Head of Engineering
Kyber · New York, NY · 3 wk ago
On-siteInformation Technology$220k–$280k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Be the Technical Owner of the Product
- Own end-to-end technical decisions across backend, frontend, data, infra.
- Ship features personally while keeping the team unblocked.
- Prioritize an Aggressive Product Roadmap
- Lead sprint/weekly planning and keep priorities tight
- Protect focus: decisively manage tradeoffs, push back when needed
- Unlock Leverage to Boost Engineering Capacity
- Scale adoption of Agentic AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Greptile) into large scale engineering and product workflows to accelerate time to market.
- Establish reusable patterns and interfaces so engineers and agents aren’t reinventing everything.
- Champion Reliability, Security, and Customer Trust
- Own uptime, performance, and incident response.
- Implement monitoring/alerts + fast debugging workflows.
- Mentor & Raise the Engineering Bar
- Set expectations for quality and ownership.
- Help recruit and evaluate future hires.
Qualifications
- 10x Engineer with a love of building
- Your raw coding ability should be unmatched and only deeply amplified by AI.
- You love to build and relish seeing customers delighted by your work.
- Ship first, optimize and harden later
- You've architected large scale data-driven applications and have a full E2E understanding of what tradeoffs to make when.
- Systems-first thinking
- You're prepared and have been in roles before where you've had to hold other engineers accountable for their deliverables.
- Security and Compliance
- You've dealt with enterprise software compliance requirements (SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO, etc) and are comfortable incorporating those requirements in tandem with product build out.
- Possible Until Proven Otherwise
- You challenge assumptions with evidence. If it’s impossible, show us why.
- LOVE Your Customer
- You put customers at the heart of everything. Earn trust, deliver value, grow together.
- Take Pride In Your Craft
- Creating something from nothing is a privilege—embrace the process and perfect the details.
- Live Up To Your Expectations
- You set your standards high and let’s exceed them together—because no one should expect more of you than yourself.
- Have Fun & Nurture Those Around You
- The joy of building is amplified when shared. Remember to support, uplift, and celebrate each other as we grow.
- Competitive salary
- Generous stock package
- 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance