Klaviyo · 1 week ago
Director, Application Engineering
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$200K/yr - $300K/yr
10+ years expKlaviyo is a company that empowers creators by making first-party data accessible and actionable. As the Director of Application Engineering, you will lead a team of engineers to evolve the application ecosystem and deliver sophisticated integrations that drive enterprise-wide automation and efficiency.
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Responsibilities
Lead an Elite Engineering Team: Recruit, mentor, and lead a team of full-stack, application and integration engineers. Foster a culture of engineering excellence, innovation, and full ownership of outcomes
Architect the Enterprise Integration Fabric: Design and own the enterprise integration strategy, moving towards an API-first, event-driven architecture. Own the enterprise iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service) and ensure its reliability and scale
Deliver Mission-Critical Integrations: Oversee the full development lifecycle for all integrations touching our core SaaS platforms (Workday, Salesforce, etc.), ensuring they are performant, resilient, and maintainable
Drive Custom Solution Development: Spearhead the engineering of bespoke internal applications that solve complex business problems where off-the-shelf software falls short, creating unique operational advantages for Klaviyo
Champion Modern Engineering Practices: Establish and enforce rigorous software engineering standards, including modern CI/CD, comprehensive automated testing, proactive security scanning (SAST/DAST), and SLO/SLA-based monitoring
Own the Technical Health of the Ecosystem: Assume ultimate ownership for the performance, security, and cost-effectiveness of our integration platforms, custom applications, and API management layer
Transform workflows by putting AI at the center, building smarter systems and ways of working from the ground up
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in software engineering, with a deep understanding of distributed systems, cloud architecture, and API design
4+ years of direct people management experience, with a track record of leading and scaling teams of senior engineers
Expert-level experience designing and building complex, high-volume integrations and owning an enterprise-grade iPaaS platform (e.g., MuleSoft, Workato, Zapier etc)
Strong proficiency with both SaaS integration patterns and custom microservice development in a major programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Go)
Experience building and managing systems within a regulated environment that requires strong security and compliance controls (e.g., SOX, GDPR)
You've already experimented with AI in work or personal projects, and you're excited to dive in and learn fast. You're hungry to responsibly explore new AI tools and workflows, finding ways to make your work smarter and more efficient
Preferred
Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, Google Pub/Sub) and data primitives architecture
Experience with API gateway management (e.g., Kong, Apigee) and establishing an API-first culture
Extensive experience developing and deploying applications on public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP), leveraging serverless and containerized architectures
Benefits
Participation in the company’s annual cash bonus plan
Variable compensation (OTE) for sales and customer success roles
Equity
Sign-on payments
Comprehensive range of health, welfare, and wellbeing benefits based on eligibility
Company
Klaviyo
Klaviyo is an automation and email platform designed to help grow businesses.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.35BKey Investors
ShopifySands Capital VenturesAccel
2025-08-13Post Ipo Secondary· $195.06M
2025-05-14Post Ipo Secondary· $372.95M
2023-09-20IPO
Leadership Team
Andrew Bialecki
CEO
Ed Hallen
Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, Board Member
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