Senior Director, Engineering
The big picture: Axios is a modern media company built around clarity, trust, and smart, essential coverage. As AI reshapes how companies operate, Axios has an opportunity to become more AI-native in how we build products, improve workflows, and help teams move faster with better judgment. We are hiring a Sr. Director of Engineering to lead the people, systems, and practices behind reliable products.
Why it matters: This leader will develop engineering managers and senior technical leaders while closely guiding teams using AI to build and experiment. Working closely with the CTO, you will turn company technology direction into clear engineering decisions and execution.
Go deeper: The role spans engineering across Axios products, platforms, and workflows, from our CMS and axios.com to newsletters, Local products, internal tools, and systems supporting the Newsroom and business teams. Product, Newsroom, and business leaders set the goals. Engineering builds the systems and capabilities that help achieve them. The right leader will speed decisions, shorten the path from idea to product, spot risks early, and escalate issues before they grow. Responsibilities include:
- Partner closely with the CTO and engineering leaders to shape engineering strategy and technical direction.
- Lead and deve
