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Director of Engineering Jobs & Career Guide

What 216 live Director of Engineering postings ask for: skills, experience, pay and the employers hiring, measured from the postings.

Open roles
216
Employers
149
Remote
19%
Typical pay
$180k–360k
Verified live (7d)
203

Pay is advertised by 41% of these postings (88 of 216 in USD), so read it as what is offered rather than what is paid.

Pay by experience

Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD

ExperienceMedianPostings
3–5 years$142k10
6–9 years$220k14
10+ years$221k46

Skills in demand

Across 128 director of engineering postings that named at least one skill

Experience asked for

Minimum years named in the posting · 161 postings stated one

0–2 years
6.2%
3–5 years
19%
6–9 years
18%
10+ years
57%

Work arrangement

Where the work is done · 109 postings stated one

Remote
35%
Hybrid
42%
On-site
23%

Education

The floor the posting sets · 53 postings stated one

High school
5.7%
Bachelor's
85%
Master's
5.7%
Doctorate
3.8%

Employers hiring for this

Currently open

All 216 open roles

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