No pay postedSep 7
Engineering · Synced from public postings
Director of Engineering jobs.
229 roles open across 104 companies - closed listings pulled, and pay shown exactly as the employer posted it. Apply to any of them with one LandEarly profile, tailored per posting.
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- Base pay shown where stated
- Closed roles removed
Open director of engineering roles
Live229
18 posted this week · 104 companies hiring
Posted todayOver 60 days old
How old the open roles are, not how many get posted - our board coverage has grown over the last year, so a week-by-week series would measure us rather than the market. Snapshot taken September 2026.
229 open director of engineering roles across 104 companies, with 18 posted this week. Posted base pay runs $190k–$270k across the middle half. Top hiring: Experian, Penn State University (Academic), Assembly.
The board
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Level sets the scope and the pay band; work model decides whether you’re eligible at all. Both are on every card, so you can rule roles out before opening a single description.
Level
Model
Where
Posted
Showing 12 of 120 roles · 229 open in total
No pay postedSep 4
$167–202kbase postedSep 4
Carnegie Mellon University · Executive · Workday
Pittsburgh, PA
No pay postedSep 4
$306–360kbase postedSep 3
Oura · Executive · Greenhouse
Hybrid - San Francisco, California; TBD
No pay postedSep 3
No pay postedSep 3
$225–275kbase postedSep 3
Experian · Executive · SmartRecruiters
RemoteUnited States, UNITED STATES
$181–326kbase postedSep 3
Experian · Executive · SmartRecruiters
RemoteUnited States, UNITED STATES
$181–326kbase postedSep 3
No pay postedSep 2
$306–360kbase postedSep 2
The board carries the 120 most recent of 229 open director of engineering roles - the other 109 are in the full member search. The city chips read the employer’s own location line; a listing that names no city we can resolve stays searchable but sits out of them.
Open to remote only? 36 of the 70 director of engineering listings that publish a work model came back remote-first, and 19 more are hybrid. The other 159 say nothing either way - that field is one only some boards publish.
Posted pay only - no estimates
What 73 of these listings actually printed.
Every figure here comes from a live posting with a stated annual base range. Nothing is modelled, inferred, or averaged in from a survey - which is also why the sample is smaller than the board.
Base salary distribution
Count of listings by posted base midpoint, on the same axis the rungs beside it are drawn against.
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$0k$75k$150k$225k$300k$375k$450k$525k
The $225k–$300k band alone holds 27 of the 73 priced listings.
What each rung pays
The middle 50% of posted base at each level, and how many listings that band is drawn from.
Senior7$117k–$176k
Executive66$195k–$285k
$190k
25th pct
$234k
Median
$270k
75th pct
By city
Where the openings actually are.
Every city with at least five open director of engineering roles, each its own board. Counts are what that page holds right now.
By country
Hiring beyond the US.
Every country with at least five open director of engineering roles, each its own board. Counts are what that page holds right now.
Same role, different question.
What it pays, where it's remote, and how the whole field is trending.
Director of Engineering salary breakdown
Percentiles by level and metro, with the sample size behind every number and a note where it is thin.
Remote director of engineering jobsThe 36 postings that came back remote-first, with the geography each employer will actually hire in kept on the card.
Engineering job marketHiring volume, top employers and pay direction across every role in the field.
Questions
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About Director of Engineering roles
The Director of Engineering job market currently shows 227 open positions across 103 hiring companies, based on current postings data. With 23 new roles posted in the past week, hiring activity for this leadership-level engineering role appears active, though the pace of new postings relative to total openings suggests a steady rather than rapidly accelerating market. Compensation data drawn from posted listings indicates a median salary of $234,184, with a 25th percentile of $190,000 and a 75th percentile of $270,054, reflecting a fairly wide range that likely accounts for differences in company size, industry, and geographic location. Among the organizations currently recruiting for this role, Experian, Penn State University (both in its general listing and as an academic institution), Assembly, and Celonis appear as top hiring companies according to available data. The presence of a university among the top hirers suggests that Director of Engineering roles in this dataset span both traditional technology and corporate sectors as well as academic or research-oriented environments. With 103 distinct companies hiring across 227 roles, the market does not appear to be concentrated among a small number of employers, indicating opportunities may be distributed across a range of industries. Overall, the data suggests a moderately sized, ongoing hiring market for this senior engineering leadership position, with compensation figures indicating a role that commands a substantial salary range, consistent with its seniority. Job seekers and employers alike can use these figures as a general benchmark, though individual listings should be consulted for role-specific details, as compensation and requirements likely vary based on company, industry, and location.
What skills are most in demand for Director of Engineering roles?
The provided data does not specify particular technical or leadership skills sought by employers. Based on current postings, individuals interested in this role should review individual job listings from companies such as Experian, Assembly, and Celonis for specific skill requirements, as this varies by employer and industry.
What is the typical salary range for a Director of Engineering?
According to available data, the median salary is $234,184, with a 25th percentile of $190,000 and a 75th percentile of $270,054. This range suggests that compensation for this role varies notably depending on factors such as company and location, based on current postings.
Which companies are currently hiring the most Directors of Engineering?
Based on current postings, the top hiring companies include Experian, Penn State University (listed both generally and as an academic institution), Assembly, and Celonis. These organizations appear most frequently among the 103 companies currently posting openings for this role.
How competitive is the Director of Engineering job market right now?
With 227 open positions across 103 companies and 23 new roles posted in the past week, the market appears to have a steady level of activity based on current postings. The relatively broad distribution of openings across many companies suggests candidates may find opportunities across a range of industries rather than a highly concentrated pool of employers.
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