Engineering Lead, US
About the role
Serve as the first technical leader for our US presence, setting a high bar for engineering quality, product thinking, and execution
Start, build, and lead a small engineering team in the US
Partner closely with product, design, and leadership to translate company goals into clear technical direction and execution plans
Act as a bridge between the team in Europe, users, product strategy, and engineering, ensuring we build the right things and build them well
Help shape the long-term technical and organizational foundations for scaling product engineering
Own and ship end-to-end features that integrate seamlessly with popular developer tools
Develop user-facing applications that make powerful infrastructure intuitive and accessible to developers
Collaborate directly with users and partners to deeply understand their workflows, pain points, and product needs
Continuously iterate on product design and implementation to drive adoption, performance, and reliability
Responsibilities
- Serve as the first technical leader for our US presence, setting a high bar for engineering quality, product thinking, and execution
- Start, build, and lead a small engineering team in the US
- Partner closely with product, design, and leadership to translate company goals into clear technical direction and execution plans
- Act as a bridge between the team in Europe, users, product strategy, and engineering, ensuring we build the right things and build them well
- Help shape the long-term technical and organizational foundations for scaling product engineering
- Own and ship end-to-end features that integrate seamlessly with popular developer tools
- Develop user-facing applications that make powerful infrastructure intuitive and accessible to developers
- Collaborate directly with users and partners to deeply understand their workflows, pain points, and product needs
- Continuously iterate on product design and implementation to drive adoption, performance, and reliability
Requirements
Leadership and management skills to lead high performing ICs
Strong software engineering fundamentals, with experience building production-grade software in languages like TypeScript/JavaScript (React), Go, Python, or similar
Proven track record shipping impactful product features, preferably for developer-focused or infrastructure products
Customer-centric mindset with the ability to translate complex technical solutions into intuitive user experiences
Enthusiasm for continuous learning and a collaborative approach to product development
Qualifications
Competitive salary and stock options
Flexible working hours
Market-leading parental leave
Benefits
Life at Namespace Labs: We pride ourselves in being a small team of experts that can achieve a lot. We balance our long-term vision with short-term pragmatism. We believe in being fully transparent internally on how decisions are made, on how the company is doing, and we use that information to drive our decisions.
Pay
Compensation Range: $200K - $225K
Schedule
N/A