Work Hard EverywhereJob Description
Headquarters: USA (Remote)
Mechanical Orchard is reinventing how the world’s most critical software gets modernized. We’re an applied AI company focused on one of the hardest problems in enterprise technology: rewriting complex legacy systems in a way that is provably correct, low risk, and fast enough to matter. By focusing on system behavior rather than code alone, we turn modernization from a high-stakes, failure-prone effort into a repeatable, confidence-building process that unlocks ongoing innovation.
Joining Mechanical Orchard means working on problems that truly matter-to our customers, their businesses, and the people who rely on these systems every day. We’re building technology and methodology that challenge long-standing industry assumptions, prioritizing proof over promises and progress over theatrics. If you care deeply about quality, rigor, and doing the right thing-even when it’s hard-you’ll find your people here.
Position Overview
The Director of Product Infrastructure and Release Engineering is a senior leadership role responsible for the strategy, coherence, and execution of Mechanical Orchard’s infrastructure and release capabilities-spanning infrastructure products, installation and deployment workflows, and operational enablement for customers and forward-deployed engineering teams.
In this role you will:
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Report to the VP of Engineering, providing strategic direction, product thinking, and cross-functional alignment across Platform, Forward-deployed Engineering, Sales, Security, and Product Management.
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Manage the Product Infrastructure and Release Engineering teams.
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Ensure that the Imogen Platform is not merely “delivered,” but designed as a scalable, repeatable, and evolving product surface that accelerates customer adoption and long-term platform success.
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Ensure all of Imogen's components are released and deployable into a diverse set of customer environments, meeting the needs of enterprise customers (quality, software...
Mechanical Orchard is reinventing how the world’s most critical software gets modernized. We’re an applied AI company focused on one of the hardest problems in enterprise technology: rewriting complex legacy systems in a way that is provably correct, low risk, and fast enough to matter. By focusing on system behavior rather than code alone, we turn modernization from a high-stakes, failure-prone effort into a repeatable, confidence-building process that unlocks ongoing innovation.
Joining Mechanical Orchard means working on problems that truly matter-to our customers, their businesses, and the people who rely on these systems every day. We’re building technology and methodology that challenge long-standing industry assumptions, prioritizing proof over promises and progress over theatrics. If you care deeply about quality, rigor, and doing the right thing-even when it’s hard-you’ll find your people here.
Position Overview
The Director of Product Infrastructure and Release Engineering is a senior leadership role responsible for the strategy, coherence, and execution of Mechanical Orchard’s infrastructure and release capabilities-spanning infrastructure products, installation and deployment workflows, and operational enablement for customers and forward-deployed engineering teams.
In this role you will:
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Report to the VP of Engineering, providing strategic direction, product thinking, and cross-functional alignment across Platform, Forward-deployed Engineering, Sales, Security, and Product Management.
-
Manage the Product Infrastructure and Release Engineering teams.
-
Ensure that the Imogen Platform is not merely “delivered,” but designed as a scalable, repeatable, and evolving product surface that accelerates customer adoption and long-term platform success.
-
Ensure all of Imogen's components are released and deployable into a diverse set of customer environments, meeting the needs of enterprise customers (quality, software...