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Head of Engineering

Head of Engineering

CompanyTogetherhood
LocationNew York, NY, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in engineering roles, with 3+ years leading technical teams
  • Strong technical depth and hands-on experience with full-stack development (bonus for C#/.NET and React)
  • Experience managing or partnering with product and design, with a demonstrated ability to ship successful products
  • Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-paced startup environments
  • Experience scaling engineering orgs (ideally at a Series A/B startup or similar)
  • Familiarity with generative AI, LLMs, and how to apply them practically to product and engineering problems
  • Thoughtful communicator who can collaborate with both technical and non-technical teammates
  • Mission-driven and eager to build something meaningful with lasting social impact

Responsibilities

  • Own the full product development lifecycle—from concept to design, development, testing, and deployment
  • Translate business and user needs into scalable, elegant technical solutions
  • Guide platform architecture and ensure long-term scalability, security, and performance
  • Serve as the primary bridge between vision and execution, partnering with the CEO on strategic priorities
  • Build and lead a cross-functional product team (engineering, product management, product design)
  • Double the size of the engineering team while establishing strong team structure and hiring processes
  • Coach, mentor, and retain high-performing engineers and product contributors
  • Implement generative AI to increase engineering productivity (e.g. code generation, documentation, QA, planning)
  • Work toward building AI-native features into the product, such as intelligent scheduling, matching, or enrichment personalization
  • Stay close to the codebase—leading design reviews, writing high-leverage code, or prototyping when needed
  • Ensure excellent developer experience, modern tooling, and efficient workflows
  • Establish lightweight, high-velocity product development processes (agile, sprints, OKRs, feedback loops)
  • Collaborate across departments (e.g. operations, sales, customer success) to ensure fast feedback and business alignment
  • Measure impact and outcomes through analytics, user behavior, and experimentation

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bonus for C#/.NET and React