Team8 Startup-Head of Engineering
Team8
Posted on Mar 25, 2026
Description
An early-stage Team8 startup, founded by experienced entrepreneurs, building a data-driven, AI-powered technology platform for large-scale, complex environments.
As a Head of Engineering, you will lead and grow a high-performing group of senior engineers while staying deeply involved in architecture and technical decision-making. You will own execution end-to-end, define the technical vision, set strong engineering standards, and work closely with product and company leadership as part of the founding team.
Responsibilities
- Build, lead, and mentor a growing group of senior engineers.
- Own technical execution, delivery, and architectural decisions across the platform.
- Drive high standards for code quality, reliability, observability, and production readiness.
- Partner closely with product and leadership on priorities, roadmap, and strategy.
- Design and operate scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud infrastructure.
- Shape the engineering culture, processes, and best practices from the ground up.
Requirements:
- 7+ years of hands-on, production-grade software development experience.
- 5+ years of experience leading and managing engineering teams in fast-paced environments.
- Practical experience designing, building, and operating AI/ML-driven systems (e.g., data pipelines, model development and deployment, model serving, or AI-powered products in production).
- Hands-on experience developing with AI and driving its adoption across the organization, leading cross-team integration of AI into products and workflows while turning it into production-grade, company-wide impact.
- Proven experience designing and operating scalable, cloud-native SaaS systems.
- Strong experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD, and data-intensive systems.
- Strong technical craftsmanship, product mindset, and the ability to balance speed with quality