Head of Engineering

Remote (US) | $200K–$300K + Equity

Important: This is a Hands-On Builder Role

This is not a traditional management Head of Engineering role. This is a highly hands-on technical ownership position.

We are specifically looking for someone who has been a first or second engineering hire at an early-stage startup and has owned production systems end-to-end.

This role is roughly 70–80% hands-on engineering.

Strong fits typically:

• Early engineer at a 10–75 person startup
• Senior/Staff engineer ready for full product ownership
• Former founding engineer or startup CTO
• Tech lead from a product-focused startup

Not a fit if you:

• Want primarily a management role
• Only have large tech company experience
• Focus on architecture but don't implement
• Need highly structured environments

The Role

We’re hiring a Head of Engineering to own our production systems, feature delivery, and technical roadmap alongside our CTO and CPO.

You will take full technical ownership within 3–6 months. This is a player-coach role working with a small team while remaining deeply hands-on.

 

 

Tech Stack

TypeScript, React, Node.js, AWS, PostgreSQL/Aurora, DuckDB, ECS, CloudFront, GitHub Actions.

You do not need exact matches but must be comfortable owning a modern full-stack SaaS platform in production.
 

What You'll Do

• Own production infrastructure and deployments
• Build full-stack product features
• Make architecture decisions
• Improve CI/CD and reliability
• Handle production incidents and scaling challenges
• Partner with product and research teams on technical direction

Requirements

• 7+ years full-stack engineering experience
• Early-stage startup experience strongly preferred
• Experience owning production systems end-to-end
• Strong TypeScript or similar modern stack experience
• Recent hands-on coding experience
• Strong ownership mentality

Why Join

• Bootstrapped, profitable company nearing eight-figure ARR
• True technical ownership from day one
• Clear path to VP Engineering as team grows
• Work directly with experienced leadership
• Product used by major consumer brands

Compensation

• $200K–$300K + equity
• Fully remote (US)
• No visa sponsorship