Head of Engineering
Skills
Building TrustContinuous Process ImprovementDriving ResultsEngineering ManagementIntellectually CuriousLeadershipRelationship Building
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Deeply understand what makes a successful team thrive.
- Willing to have tough conversations and make decisions for the greater good.
- Ambitious and committed to excellence.
- Take full ownership of the Engineering team's performance.
- Build and maintain trust with founders and senior management.
- Experienced in managing teams and have exceptional hiring skills.
- Able to build a culture of speed and urgency without compromising quality.
Day to day
- Reporting to our co-CEO, you’ll manage a growing team of 6 engineers.
- Cultivate a high-performing culture focused on hard work and technical excellence.
- Deliver regular, actionable feedback and maintain accountability.
- Take ownership of processes such as product support, QA, and incident handling.
- Empower team members to take initiative and drive results.
- Work closely with Product to drive high-quality product releases.
- Own the hiring process to build a high-performing team.
Hiring process
- Interview with Talent Lead.
- Interview with Co-CEO.
- Two in-depth team interviews.
- Final interview with Co-CEOs, possibly in person if based in Europe.