Director Engineering - Infrastructure
Federato
Remote
Europe
principal
August 6, 2026
$100k+
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Job Description
Federato is on a mission to defend the right to efficient equitable insurance for all.
We enable insurers to provide affordable coverage to people and organizations facing the issues of today - the climate crisis cyber-attacks social inflation etc.
Our vision is understood and well funded by those behind Salesforce Veeva Zoom Box etc.
Federato is the only AI-native platform that spans the full policy lifecycle and changes the way insurance work gets done.
Better decisioning is built-in not bolted on: insurers' unique portfolio goals strategies rules and appetite are part of the workflow so underwriters win the right deals faster.
From the moment a submission hits an underwriter’s inbox AI is put to work triaging submissions with a focus on high-appetite business delivering real-time feedback on the portfolio and consolidating workflows into a single proven system.
Federato drives better business outcomes.
Role Overview
Our Infrastructure team is responsible for the platform that powers everything we build.
From cloud infrastructure and site reliability to security this team ensures our platform is scalable reliable secure and cost-efficient as we continue to grow.
You'll lead a senior highly technical team that partners closely with Engineering Product and Customer teams to build the operational foundation that enables the rest of the company to move quickly and confidently.
As our Director of Infrastructure you'll own both our Infrastructure/SRE and Security functions while helping shape the long-term technical strategy for the platform.
This is an opportunity for a leader who enjoys building teams improving engineering execution and remaining technically engaged without needing to be the primary architect or hands-on contributor.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Lead and grow the Infrastructure organization overseeing both our SRE/Infrastructure and Security teams while fostering a high-performing engineering culture.
- Partner with senior technical leaders to evolve our cloud infrastructure improving platform reliability scalability developer productivity and operational efficiency.
- Drive the team's roadmap and execution proactively identifying opportunities to mature processes improve delivery and reduce operational risk.
- Represent the Infrastructure organization with executive leadership and customers serving as a trusted technical leader internally and externally.
- Remain technically engaged by reviewing architecture providing technical guidance and occasionally contributing code when appropriate.
Who We Hope You Are:
- 8+ years of engineering experience with at least 5 years leading high-performing infrastructure platform SRE or DevOps engineering teams.
- Experience managing senior and Staff-level engineers while creating an environment where experienced technical leaders can thrive.
- Strong background building and operating cloud infrastructure for B2B enterprise SaaS products ideally within high-growth startup environments.
- Able to balance strategic leadership with technical credibility including participating in architectural reviews and technical discussions.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills with experience partnering across engineering executive leadership and customer-facing teams.
Bonus Points For:
- Experience leading both Infrastructure and Security organizations.
- Experience scaling engineering teams through periods of rapid company growth.
- Proven success driving cloud cost optimization initiatives while improving platform reliability and performance.
- Experience building operational excellence through improved engineering processes incident management and reliability practices.
$250 000 - $275 000 a year
Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate location experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.
Total compensation package includes stock options benefits and additional perks.
Here at Federato your capabilities are important but culture fit is essential.
We move fast are eager to listen to our users take a first principles approach to solving problems and value learning and the ability to change our minds.
Most importantly we're here to have fun.
Our ability to make a difference starts with our people.
We would love to work with you!
We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin sex gender expression sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.
We will provide reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Please contact us to request accommodation at talent@federato.ai
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