[Hiring] Technical Director @UNFOLD Agency

Role Description

Mondo Robot is a mostly-human group of talented designers, product owners, and developers creating high profile, expertly-crafted digital experiences. Our center of gravity is in Colorado, but we work with clients and teammates remotely across the northern and southern hemisphere. Ideal candidates are curious, motivated, opinionated but flexible, thorough, precise, professional yet not stuffy, creative, and determined.

The Technical Director is the senior engineering leader at Mondo Robot. As part of our leadership team, you own how we build:

• The architecture calls
• The engineering team
• The technical side of our client relationships
• The internal AI tooling that's changing how the agency works
• The evolution of our proprietary OS—an AI-powered system of tools, agents, workflows, and technical capabilities

This is a hands-on leadership role at a well-respected Experience & Engineering studio, newly part of a broader integrated agency network with offices in LA, Jakarta, and London. You will lead a team of experienced engineers, stay close enough to the code to make good calls, and spend real time with clients and with our design, product, and strategy leads.

We're looking for someone with:

• 10+ years building for the web
• At least 3 years managing engineers
• A deep foundation in composable, API-first architecture
• A track record of shipping websites, apps, APIs, and production AI systems for large brands

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience building for the web, with at least 3 years managing engineers
• Deep experience with composable, API-first (MACH) architectures: headless CMS, commerce, and third-party integrations
• Accessibility (A11Y) and internationalization (i18n/l10n) treated as baseline requirements, not phase-two extras
• Hands-on experience shipping for large brands
• Demonstrated experience building AI-enabled products, platforms, tools, or production workflows
• Strong understanding of agentic architectures, LLM orchestration, tool use, APIs, and AI-enabled developer workflows
• Ability to move between technical strategy, rapid prototyping, architecture, and production engineering
• Comfortable operating where the technology and the requirements are evolving simultaneously
• Experience using LLMs and GenAI in production
• Agency or consulting background
• Excellent communication skills in English, spoken and written
• A proven track record of leading and mentoring teams
• Comfortable in front of clients, including their CTOs and IT teams
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field, or equivalent experience

Requirements

• Manage a team of three engineers (Architect, Senior Engineer, Senior Creative Engineer)
• Run 1:1s on a steady cadence, write reviews, set growth plans, and make hiring and contractor calls
• Own the engineering ladder and use it
• Be the person the team brings the tricky technical problems to
• Create an environment where people do their best work
• Keep multiple projects moving on time, within scope, and on budget
• Own code review standards, deployment practices, accessibility, performance, and security across projects
• Spot risks early, surface them in writing, and come with a plan
• Work closely with product, design, strategy, and account teams
• Provide technical leadership on integrated client engagements
• Handle the technical needs that land on the most senior technical person

Benefits

• Competitive medical (100% subsidized for employee), dental and vision plan offerings
• 401k with company match
• Comprehensive list of paid holidays including a holiday break and summer Fridays
• Flexible time off (FTO) policy
• Partial mobile phone service reimbursement
• Generous supplemental leave policies
• Numerous company-sponsored events / activities throughout the year