Director, Implementation Engineering

About the role

In the time it takes you to read this job description, RapidSOS will have handled ~1,380 emergencies.

At RapidSOS, we are committed to using technology to build a safer, stronger future and working together to save lives. We’re in an exciting phase of growth, welcoming new members from across the globe to our mission-driven, ambitious, and inclusive team. Our work is founded on our values of trust and safety, pioneering, urgency, and purpose over pride, all of which support a company culture where people can innovate, collaborate, grow, and, above all, make an impact. If that sounds like an exciting opportunity, we want to hear from you!

RapidSOS is the leading public safety AI company that unlocks mission-critical intelligence for emergency response. It harnesses artificial and human intelligence to fuse life-saving data from the world’s largest safety network, which includes over 700M+ connected devices and 200+ global technology companies. This intelligence is delivered to 23,000+ federal, state, and local agencies, serving one million first responders. RapidSOS has supported over one billion emergencies in 16 countries, powering RapidSOS HARMONY, the first purpose-built AI for public safety, designed to save critical time by automatically detecting emergencies, unifying real-time data and video streams, and coordinating a faster, more effective response. Learn more at www.RapidSOS.com .

What this role is about: RapidSOS is looking for a Director of Implementation Engineering to lead our enterprise B2B implementation team, driving the delivery of mission-critical integrations across our enterprise customer base. This is a hands-on leadership role — you'll stay close to the technical work itself, writing code and solving complex integrations alongside your team, while guiding their shift toward a flexible, code-first, AI-forward way of working and building the operational rigor that lets the team scale to meet growing enterprise demand. Every enterprise deployment your team ships is another link in the safety network — the faster and more reliably you get customers live, the faster your work helps people in emergencies where every second counts.

What you’ll do:

Lead RapidSOS's enterprise Implementation Engineering team, driving the transformation from legacy, tool-based delivery to a flexible, code-and-repo-based, AI-forward way of working

Own delivery of solutions for a customer base of 250+ enterprise partners and customers, ensuring Voice AI, call routing, and emergency service integrations reliably handle mission-critical communications at scale

Stay hands-on with the technical work itself — writing code, architecting integration solutions, and troubleshooting alongside the team

Engage directly with customers when needed, bringing technical credibility to enterprise conversations and strengthening relationships with key accounts

Drive measurable improvements in customer onboarding velocity and satisfaction by collaborating with Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to translate implementation insights into platform innovations

Build and scale a high-impact team through strategic hiring, mentorship, and skills development — establishing the technical standards and operational frameworks that enable consistent delivery as complexity grows

Own the team's operational budget and vendor/tooling relationships, including scoping and managing implementation contractors and consultants, and build a reliable coverage model including a formal on-call rotation

What we’re looking for in our ideal candidate:

8+ years of total experience in engineering, sales engineering, solutions engineering, or implementation engineering, including 3+ years managing technical teams, with experience in post-sales implementation

Experience working with large enterprise customers, with a customer-centric mindset that cares about delivering solutions that enable and delight

AI-forward experience doing integration work — comfortable coding, troubleshooting, and scaling technical solutions, and proactive about leveraging emerging tools to accelerate delivery

Proficiency and experience with configuring REST APIs and using Python for integrations and implementations

Genuinely hands-on — someone who wants to stay close to the technical work and lead by example, not just manage from a distance

Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to represent RapidSOS credibly in front of enterprise stakeholders

Demonstrated expertise in problem-solving, from troubleshooting complex integrations to guiding a team through ambiguity

Highly self-motivated, with a strong sense of ownership and the adaptability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities shift quickly

What we offer:

The chance to work with a passionate team on solving one of the largest challenges globally

Competitive salary and benefits and equity participation

A dynamic, flexible and fun start-up work environment with a highly talented team

If you're curious to learn more about RapidSOS, you can check out https://rapidsos.com/blog/

Starting pay for a successful applicant will depend on a variety of job-related factors, which may include experience, relevant skills, training, education, location, business needs, or market demands. The salary range for this role is $190,000 - $220,000. This role will also be eligible to receive equity options.

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RapidSOS is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status.

Interested in the role but you don’t meet 100% of the requirements? We’d love to hear from you! We encourage you to apply; we’d be excited to see if your unique skill set and experience could be a match.