Fanvue is the fastest-growing creator monetisation platform in the creator economy. We are the leading AI-powered creator-first platform, designed to empower creators worldwide to directly monetise their audience. We’re on a mission to redefine the creator economy by empowering creators to connect, share, and earn more efficiently.
🎯 The RoleAs the Director of Engineering, you will be a pivotal leader responsible for guiding our engineering organisation through its next phase of hyper-growth. You will lead multiple engineering teams, managing managers and fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and rapid execution. This is a strategic role where you will own the technical roadmap, ensure our architecture scales to meet millions of creators' demands, and drive the delivery of innovative new product streams, particularly in our AI capabilities.
🚀 What You’ll Do:Lead, mentor, and grow multiple engineering teams and their managers.
Foster a high-performance culture based on ownership, technical excellence, and collaboration.
Define and own the technical roadmap in close partnership with Product and other key stakeholders.
Drive the planning and delivery of new features and product streams from ideation to launch.
Ensure our architecture is scalable, secure, and performs flawlessly for millions of users.
Implement and refine engineering processes to maximise efficiency and maintain high quality.
Play a key role in recruiting top-tier engineering talent.
Define clear career paths to support the growth and development of your teams.
Proven experience as a Director of Engineering or a senior Engineering Manager leading multiple teams.
A strong technical background and a deep understanding of software architecture, scalable systems, and modern development practices.
Deep expertise in our primary tech stack, with a strong focus on TypeScript.
Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with a track record of inspiring and empowering teams to achieve ambitious goals.
Experience in high-growth, consumer-facing platforms, ideally within the creator economy.
A strategic mindset with the ability to balance long-term vision with short-term execution.
A data-driven approach to decision-making and problem-solving.
Proficient in managing complex technical projects and navigating competing priorities.
You enjoy taking full ownership when implementing new flows and features.
You get energy from empowering and mentoring managers to lead their teams to success.
You are comfortable making key technical decisions and leading with a clear vision.
You can balance a drive for engineering excellence with pragmatic business goals and constraints.
You thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where priorities can shift quickly.
You need to be micro-managed in order to perform at your best.
You are not comfortable with defending your choices to cross-functional leaders.
You prefer to be hands-on with day-to-day code rather than empowering others.
You are resistant to change and prefer a slow, highly-structured environment
Named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025
Competitive salary, equity, and benefits package
Work with a talented, mission-driven team dedicated to empowering creators worldwide
A culture that values innovation, ownership, transparency, and speed
Unlimited holiday
Remote working
Flexible hours, according to the times you perform best
Budget for growth and wellbeing
