Head of Engineering

Head of Engineering (Hands-On AI-Powered Fintech Platform)

Location: New York City Onsite 4 days/week
Compensation: $280000$320000 base meaningful equity

About Our Client

Our client is building the next generation of investing infrastructurean AI-powered wealth platform designed to deliver a highly personalized real-time investing experience. Theyve raised $20M from top-tier investors (including Y Combinator and other notable backers) and are scaling rapidly post-Series A. The product is already used by 2M investors and the company is entering a build-and-scale phase where technical leadership is the multiplier.

The Role

Our client is hiring a high-octane hands-on Head of Engineering to own technology vision and execution end-to-end. This is a rare opportunity to architect and scale a modern fintech platform from the ground upcovering core systems data architecture AI capabilities reliability and engineering culture.

This is not a manage from the sidelines role. Youll operate at every altitudewriting code making architectural decisions and building a high-performing teamwhile partnering directly with the founders to define the roadmap and ship fast without compromising quality.

What Youll Do

• Architect and scale a modern AI-powered fintech platform owning end-to-end technology strategy across platform data and AI
• Lead hire and mentor a high-performing engineering team while remaining hands-on in the code
• Drive product velocity by establishing best practices for code quality testing release management and developer experience
• Improve reliability and observability for real-time systems (e.g. trading pricing portfolio updates) with strong operational rigor
• Partner with founders to define product roadmap technical strategy and execution plans that bring the company vision to life

Product Surface Area Youll Own

This platform is designed to feel modern approachable and personalizedparticularly for next-generation investors. Core product capabilities include:

• Investing Playlists: users bundle groups of stocks customize allocations and create themed portfolios
• Expert-built portfolios: curated diversified options built by financial experts
• Automated investing: recurring contributions and schedules to build wealth over time
• Subscription model: premium wealth management experience via an annual subscription
• AI-powered financial coaching: an in-product copilot experience that explains concepts simply and suggests tailored strategies

What Our Client Is Looking For

• Proven experience leading engineering in a high-ownership environment (startup/scale-up preferred)
• Deep technical strength: backend/platform architecture data systems and building reliable production systems
• Comfort operating in real-time and high-trust domains (fintech experience is helpful but not required if fundamentals are strong)
• Strong judgment balancing speed vs. correctness and the ability to create execution clarity in ambiguity
• Track record building teams: hiring mentoring leveling and establishing a high-performance culture
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative operating style with product and business leadership

Why Candidates Join

• Foundational leadership seat with full ownership of engineering strategy and execution
• Real traction and scale with a product already used by millions
• Modern AI-enabled product experience with clear room to expand capabilities
• Strong investor backing and momentum post-Series A
• Direct partnership with founders and meaningful influence on roadmap culture and outcomes

Required Experience:

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