Head Of Engineering

• Build and lead a high-performing engineering team from the ground up
• Partner with the CTO on day-to-day technical decisions, architecture, and engineering strategy
• Prioritize an environment that values velocity and iteration over lengthy planning cycles and documentation-heavy processes
• Own delivery of our AI-powered pentesting platform, ensuring we ship features that solve real customer problems
• Drive creative execution: solve problems in uncommon and more correct ways to create advantage for the product and the company
• Ask "What are we really trying to do?" before jumping to solutions
• Foster a culture where the team feels safe to share creative ideas, hunches, and intuition alongside data and analysis
• Set a high bar for quality and taste across everything the engineering team ships
• Establish and uphold exemplary standards for code quality, practices, and engineering culture

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years leading engineering team
• Track record of building and scaling engineering teams in high-growth environments
• Strong product sense with high standards, deep understanding of customer motivation, and strong intuition for the main problem you are solving
• Ability to explain the "why" and the tradeoffs in a way that creates clarity for the team
• Creative mindset: you defer judgment, let ideas percolate, and ask "why not both?" 
• Belief that great products come from quality of thinking, not just following the right process
• Deep understanding of modern development stacks (Python, Typescript, React/Next.js, Containerization, AWS)
• Preference for simple, proven technology choices over bleeding-edge complexity
• Startup DNA: resource awareness, urgency, and a company-survival mindset
• Ability and willingness to work in-person in NYC to collaborate closely with leadership

Compensation