What are the responsibilities and job description for the Head of Engineering position at Recruiting From Scratch?
Who is Recruiting from Scratch:
Recruiting from Scratch is a talent firm that focuses on placing the best candidate for our clients. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across North America, South America, and Europe to help them hire.
https://www.recruitingfromscratch.com/
Salary Range: $100,000-$210,000 base plus 1%-4.5% equity.
Our client is looking for a Head of Engineering who will play a critical role in building and scaling the platform. You’ll be responsible for laying the technical foundation of the company, leading engineering efforts from 0 to 1, and driving infrastructure and data strategy. This is a rare opportunity for a mission-driven builder to join at the ground floor and shape both the technology and culture of a fast-moving company.
Role responsibilities:
• Build the foundation platform, focusing on scalability, security, and fast deployments.
• Lead architecture decisions around data infrastructure, APIs, and integrations with media and AI platforms.
• Manage the end-to-end product lifecycle from concept, design, deployment, and iteration.
• Hire and mentor top-tier engineers who align with our mission and culture.
• Collaborate closely with the co-founders to define technical strategy and roadmap.
• Ensure seamless collaboration between engineering, product, and operations teams.
• Continuously improve deployment processes to ensure fast, efficient rollouts.
• Be hands-on with code and architecture, but also effective in managing and scaling teams as the company grows.
Candidate requirements:
- 7 years of experience in software engineering.
- Experience engineering in high-growth, VC-backed seed-series A startups.
- Has previously built and scaled a product from scratch.
- Strong skills in infrastructure, cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, or Azure), APIs, and deployment pipelines.
- Expertise in agile development and ability to build a strong engineering culture.
- Capable of hiring, mentoring, and scaling a high-performing engineering team.
- Able to work hybrid with the team in San Francisco.
Salary : $100,000 - $210,000
