Head of Application Engineering
Core
Lead engineering for customer-facing mobile apps (iOS/Android), web consoles, and platform services for an AI system operating in the physical world with unreliable connectivity.
Role type
Head of Application Engineering (player-coach)
Builds
Camera-first mobile apps, multi-tenant SaaS platform, web consoles, and integrations with third-party systems
Domain
AI, Mobile, SaaS, Computer Vision
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
iOS/Android development, React/TypeScript, Node/Python, PostgreSQL, cloud infrastructure (GCP/AWS), offline-first sync, camera/media pipelines, REST APIs, security (multi-tenancy/RBAC), team leadership
Preferred skills
On-device ML inference, barcode/QR scanning, WebSockets, event-driven architectures, early-stage startup experience
Technologies
React, TypeScript, Node, Python, PostgreSQL, GCP, AWS, Swift, Kotlin, React Native, Flutter, Core ML, TensorFlow Lite, ONNX
Responsibilities
Own architecture and delivery for mobile and web products; lead and mentor the engineering team; set engineering standards (CI/CD, testing, observability); work with product to scope and ship technical plans; handle integrations and security properties
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership
