Head of Engineering

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and grow a small engineering team, including 1:1s, career development, feedback, and performance.
• Own delivery across the frontend and backend, from planning through production support.
• Own the team's workflow and operating cadence, such as sprint planning, release planning, roadmapping, and a regular rhythm of clear priorities and accountability.
• Recruit, interview, and grow the team as we expand, and shape the engineering culture around it.
• Partner with product owners, QA, dev/ops, and stakeholders to translate product goals into well-scoped work.
• Communicate status, risk, and tradeoffs clearly to leadership.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with at least 2-3 years of leading engineers as a manager, tech lead, or in a comparable role.
• Demonstrated experience building and growing a small engineering team — for example, taking a team from a few engineers to several — including hiring, onboarding, and establishing process and cadence at an early stage.
• A track record of shipping and operating production software with the technical judgement to know which decisions matter.
• Experience building server-side applications in Java and working fluency with Typescript and modern frontend frameworks like React and Angular.
• A strong grasp of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), microservice architecture, and dev/ops best practices.
• Experience with containerized development in Docker.
• A clear communicator that can balance product discussions with leadership, QA, and developers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with telecom or CPaaS systems (e.g., SMS, SIP, voice calling, etc.).
• Experience with relational database systems (SQL or NoSQL) and messaging systems like Kafka and RabbitMQ.
• Exposure to observability tools like Grafana, Prometheus, and ELK.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Working knowledge of secure coding practices and solid understanding of compliance frameworks such as SOC 2.
• Experience integrating AI into development workflows.

How We Work

Small team, low bureaucracy, and real ownership — you'll have room to lead and make decisions that stick.

A clear operating rhythm: defined priorities, a regular cadence, and honest, direct communication about what's working and what isn't.

High accountability paired with strong support — we set clear expectations and back each other to meet them.

Why Join Us

• Own the direction of a team building critical infrastructure that powers real-world communication.
• Work on a mature codebase with a modern stack, where your technical decisions have immediate impact.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Flexible work arrangements and supportive team culture.
• Fast-moving, low-bureaucracy environment where you'll have room to lead and grow.