Head of Engineering
Core
Building the global hub for the agentic research era by defining technical architecture, scaling infrastructure, and leading an engineering team from the ground up.
Role type
Head of Engineering (building an org from scratch)
Builds
Cloud-based infrastructure, backend services, data infrastructure, and developer tooling for the global scientific community
Domain
AI research infrastructure, cloud-native systems, agentic frameworks
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure | product features
Required skills
Technical leadership, cloud-native architecture, AI coding tools fluency, system scaling, team building, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Node.js/TypeScript, AWS Lambda/CDK/Step Functions, PostgreSQL, Cloudflare, MCP, agentic frameworks, ML infrastructure, vector search, OAuth, observability
Technologies
AWS Lambda, CDK, Step Functions, PostgreSQL, Cloudflare, Node.js, TypeScript, MCP
Responsibilities
Own technical roadmap and architectural decisions, drive cloud infrastructure evolution, establish engineering practices, recruit and mentor engineering teams, collaborate with Head of Science and Research, translate user needs into engineering priorities
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC building an organization
