Head of Engineering

My client is an early-stage B2B fintech/AI startup in San Francisco that has raised $7M and is building the revenue infrastructure that the next generation of B2B companies will run on. They have 75 people, a team of 7 engineers, and a clear mandate: double the engineering team and scale revenue 10x. This is a direct partnership with the founder/CEO, with full ownership of the technical roadmap from day one.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Building and scaling an engineering team from 7 to 15+ people, owning hiring, culture, and the bar for technical excellence
• Defining the technical architecture and data model decisions that will support long-term scalability in a complex B2B product
• Providing hands-on tactical coaching to ICs, conducting PR reviews, and unblocking the team on hard technical problems
• Partnering directly with the CEO, product, and GTM teams to ship high-quality products and customer implementations on tight timelines
• Leading the charge in building an AI-first engineering organization, embracing AI tools and workflows as a multiplier across the team
• Representing engineering clearly to non-technical stakeholders, including the occasional investor or customer conversation

WHAT YOU BRING

• 3+ years of recent hands-on people management experience leading individual contributor engineers (not solely managing other managers)
• A track record at one or more VC-backed B2B SaaS startups, with a genuine understanding of what resource constraints, fast timelines, and product trade-offs feel like
• Demonstrated ability to scale an engineering team through a company growth stage, with specific examples of hiring, team structure, and culture decisions you owned
• Strong architecture and system design instincts, with experience making decisions that balance shipping speed against long-term scalability
• Fluency with a modern full-stack, product-oriented tech environment (TypeScript, React, Postgres or equivalent)
• Clear, structured communication, able to present technical decisions to non-technical audiences

BONUS POINTS

• Experience in sales tech, deal management, quote-to-cash, or revenue operations
• Founder background or early engineer experience at a startup (0 to 1)
• STEM degree or equivalent practical foundation in computer science

WHY JOIN

• Compensation: $220K to $270K base, plus up to 15% performance-based bonus tied to company revenue milestones and equity.
• Scope: You will lead 7 engineers today with the mandate and budget to double the team quickly. Your architecture decisions, hiring choices, and cultural standard-setting will directly shape outcomes
• Stage: $7M raised, early traction with enterprise customers, and a product category that is growing fast as pricing complexity becomes a core problem for AI-era B2B companies

LOGISTICS

• San Francisco, CA. In-office 5 days per week.
• H-1B transfers welcome. TN visa available.

My client is an equal opportunity employer. They celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive team. Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, or any other protected characteristic.