Director of Engineering

ClassWallet, a leading financial technology company in the United States, is seeking to hire a Director of Engineering to join our team. ClassWallet is a financial technology company serving agencies delegated responsibility to manage public funds. Agencies use ClassWallet to get public funds to the right people, and ensure the funds are used for the right purpose. ClassWallet's suite of products and services empowers agency administrators to dramatically increase efficiency of funds distribution and spend compliance, reduce programmatic costs, maximize the full potential impact of the program, and satisfy the needs and expectations of policymakers, constituents and public reporting. ClassWallet has processed over $3.5 Billion to date and serves public agencies across 33 states. The Company has developed an industry-defining digital wallet solution which has gained rapid traction among state and local agencies and school districts across America. ClassWallet ranks as the 61st fastest growing software company on the prestigious Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies and the 21st fastest growing financial technology company on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 in 2023. While the Company delivers immense business value, the social impact of ClassWallet is a fabric that runs through its mission and corporate culture. As a result of ClassWallet's innovation, public programs run with exponentially more efficiency and the impact and breadth of the programs for the individuals they serve is dramatically higher. This mission compliments the Company mission-based culture with focus on gratitude and work-life balance. About The Role We are looking for a Director of Engineering to lead our engineering team and drive the technical execution of ClassWallet's product roadmap. This is a people-first leadership role for someone who is equally energized by building high-performing teams and staying close enough to the technology to make smart strategic decisions. You will partner closely with our Directors of Engineering Operations, Product, and Architecture to translate business priorities into delivery plans, and you will be a champion for engineering excellence, AI-forward development practices, and a culture where engineers do their best work. What You'll Do Team Leadership & People Development • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 10-15 software engineers across multiple experience levels, with a focus on retention, career development, and high performance • Conduct regular 1:1s, quarterly performance reviews, and individual goal-setting conversations tied to both team goals and personal growth • Build a strong engineering culture — one that values ownership, continuous learning, problem solving, and accountability • Partner with HR and recruiting to attract, hire, and onboard top engineering talent • Address performance issues directly, fairly, and promptly, using structured frameworks and clear documentation Delivery & Execution • Partner with Engineering Operations to champion continuous flow principles, ensuring capacity optimization, throughput, and predictability across the team • Remove blockers, manage dependencies, and ensure engineers have what they need to execute without unnecessary friction • Partner with Engineering Operations to leverage actionable flow metrics — including cycle time, deployment frequency, bug escape rate, and MTTR — to identify bottlenecks, drive continuous improvement, and support team health • Partner with the Director of Architecture on technical direction and ensure your team has the context and resources to execute architectural decisions effectively AI-Powered Product Development • Lead the engineering delivery of AI-powered product features, working closely with Product and Architecture to scope, prioritize, and ship AI capabilities that create real user value • Ensure your team has the skills, tooling, and processes to build and maintain AI/ML-integrated features on the ClassWallet platform — including LLM integrations, intelligent automation, and data-driven workflows • Maintain a working understanding of AI product development patterns (prompt engineering, RAG, API integration, model evaluation) sufficient to make informed scoping and build-vs-buy decisions AI-Augmented Development Process • Champion the adoption of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, AI-powered testing and code review) across the engineering team • Establish best practices and guardrails for responsible AI tool usage — including code quality standards, security review, and IP considerations. • Identify and implement AI-driven process improvements across the SDLC: automated testing, intelligent CI/CD, documentation generation, and developer productivity tooling • Track and report on AI tooling ROI in terms of developer velocity, code quality, and team satisfaction Strategic Planning & Roadmap • Represent engineering capacity, constraints, and delivery reality