Director of Engineering

Posted 24 Days Ago
9 Locations
In-Office or Remote
Expert/Leader
News + Entertainment
The Role
Lead the engineering team at Beast Industries to develop an AI-first membership ecosystem, driving product development and organization building from scratch.
Summary Generated by Built In
About Us

Beast Industries is a multifaceted media and entertainment company founded by Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast, the most watched person in the world. Renowned for revolutionizing digital content creation, Beast Industries encompasses a diverse portfolio of ventures that extend far beyond its origins on YouTube. With a mission to entertain, inspire, and create significant social impact, Beast Industries operates across various domains including digital media, philanthropy, consumer products, and innovative business initiatives. At Beast Industries, we believe in the transformative power of digital media and its potential to entertain, educate, and effect positive change. Our commitment to innovation, creativity, and philanthropy drives us to explore new frontiers, create unforgettable experiences, and build a legacy that inspires future generations.

Director of Engineering

Location: Bay Area (Preferred) or New York (Secondary)

Reports to: CTO

The Opportunity

We are conducting an AI-first engineering rebuild for a company with a massive existing audience of over 100M+ users. This is a "zero-to-one" build where you will have no legacy constraints and the freedom to define a modern stack from scratch. You aren't joining to maintain; you are joining to build the future of the creator ecosystem.

The Product

You will lead the development of a consumer-facing membership ecosystem anchored around the MrBeast audience. This includes:

  • Lead the development of consumer-facing applications with the potential to reach 100M+ people.
  • Develop a privacy-safe data foundation that enables a deep understanding of our audience and powers exceptional experiences — directly and in partnership with our partners.
  • Own the roadmap for AI across design, product, and engineering, including how we test new capabilities to improve and automate engineering, creative, and back-office workflows.
What You’ll Do
  • Serve as a key engineering leader, establishing the technical culture, hiring bar, and organizational structure from the ground up.
  • Partner closely with design and cross-functional leadership to drive rapid, AI-first product development.
  • Own the technical roadmap for products used by millions, driving from concept to launch with a clear sense of urgency.
  • Build and scale a world-class engineering organization — starting with a foundational squad and growing into a high-performing, multi-team org over time.
  • Set the standard for how engineering is done here: AI tooling, coding agents, and modern development practices are the baseline, not the exception.
  • Attract, develop, and retain top-tier engineering talent, creating an org that becomes known as a destination for the best builders in the industry.
Who You Are
  • AI-Native: You are already "burning through tokens" and using AI coding agents daily to multiply your output.
  • Battle-Tested: You have seen FAANG-level scale but retain the hands-on of a startup founder.
  • Product Owner: You have a track record of shipping consumer-facing products at scale (1M+ users).
  • Leader: You can operate in high ambiguity and are known for attracting and developing top-tier talent.
Benefits
  • Equity: Highly competitive equity package designed for a foundational hire.
  • Hybrid Model: Expected ~2 days per week in-office (Bay Area or NYC).
BenefitsThe Perks, Why Work On the MrBeast Team

We are redefining what entertainment and storytelling look like at global scale. Every piece of content we publish reaches millions and influences culture in real time. This is your opportunity to lead the team that decides how those moments come to life across every screen.

  • Competitive Salary
  • Generous Medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield), Dental, Vision and company-paid Life Insurance 
  • Company contributions to employee Health Savings Accounts (HSA) 
  • 401k Plan with Safe Harbor company-matching
  • Flexible vacation policy and paid company holidays
  • Company-provided technology package 
  • Relocation assistance where applicable, including travel and company-provided housing for the first 90 days
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The Company
HQ: Greenville, NC
113 Employees

What We Do

The YouTube Streamy Awards' 2020 Creator of the Year Accomplishments - Raised $20,000,000 To Plant 20,000,000 Trees - Given millions to charity - Donated over 100 cars lol - Gave away a private island - Given away over 100 ps4s lol - Gave away 1 million dollars in one video - Counted to 100k - Read the Dictionary - Watched Dance Till You're Dead For 10 Hours - Read Bee Movie Script - Read Longest English Word - Watched Paint Dry - Ubering Across America - Watched It's Every Day Bro For 10 Hours - Ran a marathon in the world's largest shoes - Adopted every dog in a shelter You get the point haha

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