Head of Engineering
About The Position
Tutor is hiring a Head of Engineering to run the operational side of its engineering organization in partnership with the CTO. The CTO sets technical direction and leads the company’s longer-term bets; the Head of Engineering is responsible for making engineering run, including the roadmap, hiring, team structure, performance, and ways of working. The engineering team currently comprises about 35 people across software and hardware and is expected to grow substantially. The company values speed, using AI throughout engineering, and making work easier for the people doing it. The role reports to the CTO. Tutor is an AI robotics company that deploys its inventions directly into facilities, using state-of-the-art hardware. Its approach connects research and deployment so that real-world operation improves the technology and better technology makes deployment easier. The role is part of an R&D organization whose members, including its leaders, hold the internal title Member of Technical Staff (MoTS); Head of Engineering is the external-facing title.
Requirements
- Experience leading an engineering organization through significant growth.
- Experience running software and hardware engineering, or software engineering at a company that ships hardware.
- Experience working closely with a technical founder or CTO.
- Strong operational skills in planning, hiring, and running a team.
- Ability to bring AI into engineering practices and support the people advancing its use.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in robotics, manufacturing, or products deployed in the field.
- Experience building an organization from tens to hundreds of engineers.
Responsibilities
- Set quarterly engineering priorities and keep delivery aligned with business outcomes.
- Lead recruiting and build the engineering organization as the company scales.
- Set team structure, manage performance, and develop engineering leaders.
- Own the engineering process, with speed, AI, and ease as its goals.
- Partner with the CTO on technical direction and with the leadership team on priorities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
