Director of Engineering, Integrations

Who We Are

Our client is a late-stage venture-backed financial technology company based in Southern California. Everything starts and ends with their mission: being the payment partner of choice for veterinary practices and helping pet parents access the care their animals need without financial barriers.

Driven by award-winning technology, our client has become one of the fastest growing financing providers in veterinary care, with a partner network of 15,000+ practices across the U.S. and Canada.

Our client has two main products:

Client Financing Platform: Point-of-sale client-facing lending, including a buy-now-pay-later offering and longer-term payment plans.

Integrated Payment Processing: Payment processing that integrates directly with veterinary practice management software.

The company is built on transforming the way pet healthcare payments are handled and is looking for innovators who want to help shape the future of veterinary care financing.

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About the Role

Our client is seeking an experienced Director of Engineering to lead their Integrations team as they scale platform connectivity across multiple surfaces.

You will be responsible for architecting and delivering robust integration solutions across a Google Chrome Extension, on-premise desktop application, and a growing portfolio of practice management software integrations.

This role combines hands-on technical leadership with people management, overseeing a team of approximately 7–8 engineers.

While the company is based in Southern California, the team operates as a distributed organization, and applicants across the U.S. and internationally are welcome. Candidates must be available 7am–12pm PST for collaboration hours.

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What You'll Do

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Define and evolve the technical architecture for the integrations platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability across Chrome Extension, desktop, and API surfaces

• Establish architectural patterns and best practices for integration development that enable rapid, consistent delivery

• Partner with fellow engineering leaders to strategize and execute large-scale technical initiatives and architectural improvements

• Make critical build-vs-buy decisions for integration infrastructure and tooling, including evaluating new AI methodologies and agent-based workflows

• Drive technical strategy for cloud-based, on-premise, and API integrations including REST/GraphQL design, authentication patterns, webhooks, AI usage, and data synchronization

• Ensure security and compliance standards across integration touchpoints, particularly for on-premise deployments

Team Leadership & Development

• Manage, mentor, and grow a team of 7–8 engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaboration

• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning

• Support hiring, onboarding, and skills development initiatives

• Create an environment where engineers can do their best work and grow their careers

Delivery & Execution

• Own the roadmap and delivery of integration features and new API partnerships

• Maintain familiarity with the codebase and occasionally participate in code reviews or updates

• Balance priorities across Chrome Extension improvements, desktop application stability, and new API integrations

• Establish metrics and monitoring to ensure integration reliability and performance

• Partner with Product, Sales, and Customer Success to prioritize integration opportunities based on business value and customer impact

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Product Management to translate customer needs into technical solutions

• Occasionally collaborate with enterprise partners on integration architecture and feedback

• Coordinate with other engineering teams to ensure seamless integration with core platform capabilities

• Support enterprise customer implementations and troubleshoot complex integration issues with Sales and Customer Success

• Engage with external partners and vendors to support API integrations

AI Strategy & Adoption

• Drive the integration of AI and agentic workflows into the integrations platform

• Identify opportunities to automate data ingestion, mapping, and synchronization across integration surfaces

• Evaluate emerging AI tools, frameworks, and methodologies to accelerate development and improve reliability

• Champion AI-first thinking across the engineering team so integrations are designed with AI capabilities in mind

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What We're Looking For

Required Experience

• Experience building integrations with non-API-first, fragmented systems (e.g., legacy or healthcare platforms), including designing normalized extraction pipelines to handle unstructured or inconsistent data where clean APIs do not exist.

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on integrations, APIs, or platform engineering

• 3+ years of engineering management experience leading teams of 5–10 engineers

• Deep expertise in API design and development (REST, GraphQL, webhooks, authentication patterns)

• Strong architectural experience designing scalable integration platforms

• Experience with browser extension development (Chrome/Firefox) and understanding of extension architecture

• Background in desktop application development, ideally with on-premise deployment experience

• Experience building integrations with complex third-party systems

• Experience leading the adoption of AI/ML capabilities within engineering teams, including integrating LLMs or AI agents into production workflows

• Demonstrated ability to identify where AI can improve engineering velocity, product quality, or customer outcomes

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Technical Skills

• Deep understanding of API integration patterns, data synchronization strategies, and error handling

• Experience with modern backend technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, React, GCP, PostgreSQL, BigQuery, ElectronJS (C# is a plus)

• Strong knowledge of authentication protocols (OAuth 2.0, SAML, API keys)

• Experience with database design and data modeling for integration scenarios

• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and deployment practices

• Knowledge of security best practices, particularly for enterprise and on-premise environments

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Leadership Qualities

• Proven ability to build, lead, and scale high-performing engineering teams

• Experience leading distributed, cross-timezone teams

• Strong technical communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders

• Ability to balance technical debt with feature delivery

• Track record of improving engineering processes and team effectiveness

• Collaborative approach with the ability to influence across teams

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Nice to Have

• Experience in Agile or high-growth environments

• Background working with enterprise customers

• Experience building developer-facing platforms or APIs

• Contributions to open-source integration frameworks or tools

• Familiarity with compliance standards such as SOC 2, GDPR, or HIPAA

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Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary: $200,000 – $250,000 depending on experience and location

• Remote-first environment with optional office access in Southern California

• Unlimited PTO

• Healthcare coverage

• 401(k) match

• Cell phone reimbursement

• Professional development and learning resources

• Equity participation aligned with company growth

• Generous parental leave