Head of Engineering
Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Wed, Jul 08, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days
Job Summary
Leading a distributed product engineering team, the full-time Head of Engineering will own the technical roadmap, drive architectural evolution, and ensure engineering quality standards while working remotely.
Key responsibilities
- Lead and grow a distributed product engineering team, fostering a culture of craft, psychological safety, and continuous improvement
- Own engineering quality standards including code review practices, testing philosophy, and documentation expectations
- Drive architectural evolution in partnership with tech leads, focusing on platform modernization and integrations
Required qualifications
- 8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 4 years in engineering leadership roles
- Demonstrated success leading distributed engineering teams, including hiring and culture-building
- Hands-on experience with modern web application architectures and sound architectural decision-making
- Experience owning or significantly contributing to site reliability and incident management practices
- Strong cross-functional communication skills, comfortable partnering with Product, Design, and executive stakeholders
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