Engineering Leadership

Role overview

This role calls for an experienced engineering leader to head a team of engineers working on a modern developer platform. The position blends hands-on technical contribution with people leadership, shaping product strategy while shipping infrastructure that other developers depend on. The ideal candidate combines a startup builder's mindset with a track record of scaling high-performing engineering teams.

Responsibilities

- Build and lead high-velocity engineering teams that ship polished product quickly - Stay deeply technical by reviewing pull requests, prototyping ideas, and diving into implementation details - Turn early-stage concepts into working systems, including scrappy first versions when needed - Rally the team through ambiguity, setbacks, and demanding customer feedback - Drive clarity, focus, and energy across every sprint while protecting team well-being - Align the team around the roadmap and develop deep expertise on customer needs in the owned product areas - Spend time with both customers and engineers to surface pain points, test assumptions, and improve craft - Recruit, coach, and develop engineers who want to grow quickly and build great products

Requirements

- Proven track record of successfully leading engineering teams, ideally through a phase of rapid growth - Strong technical background with the ability to contribute meaningfully to code, architecture, and design discussions - Demonstrated success recruiting and developing top engineering talent - Comfort operating in ambiguity and making decisions with incomplete information - Builder mentality with a strong orientation toward shipping developer-facing products - Excellent communication and collaboration skills across engineering, product, and external stakeholders

Nice to have

- Experience with developer platforms, APIs, authentication, authorization, or identity products - Background at early-stage or high-growth startups - Familiarity with AI-powered products or agent-based systems

Benefits and work setup

- Fully remote working arrangement, with commuter benefits available for hybrid employees in select major cities - Competitive equity and 401k matching - Comprehensive healthcare, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families - FSA, short- and long-term disability, voluntary life insurance, and fertility benefits - 20 days of paid vacation, 10 holidays, and unlimited sick leave - 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave - Monthly stipends for fitness and wellness activities - Equal opportunity employer with a stated commitment to inclusive recruitment