Engineering Director, Cloud & Platform Engineering at Sayari

Tel Aviv, Tel-Aviv District, Israel -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

21 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

21 Dec, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Distributed Systems, Multi-Tenant SaaS, Authorization Models, Database Architectures, Workflow Patterns, Kubernetes, Cloud-Native Tooling, Infrastructure-As-Code, Architectural Judgment, Technical Standards, Team Development, Collaboration, Cloud Cost Optimization, Observability, Operational Excellence, Documentation

Industry

Description

About Sayari: Sayari is a risk intelligence provider that equips the public and private sectors with immediate visibility into complex commercial relationships by delivering the largest commercially available collection of corporate and trade data from over 250 jurisdictions worldwide. Sayari's solutions enable risk resilience, mission-critical investigations, and better economic decisions. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., its solutions are trusted by Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, and government agencies, and are used globally by thousands of users in over 35 countries. Funded by world-class investors, with a strategic $228 million investment by TPG Inc. (NASDAQ: TPG) in 2024, Sayari has been recognized by the Inc. 5000 and the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 as one of the fastest growing private companies in the United States and was featured as one of Inc.’s “Best Workplaces” for 2025. POSITION DESCRIPTION We're looking for an Engineering Director to lead our TPRM Engineering function. You'll own the infrastructure, internal services, applications, and developer experience that power Sayari's Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) platform. This is a hands-on leadership role. You'll set technical direction, make critical architecture decisions, and work directly with engineers on complex problems. You'll also be responsible for building and mentoring the team as we scale. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES Infrastructure & Platform Kubernetes infrastructure on GKE, including multi-tenant deployment strategies GitOps workflows (FluxCD) for configuration management and deployments Graph database infrastructure (JanusGraph/Cassandra) serving our core property graph capabilities Workflow orchestration (Cadence) for durable, long-running business processes, both internal and external Authorization & Identity Authorization architecture for multi-tenant B2B SaaS (RBAC + ABAC hybrid model) Auth0 integration for authentication and organization management Fine-grained access control across resources, roles, and risk domains Internal Services Internal APIs and gRPC services that power product features Developer tooling and self-service capabilities for product teams Observability, reliability, and operational excellence across the platform Team & Process Hiring, mentoring, and developing platform engineers Establishing technical standards and design review processes Collaborating with product engineering, security, and Devops functions Driving cloud cost optimization—monitoring spend, right-sizing infrastructure, and making build vs. buy decisions SKILLS & EXPERIENCE Technical depth in distributed systems You've built and operated multi-tenant SaaS infrastructure at scale You understand the trade-offs between build vs. buy decisions (and have opinions about when each is appropriate) You can go deep on authorization models, database architectures, and workflow patterns You're comfortable with Kubernetes, cloud-native tooling, and infrastructure-as-code Architectural judgment You favor stable, simple solutions over clever ones You know when to defer decisions and when to commit You can articulate trade-offs clearly in design documents and get buy-in from stakeholders You've navigated migrations—whether from single-tenant to multi-tenant, monolith to services, or other significant architectural shifts Leadership without ego You lead through influence, not authority You write clearly and value readable documentation You're comfortable being hands-on when needed and stepping back when the team has it handled You create environments where engineers do their best work You must be able to articulate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences, from engineers to executive stakeholders. Technical Environment Cloud: GCP (GKE, Cloud Storage, Secret Manager, IAM) Infrastructure: Kubernetes, Helm, FluxCD, Terraform, GitHub Actions Data: JanusGraph, Cassandra, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch Services: Go , Python, gRPC, Cadence workflows Auth: Auth0, OPA (or similar), custom ABAC policies Observability: Open Telemetry, Sentry BENEFITS: Mandatory Benefits provided including Statutory Pension, Study Fund, Monthly meal allowance provided via Cibus (or equivalent), monthly transportation costs by law, cover parking expenses when you come into the office. Generous time off - 20 vacation days per year, paid public holidays as mandated by law, paid sick leave from day one, recreation pay, travel expenses and additional statutory Entitlements. 1,000 ILS per new employee for home office equipment Holiday gifts for Rosh Hashanah and Passover (500 ILS Gift card) Outstanding compensation package; competitive commissions for revenue roles and quarterly bonuses for non-revenue positions. A strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion A collaborative and positive culture - your team will be as smart and driven as you Limitless growth and learning opportunities

Responsibilities

The Engineering Director will lead the TPRM Engineering function, overseeing infrastructure, internal services, applications, and developer experience for Sayari's platform. This role involves setting technical direction, making architecture decisions, and mentoring the engineering team.