Director of Engineering

Position Overview

Location: Detroit, MI. Benzinga is transforming from a financial media publisher into an innovative fintech platform backed by Beringer Capital. We’re building AI-integrated solutions that deliver real value to financial professionals and retail investors. As the Director of Engineering, you will lead our engineering team through a critical growth phase by overseeing technical strategy, team development, and execution of systems that power real-time financial data processing for millions of traders. Reporting to the CTO, this hands-on leadership role requires both strategic vision and technical depth to earn the respect of senior engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Define technical vision and roadmap aligned with Benzinga's transformation into a data platform company; architect scalable systems handling thousands of operations per second with low latency.
• Lead, hire, and develop engineering managers and teams; foster a culture of ownership, quality, and innovation.
• Deliver mission-critical products including Benzinga Pro platform enhancements, API reliability improvements, and new AI trading features while maintaining 99.9%+ uptime.
• Partner across functions with Product, Sales, and Executive leadership to align engineering priorities with business objectives and communicate technical trade-offs.
• Manage engineering budget and resources, optimize developer productivity, track KPIs (cycle time, deployment frequency, quality metrics), and demonstrate ROI on technology investments.
• Ensure security, compliance, and data accuracy in systems handling sensitive financial information; maintain code quality and technical standards across the organization.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering leadership.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, real-time data processing, APIs, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or equivalent).
• Fintech or high-frequency data experience: background building financial data platforms, trading systems, or comparable real-time infrastructure.
• Track record scaling teams and systems from startup to enterprise; experience with rapid headcount and revenue growth.
• Strong communication skills: ability to present to executives/boards, translate technical decisions for business audiences, and align cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Startup or venture-backed company experience navigating rapid scaling and growth.
• Platform ecosystem understanding: experience building API-first businesses with partner integrations.

Benefits & Perks

• Salary: TBD
• Performance bonus: Annual bonus tied to company and team performance.
• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k).
• Professional development: Conference attendance, training budget, speaking/thought leadership opportunities.
• Work flexibility: Hybrid arrangement available.