As the first Engineering Director, you will lead the Ticketing and Platform teams to scale infrastructure that protects pedestrians. You’ll oversee the portals used by law enforcement, global integrations, and cloud foundations. This is a pivotal role transforming early-stage velocity into production-grade systems for a mission-critical safety platform.
Engineering Director at Obvio
Join Obvio as Engineering Director to lead the mission of ending preventable traffic deaths through AI-powered infrastructure. As our first Engineering Director, you will lead the Ticketing and Platform teams, scaling the mission-critical systems that law enforcement and drivers rely on daily. This is a rare opportunity to build a world-class engineering organization from the ground up while saving lives on a global scale.
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Location
San Carlos, United States
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Obvio
Role overview
Obvio is a startup that develops AI-powered automated safety systems to improve road safety and prevent traffic accidents. They provide solar-powered cameras that detect driver wrongdoings such as stop-sign violations and phone use. These cameras can be paired with signs for real-time feedback, inform officers on patrol locations, and enable automatic enforcement. Obvio works with municipalities to measure driving patterns, educate drivers through community campaigns, and enforce unsafe behaviors. The company has deployed its technology in several U.S. cities and raised $22 million in venture capital to expand.
What you will do
- Manage and mentor a global, distributed team of engineers while setting the cultural tone and bar for high-velocity execution.
- Architect and mature core systems including law enforcement portals, payment infrastructure, and a resilient cloud foundation on AWS.
- Define and implement rigorous engineering standards for code reviews, testing, and CI/CD to ensure system observability and 24/7 reliability.
Who this is a fit for
- Possesses 5+ years of managerial grit leading engineering teams through the ambiguity and high-pressure scaling of early-stage startups.
- Brings 12+ years of technical depth in web-based applications, ideally with experience in Python, React, and cloud-native architecture.
- Demonstrates a proven track record of modernizing legacy systems and building an operational on-call culture where uptime is a primary product feature.
Why this role is remarkable
- Lead the technical evolution of a platform already proven to reduce reckless driving by 50% in early partner cities.
- Join a high-pedigree founding team that previously scaled Motive’s AI dashcam business to $100M+ in revenue, now backed by Bain Capital.
- Shape the entire engineering culture and organizational design of a mission-driven company at a critical Series A inflection point.
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