Director of Engineering, AI

the team along on the journey and earn credibility with senior ICs by showing, not just telling. Champion AI Production Excellence and Thought Leadership. As Dash0 is its own customer and power user, set the internal standards for AI production excellence. This role includes thought leadership on how production systems should be operated with the help of AI. What You Bring A proven track record building agentic AI products in production — you understand the profound difference between an internal chatbot and a productized agent that customers depend on for mission-critical work. Deep hands-on knowledge of agentic architectures: context management, tool use, eval frameworks, retrieval-augmented generation, and multi-step reasoning pipelines. A rigorous, systematic approach to AI quality: evals, regression checks, human-in-the-loop review, and production monitoring. Experience managing engineering teams of 15+ people, including managing managers, and building teams from the hiring bar through performance development. Strong cross-functional communication skills — you can align engineers, product managers, and executives around a shared direction and act as a true peer to Product. The discipline to focus: genuine curiosity about where AI is heading, combined with the judgment to pick one direction and finish it.

Nice to Have Experience with observability, distributed tracing, APM, or the OpenTelemetry ecosystem. A background as a hands-on ML or AI engineer before moving into engineering leadership. Familiarity with data pipelines and

the role of data quality in delivering high-quality AI experiences. Experience in a high-growth, venture-backed startup environment. Why Dash0 This is a unique opportunity to help build a generational company. Dash0 is backed by top-tier investors including Balderton Capital, Accel and Cherry Ventures and led by a founding team with decades of experience in observability. We're in the middle of a massive growth phase after our Series B — and we're just getting started. If you're looking for a place where a great product meets great people, where momentum is real and your impact is visible from day one — this is it. What we offer: Competitive salary & meaningful equity participation — you'll own part of what you're building Flexible, remote-first work environment with offices in New York, Amsterdam, and Munich €60/month phone & internet allowance Location-specific

benefits Collaborative, fast-moving team culture with a builder mindset Clear path for career growth and development Direct access to founders and leadership

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