Director of IT

As the Director of IT at Coder, you will strengthen our corporate security and compliance posture while taking friction out of doing business. You will lead a small, capable team, and design systems that scale globally with the business. Your work protects our people, data, and keeps developers in flow.

You will set strategy and guide execution across IT’s core pillars. You will partner across the company, support a growing global footprint, and weave AI into everyday operations. You will deliver business-aligned plans, reliable systems, and measurable outcomes.

This position is required to sit in the US Central or Eastern Time Zones.

What you’ll do here

• Connect IT priorities to business outcomes: Deliver clear, strategic roadmaps that anchor projects in overarching business objectives.

• Set a near‑term IT plan (quarterly/annual) aligned to business and security needs; build 0–1 capabilities that remove friction

• Design and scale the IT organization: define clear mandates for existing team members, mentor them, and plan future hires based on evolving needs

• Identity & devices: standardize SSO/MFA, lifecycle automation, MDM, and least‑privilege access; automate provisioning and reviews

• User support: improve responsiveness, establish visibility into SLAs and CSAT, ensure EU/UK coverage, and drive self‑service through our AI support chatbot

• Vendor & SaaS: own vendor onboarding and due diligence; evolve the vendor onboarding process (Slack–Jira–Ramp); track renewals, license utilization, and spend

• Security & compliance: codify corporate security practices; support SOC 2 evidence and customer reviews; proactively surface and remediate risks for IT‑owned systems

What we’re looking for

• Demonstrated experience leading IT at scaling companies - balancing hands‑on execution with strategic thinking and proactive risk management

• Known for transparent communication, accountability, and surfacing problems early

• Proven success in remote, distributed environments (US, UK, Poland) with pragmatic, iterative plans

• Fluency with SSO/MFA, lifecycle automation, MDM for mixed fleets, and day‑to‑day SaaS administration

• Practical use of AI in IT operations (chatbot‑assisted support, triage, knowledge) with strong privacy and security habits

Bonus tacos if you have

• (Tacos? If you need an ice-breaker, ask how we say thanks by giving tacos!)

• Experience with GDPR/UK data considerations and customer security questionnaires

• Scripting for automation and workflow tooling

• Experience designing scalable orgs and defining clear mandates for team members

About Coder

Coder is an AI software development company leading the future of autonomous coding. We empower teams to build software faster, more securely, and at scale through the collaboration of AI coding agents and human developers. Our mission is to make agentic AI a safe, trusted, and integral part of every software development lifecycle.

Our self-hosted Cloud Development Environment (CDE) is the foundation for deploying agentic AI in the enterprise. It provides a secure, standardized, and governed workspace to deploy autonomous coding agents alongside human developers, accelerating innovation while maintaining control and compliance. Coder's isolated, policy-driven environments improve productivity, cut cloud costs, and reduce data risks. Developers transition to AI at their own pace using their own tools. Platform and security teams can govern, audit, and manage a great developer experience at scale.

Interview process 

We believe that the interview process should be transparent, consistent, and enjoyable. We value your time and hope to complete the interview process in two to four weeks, if schedules allow. Through your interviews, you will meet a mix of individual contributors, managers, and leadership.

AI use during the interview process

As an AI company, Coder embraces the use of AI tools, and we want to be transparent about our expectations as you navigate our interview process.

Not permitted: Using AI assistance during conversational interviews.

Permitted: Using AI tooling for take-home assessments. Please flag where and to what extent it was used in your take-home. Your submission will not be penalized for using AI as long as it is done honestly.

Our use of AI in hiring

We use AI tools to help manage our recruitment process efficiently and fairly. Specifically:

• Covey helps us review inbound applications by surfacing candidates who best match the role requirements we've defined. This tool does not make hiring decisions - it helps our team prioritize which applications to review first.

• Granola takes notes during our interview calls so our team can focus on the conversation with you.

All hiring decisions are made by humans. Our team reviews applications, conducts interviews, and makes final selections. AI tools assist us but never replace human judgment.

If you're applying for a role at Coder and have questions about how we use AI in our process, or if you'd like to request information about the data we collect, please contact [email protected].

Coder is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.