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Director of Engineering jobs: 153 open roles

Open director of engineering jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Listings that state pay show a median of $249,000 a year.

The market for director of engineering work

Every figure names its source. Skills and AI-skill shares describe the whole Engineering function this title sits in. Outlook, pay and AI-use figures are for the government category “Architectural and engineering managers”, the closest occupation to this title.

Verified open director of engineering jobs
153

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Median pay in listings that state it
$249,000

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Employment outlook
Projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035 (faster than average).

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035.

National median pay, all levels
$171,270

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025.

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Openings a year nationally, growth plus replacement
14,900

Source: BLS Employment Projections.

AI use at work
AI use among architectural and engineering managers is little observed so far.

Source: Anthropic Economic Index.

Engineering openings that ask for AI skills
8%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Engineering openings that are remote
3%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. python10%
  2. 2. project management5%
  3. 3. linux4%
  4. 4. c++4%
  5. 5. aws4%
  6. 6. agile4%
  7. 7. supply chain4%
  8. 8. procurement3%

AI skills worth building for this work

  1. 1. ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
  2. 2. LLM application engineering
  3. 3. RAG and vector search
  4. 4. Model fine-tuning
  5. 5. Model training and deep learning
  6. 6. MLOps

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Open director of engineering jobs

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Director of Engineering salary

The middle half of director of engineering listings that state pay run from $200,000 to $296,500. See the full director of engineering salary breakdown.

Engineering jobs in the rankings

Rankings about engineering jobs

Engineering jobs · Top Engineering employers · All rankings

Where director of engineering jobs are

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Director of Engineering jobs by city and state

Employers hiring director of engineerings

  • Energy Innovation 9
  • Harnham 3
  • Careers | Roberts Recruiting 3
  • GAI Consultants 2
  • Hover 2
  • Hadrian 2
  • Adobe 2
  • Real Ventures 2
  • Marriott International 2
  • SeatGeek 2

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