Head of Engineering
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Overview Head of Engineering | Stealth AI Creator Startup | San Francisco (Hybrid)
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Base pay range $280,000.00/yr - $300,000.00/yr
About the Company A breakout consumer AI startup is looking for a Head of Engineering to join at a pivotal moment — just after hitting $1M ARR in under 4 months and on track to 10x that within the year. They’re building AI tools that supercharge individual creators — helping them produce standout social content at scale. The product sits at the intersection of AI, video, and real-time collaboration . Early traction has been explosive, and they’re backed by top-tier angels with ongoing conversations with tier-1 VCs. This is an opportunity to own the technical vision , build out the team, and help define a product that could touch millions!
You Might Be a Fit If You're a builder-founder hybrid — still hands-on but ready to scale and lead
You’ve led teams, owned stacks, and shipped 0→1 products at pace
You're deeply technical with fluency in full-stack, cloud infra, and AI productization (especially around video/gen media)
You want to shape more than code — from culture to product direction to strategy
Frontend : React, TypeScript, Next.js, Tailwind
AI/ML : Diffusion/transformer-based inference, streaming APIs, generative media tools
What You’ll Do Own technical vision + architecture across product & infra
Build and lead a world-class engineering team from the ground up
Ship fast in direct collaboration with design, product, and users
Solve high-impact challenges: GPU scaling, real-time UX, AI rendering
Must-Have Experience 8+ years in engineering, with 2+ in leadership or Founding/CTO role
Built/scaled full-stack products used by thousands+
Strong grasp of system design, real-time infra, and AI pipelines
Proven ability to hire, coach, and lead high-performance teams
Deep product instincts and high standards for quality + velocity
Why This Role Join a rocket ship just before liftoff — massive trajectory already underway
Competitive salary + meaningful equity
Direct impact on product, culture, and trajectory
Work with a highly capable, fast-moving team that actually ships
How to Apply Apply now to be considered!
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- Location:
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- Salary:
- $250,000 +
- Category:
- Engineering