Job Description
Job DescriptionAbout IdeaRoomIdeaRoom is a growth-stage software company that builds interactive 3D product configurators that help building manufacturers and dealers sell complex, customizable products online. We work with a wide range of businesses across North America, combining visual technology with practical business tools to streamline highly-qualified lead generation, sales quoting, building purchases, and customer engagement. Our headquarters is located in Boise, ID and we are a remote first company.
About the RoleThis is a people first Director role focused on coaching, execution, and building reliable engineering practices that deliver product outcomes. We prize craftsmanship and measurable results and we expect leaders to help teams deliver work that truly helps customers. Leadership follows knowledge here, so you will empower people with the expertise to lead work, and you will model inclusive, remote friendly leadership that promotes learning and accountability. You will succeed at IdeaRoom if you are a people first leader, trusted and appreciated as a manager, mentor and advocate, and will drive process and consistency.What You’ll Do
- Manage and develop the engineering team, run one on ones, professional development, promotions, and career plans.
- Coach and mentor engineers, create repeatable career development programs and run manager development so teams advance and retain top talent.
- Own engineering execution, including sprint planning, capacity planning, retrospectives, release management and flow metrics.
- Collaborate closely with Product on backlog grooming, prioritization and acceptance criteria.
- Define and enforce standards for code quality, testing, CI/CD, observability, incident response and architecture choices that balance speed and reliability.
- Improve developer experience, training, documentation and onboarding so teams move faster with less friction.
- Partner with Product and Customer Experience to ensure engineering work delivers measurable customer value.
- Foster a remote first engineering culture that promotes empathy, clear communication and continuous learning, hiring and implementing practices that keep teammates connected.
What We’re Looking For
- More than seven years as a software engineer, with deep experience managing engineering teams for SaaS platforms.
- Proven coach and people developer with concrete examples of promotions and growth.
- Proven ability to lead agile teams and execute high-quality delivery processes.
- Hands on familiarity with modern web stacks and cloud operations, including Node, React, Redux, TypeScript and AWS or similar platforms. Three.js and 3D experience is a plus.
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience, or a demonstrable track record of technical leadership.
Why this role is greatYou will be the leader engineers trust and appreciate, the coach they grow with, and the execution leader who turns product priorities into reliable delivery and sustained team growth. IdeaRoom is a compact, high performance team that invests in learning and rewards ownership.
Culture and the engineering teamIdeaRoom is a remote first, people first team that values curiosity, collaboration, humility and respect. We take pride in shipping high quality work that makes a difference for our customers. We work hard and celebrate our wins. We value thoughtful, respectful collaboration where people are encouraged to speak up and learn. We invest in your growth and well being.We stay intentionally a little quirky, with lively chat channels for music, cooking, pets and more. We have a strong appreciation for outdoor life, from hiking and backpacking to snowboarding and skiing, whether near our Boise-based HQ or wherever our remote teammates live.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.