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Head of Engineering

San Francisco, USA

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Role family
Engineering management
Seniority
Lead / management
Country
US
Work mode
On-site / unstated
First seen by hirly
2 Sept 2026

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the posting

Head of Engineering - Seed-stage startup

About our client

Our client is building the operating system for global logistics — turning fragmented operational and document-based data into a single source of truth powered by data and AI.

This is a complex, real-world B2B domain where systems must be reliable, scalable, and deeply integrated with external partners. As the company grows, engineering quality, velocity, and ownership will define the next chapter.

The role

We are looking for a Head of Engineering to lead, scale, and elevate the engineering organisation while staying deeply connected to the product, the business, and real customer problems. This is not a process-only role . This is a builder–leader role .

You’ll own engineering end-to-end — people, systems, quality, and delivery — and lead by context, clarity, and example.

What you’ll do

Own delivery across Backend, Frontend, Data, and Infrastructure

Ensure teams ship reliable, scalable systems used for critical logistics operations

Balance speed and quality in a high-stakes, real-world environment

Set technical direction and guide architecture decisions across distributed, integrations-heavy systems

Build and scale a high-performing team with strong ownership and accountability

Partner closely with Product, Data/AI, Partnerships, and Leadership

What we’re looking for

8+ years of software engineering experience

Experience leading engineering teams in startups or fast-growing product companies

Background in complex, real-world domains (B2B, logistics, fintech, platforms, data-heavy systems)

Strong experience with backend-heavy systems

Experience running production systems on AWS

Comfortable reviewing architecture and code, even if not coding daily

Tech stack context (experience leading teams in a stack like this):

Backend: Kotlin, Python

Data: PostgreSQL, MongoDB / NoSQL

Infrastructure: AWS, containers, CI/CD, observability

Integrations: REST, async pipelines, SFTP

Data & AI: large-scale ingestion, OCR, LLM-powered workflows in production

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