDF, SOC2, or similar security compliance frameworks preferred
• Background in hardware/software co-design environments a strong plus

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