Head of New Product Engineering

Socure•Carson City, NV

48d

About The Position

Socure is building the future of trust for digital ecosystems. To stay ahead of rapidly evolving market needs, we are incubating a 0→1 Innovation Pod dedicated to building highly differentiated, GenAI-powered solutions. This team will operate like a startup within Socure—exploring bold ideas, experimenting with novel AI techniques, and rapidly validating solutions that extend the reach of Socure’s platform into new markets. We are looking for an Engineering Pod Leader who thrives at the intersection of deep technology and first-principles innovation. Reporting directly to the Chief Technology Officer, you will drive strategic technical bets for Socure, leading a small, agile team focused on developing breakthrough prototypes, validating product-market fit, and scaling promising concepts into production-ready solutions.

Requirements

10+ years of engineering leadership experience including 2+ years in a fast paced, rapid prototyping leadership role.
Demonstrated success building 0→1 products, ideally within a high-growth startup or incubation environment.
Hands-on expertise with modern GenAI techniques (LLMs, multi-modal AI, RAG pipelines, agentic workflows, vector databases, orchestration frameworks).
Strong backend and cloud-native engineering background with experience scaling prototypes into robust systems.
Proven ability to balance rapid experimentation with technical rigor and reliability.
Effective communicator who can translate cutting-edge technical concepts into business and customer value.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience leading incubation pods, innovation labs, or internal startups.
Familiarity with identity, fraud, or security problem spaces.
Deep knowledge of AI/ML research trends, open-source ecosystems, and applied AI frameworks.
Background in developer platforms, marketplaces, or enterprise SaaS.

Responsibilities

Lead a 0→1 Pod: Own technical execution for a small, entrepreneurial engineering team tasked with exploring, prototyping, and shipping GenAI-driven solutions.
Hands-on Innovation: Architect and build experimental systems using LLMs, multi-agent frameworks, retrieval-augmented generation, and other GenAI techniques.
Rapid Prototyping: Drive fast iteration cycles—building MVPs, validating with customers, and pivoting quickly based on feedback and feasibility.
Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate closely with Product, Data Science, and Design to transform early-stage ideas into differentiated solutions.
Scalable Foundations: Define the technical patterns, infrastructure, and toolchains that allow successful prototypes to evolve into production-grade systems.
Talent Development: Recruit, mentor, and inspire top-tier engineers excited by GenAI and zero-to-one product building.
Innovation Culture: Foster a culture of experimentation, curiosity, and technical excellence within the pod and across the broader engineering org.
External Awareness: Track emerging GenAI research, tools, and competitive landscapes to inform Socure’s innovation strategy.

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