Founding Engineering Lead

About the Role

Lead hands-on engineering for an applied AI and enterprise software team, shaping the technical architecture and product direction alongside the CTO and founders. You will guide a small engineering pod while personally building critical systems and helping turn machine learning into production products.

What You'll Do

• Build and lead a pod of three to four engineers, supporting their growth, performance, and hiring while remaining hands-on with key projects.

• Own platform architecture and make build-versus-buy and infrastructure decisions.

• Establish engineering standards for AI-assisted development, including code review, completion criteria, release cadence, and on-call practices.

• Lead technical design and initial implementation of new initiatives.

• Evaluate applied ML research and determine what is ready for production systems.

• Partner with the CTO on product roadmap, model strategy, and the engineering approach.

What We're Looking For

• Typically 5 to 8 years of engineering experience, with exceptional candidates considered from 4 to 5 years.