HOAi is a fast-growing startup revolutionizing the community association management industry. Our AI workforce platform integrates machine learning technology to streamline labor-heavy processes, eliminating inefficiencies and driving scalability. With rapid growth in the AI space, we are pushing boundaries to redefine industry standards.

HOAi is the leading AI solution for the community association management industry, enabling organizations to deploy AI Agents that function like experienced managers. These AI Agents go beyond traditional AI by proactively executing complex, multi-step processes with human-like reasoning—working autonomously, 24/7, across your entire operation. This transformation optimizes labor costs, enables growth without additional hires, and ensures faster, higher-quality service for residents and board members.

HOAi was acquired by Vantaca in the fall of 2024. Vantaca just achieved unicorn status with a $1.25B valuation, so it's safe to say we're past the "scrappy startup phase." We're not just building a successful company – we're building the category-defining platform that will transform how an entire industry operates.

Here's the reality of our trajectory:

Growing 100% year-over-year
Our AI product (HOAi) went from $0 to millions in months
Backed by Cove Hill Partners and JMI Private Equity
6M+ doors on our platform, displacing legacy systems

Overview

We are looking for a dynamic leader and technologist that pushes boundaries and thinks beyond expectations to inspire a talented team to do the same. This position involves managing a team of 8-10 software engineers within a scrum framework. This role is a unique chance to build something from the ground up, working on novel problems in AI development. You’ll need to understand all teams’ roadmaps, how products intersect and bring velocity to product development. Working closely with product management and the leadership team, you will be a critical component to accelerating the innovation HOAi is bringing to customers with taste and speed.

The Director of Engineering helps an inspiring workplace where talented people are empowered to drive amazing customer experiences and business results through a suite of innovative products. Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, you will leverage your technical expertise and passion for customer experience to solve critical business impacting problems and set direction and goals for the engineering organization. The Director of Engineering will be a key collaborator of business strategy as a member of the product and development team.

This Director of Engineering will influence best Engineering practices through hands-on leadership and help scale our next phase of rapid growth. Specific areas for impact include implementing and executing hiring enabling HOAi technical teams to scale, leading the development programs and initiatives and that will enable the company’s service to scale to more customers, and providing technical and strategic leadership to drive growth. You will develop a team of diverse engineers to deliver world-class AI applications that provide frontier solutions that excite and delight customers.

Core Values

Always Growing: Likes change and enjoys finding new ways to improve their knowledge and the product. Always ready to learn quickly, helping themselves and the team grow.
Win as a Team: Builds trust and works together by making sure everyone communicates well. Actively involved in daily work, working closely with the team, listening to their ideas, and celebrating successes together.
Accountability Starts with Me: Notices problems and takes personal action to solve them.
Unwavering Commitment to Customer Experience: Regularly talks to customers, taking personal responsibility to understand what they need, address concerns, and make their experience better with improved Vantaca processes.
Innovate Boldly: We challenge the status quo and push boundaries to create meaningful change. We act with urgency and purpose, knowing that innovation drives our success.

Responsibilities

Lead high-impact initiatives that chart the course for our platform evolution
Focus on talent, process, accountability, and scalability that fuels product velocity and innovation
Foster a culture of AI enablement and adoption within the engineering organization
Set objectives for continuous improvement for both products and people, driving the upward trajectory of talent within the team to add value to the business
Drive strategic technical initiatives based on customer feedback and needs of the business to ensure the continued scalability, reliability, and marketability of HOAi’s platform
Through collaboration, influence a joint roadmap including prioritization & resource allocation by managing priorities & decisions based on factors such as technical capabilities, customer/partner/market requests, build-vs-buy-vs-partner, and competitive landscape
Build strong relations between the technology team and external stakeholders and customers to deliver market driven services
Drive quality initiatives and strategies to ensure our services exceed the expectations of customers by partnering with Customer Experience team to understand support challenges and drive product improvements to reduce support load
Shape and nurture a culture of execution, velocity, innovation, excellence, ingenuity, and ownership as HOAi continues to scale
Facilitate stand-ups and retrospectives, as needed, documenting feedback and implementing actionable changes
Lead technical refinement sessions to ensure clarity and alignment on project goals and work with engineers to break down projects into manageable, deliverable tasks
Review backlog items to ensure they meet the Definition of Ready prior to sprint planning and ensure Definition of Done is being met
Provide constructive feedback during code reviews, architecture discussions, and other technical documents to support informed decision making
Set strategic goals and oversee the deployment of large-scale initiatives, fostering a data-driven culture to enhance efficiency, scalability, stability, and security
Monitor test metrics, ensuring code coverage and success rates meet established standards
Conduct one-on-one meetings with direct reports to support their career growth and development objectives
Mentor and guide software engineering professionals, helping them navigate career progression and professional development
Drive or contribute to significant process and workflow improvements within the team and the broader development organization
Assist in creating technical roadmaps that prioritize short-term goals while aligning with overall strategic objectives, anticipating risks, and iterating towards targets
Collaborate with product and design teams to prepare and plan future initiatives

Requirements

B.S. / M.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
6+ years of experience in software engineering and product technologies
3+ years in a managerial position leading / managing software engineering teams
Proven experience working in a rapidly evolving growth environment, working on multiple products concurrently
Strong leadership skills, capable of providing real-time coaching/creating actionable development plans and promoting a culture that keeps people motivated and happy
Experience leveraging artificial intelligence for software development and in product functionality
Ability to own and manage multiple concurrent projects, including presenting and negotiating with stakeholders on the interdependencies and possibilities of what can realistically be delivered
Excellent stakeholder management, prioritization skills, and agile delivery through chaos and fast-paced environments
Experience working with product managers to ensure planning and prioritization of key projects, inspiring the engineering team to achieve challenging and high-performance goals and timelines for work
Inspired by code and the ability to assist and solve problems as they arise
Experience designing, building, and optimizing scalable systems that support rapid user and system growth

Why You Should Join Our Team

Our eNPS is +68! (Google it, that is great).
Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision kick in day one.
Unlimited PTO (with a requirement for employees to take a minimum of one continuous week per year).
401K with Company Match.
Remote Flexible - come to the office when needed.
Great parental leave benefits.
Named on Inc 5000 list of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies.
Named on Inc 5000 Vet 100 Private Companies list multiple years in a row.
Winner of Coastal Entrepreneur Award, Technology Category.
Active employee-led Culture Committee.
Ongoing industry and professional development trainings available to all employees.
Multiple leaders on the executive committee recognized as 40 under 40 recipients for contributions to business and community.
We’re playing offense to win! Our product market fit and our world-class employees make us the leader in our space. We’re building something cool and people like it here.

We receive many resumes for our open positions and each one is reviewed by a human being on our recruiting team. We will compare your background with the qualifications and requirements for the position.

If you are selected for an interview you will receive an e-mail from someone on our recruiting team with an @vantaca.com email address. It may take some time for us to review all of the applications so give us some time to respond. We appreciate your interest in this role.

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