Head of Engineering (Remote)
About The Position
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.
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
Responsibilities
- 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
Benefits
- 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)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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