Camunda is the leader in enterprise agentic automation, orchestrating complex business processes, including high-value knowledge work, across agents, people, and systems. By creating production-ready, enterprise-grade agents with built-in governance, Camunda uniquely delivers trusted AI agents for business-critical processes. Over 700 leading innovators like Atlassian, ING, and Vodafone, rely on Camunda to slash time-to-value from months to days, boost operational efficiency, and elevate customer experiences.
As a fully remote, global company, we’re rewriting the rules of modern business. Named GP Bullhound’s 2024 Top 100 Next Unicorn list, certified as a Great Place to Work, and recognized by Flexa for true flexibility, we’re growing fast and looking for top talent to join our team. If you’re excited to do meaningful work and make real impact, keep reading, this role could be the one you’ve been waiting for.
About the Role
We’re hiring for a Director of Engineering focused on our Task Automation team, reporting to the Senior Director of Core Application Development. The Task Automation team comprises three teams, and focuses on our automation,modeling, connectors, and AI enablement capabilities. The task and process automation is integral to our long term strategy and this role will play a key part in defining our strategy.
We have an evolving roadmap for the product and these teams that is as ambitious as customers are. The successful candidate will be ready to help guide these teams, improve delivery processes, and provide input on architectural direction. The team is currently ~30 people, including 3 managers.
At Camunda, our Product Management, Design, and Engineering teams have strong partnerships. You’ll work with your peers in those groups to define the product direction, deliverables, and timelines.
What you'll be doing:
Drive the overall strategic direction of the Task Automation group in collaboration with Design and Product Management
Engage with architectural decisions and ensure we target high standards for code quality, security, and scalability
Help the engineering managers reporting to you develop their careers
Champion sustainable incident response blameless retrospectives, taking a holistic approach to problem solving during production events
Navigate occasional customer requests or escalations
What you bring:
Ability and/or willingness to use our product
You must have been a manager of managers previously
Deep experience building customer applications
Ability to engage in technical conversations related to the product. It’s fine if you’re not coding, but you must be able to engage meaningfully with the team.
Nice-to-haves:
Experience in a fast growing start-up
Experience scaling teams and processes
Experience with process orchestration/automation
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What We Have to Offer:
Compensation
We offer competitive, fair, and transparent compensation. Salary ranges are location-based, with Standard and Major markets (global tech hubs) reflecting local competition.
The Annual Total Target Cash (base salary + 100% variable target, where applicable) shown below spans from the minimum in a Standard market to the maximum in a Major market. Final offers depend on skills, experience, and location, and we typically hire in the first half of the range to allow room for growth:
United States:
Germany:
United Kingdom:
Singapore:
If you’re based elsewhere, you’ll be hired via Remote.com (our global employer partner), and your Talent Acquisition Partner will provide a personalized Total Rewards Calculator after your first interview.
Equity: We also offer equity (where applicable) through our Virtual Stock Option Plan (VSOP).
Benefits & Perks
We invest in your wellbeing, growth, and ability to connect, along with perks that support you no matter where you’re based. Our benefits are globally designed and locally delivered where applicable.
Remote & Flexible: Work from anywhere with the setup that suits you, home office budget, co-working space support, and flexible time off to recharge when you need it.
In Person Connection: We invest in meaningful face time through our Annual Kickoff (Vienna in 2025, Madrid in 2026!), team offsites, and Camundi Connection Budgets, including contributing to meetups while travelling,, and local gatherings with fellow Camundi.
Health & Wellbeing: Access locally tailored healthcare, Modern Health for global mental wellbeing, and an annual fitness reimbursement.
Financial Security: Retirement and pension plans (often with company contributions), plus life and disability insurance where relevant.
Professional Growth: Up to $/€/£1,000 per year for self-driven learning: courses, certifications, books, you decide!
More of what we offer globally & in your country can be found here.
”Everyone is welcome at Camunda” — it’s a celebrated component of our culture. We strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our people. At Camunda, we honour diverse cultures and backgrounds and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other protected characteristics under applicable law. We are looking forward to your application!
Come join us and be part of Camunda’s incredible journey: Make an impact at a pivotal moment in our story!
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