Head of Engineering

Job title: Head of Engineering

Company: Durable

Job description: Our mission at Durable is to make owning a business easier than having a job.We envision a world where AI runs your business for you. Anyone with a skill will be able to launch a successful business in minutes. They will be able to focus only on doing their best work, not all the other bullshit that comes with running a business.AI will be their web designer, their marketing agency, their office admin, and their accountant.We launched the first (before chatGPT!), and have generated over 5 million sites.We have a long way to go to accomplish our ambitious vision. We a team of 20. raised a $14m Series A from Spark Capital last year, are generating significant revenue, and are a team of 20.The Head of Engineering will be the main driver in helping us build a world class engineering organization, create breakthrough R&D, and be a great place to work.What you’ll doYou will be the main driver in helping us build a talent-dense engineering organization. You will be responsible for creating and defining processes, recruiting and retaining the team, and actively contributing to roadmap and product decisions.Responsibilities

• Build a talent-dense engineering organization through driving culture, implementing repeatable frameworks, and hiring + retaining top talent.
• Actively contribute to technology and product roadmap decisions
• Set and execute a vision on how to deliver exceptional product experiences
• Empower the engineering team to deliver their best work, and unblock them from everything that prevents that
• Recruit a team of world-class engineers and establish processes for hiring, onboarding, and retention
• Be a leader at the company

Who you areAm ambitious, experienced, steady hand who wants to make an impact on the world and change the world of small business.Minimum requirements

• 8+ years experience in direct engineering manager roles
• Experience hiring and growing engineers
• Previous hands-on experience as a software engineer building consumer or B2B products
• Thrives in a fast-moving environment with a high quality bar
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude, and a get shit done mentality.

Preferred qualifications

• You keep up-to-date on the latest in AI engineering practices and research
• You’ve previously worked on large-scale consumer or B2B tools
• You move fast and work well with limited scope and imperfect information
• You are ambitious, and want to build something that positively impacts millions of business owners around the world.
• Experience with Python, Javascript, NextJS, and Node.js
• Experience with MongoDB

Remote work @ DurableWe are a remote-first company with an in-person hub with 24/7 access in Vancouver.This role is open to anyone in North America.CompensationCompensation for this role is $240,000 to $290,000.

Expected salary:

Location: Vancouver, BC

Job date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 01:07:44 GMT

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