Head of Engineering

Location: New York City (Flatiron) Employment Type: Full-time On-site: In-person in NYC

About the Role

Our client, an AI company building a collaborative workspace for biopharma's commercial and clinical teams, is seeking a Head of Engineering to join them at the founding executive level. This is a high-leverage role where you will be responsible for setting the technical vision, driving the product roadmap, and building a world-class engineering team and culture from the ground up.

You will be the "cross-functional glue," aligning engineering, product, and business goals to ensure both rapid short-term traction and long-term vision.

What You'll Do

• Define the Product & Technical Vision for their AI-powered workspace.
• Implement cutting-edge AI techniques (LLMs, agentic AI, RAG systems, vector DBs) and align resources for prioritization and execution.
• Lead execution and set a culture of engineering excellence, writing and reviewing code across the full stack.
• Drive best practices in architecture, testing, and DevOps, serving as the gold standard for code quality.
• Own the cloud-native infrastructure (Kubernetes/EKS, ECS, SQS, VPC networking, etc.).
• Recruit and lead an A+ engineering team, mentoring existing members and fostering a culture of direct feedback and continuous improvement.
• Represent the company externally, engaging with customers, partners, and investors to articulate the technical edge and product strategy.

• 6-15 years of experience as an engineering leader with a strong technical background.

• Proven experience managing an early-stage team.
• Deep technical fluency across the required stack and in modern AI paradigms.

• Salary: $200K - $250K
• Equity: 0.5% - 5% (Generous)
• Visa sponsorship is available for H1B transfers and TN visas.
• Benefits include: Health insurance and 401k.

Due to the high volume of applications we anticipate, we regret that we are unable to provide individual feedback to all candidates. If you do not hear back from us within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. We genuinely appreciate your interest and wish you the best in your job search.

About MLabs
MLabs is a full-stack software consultancy working with leading blockchain, AI, and tech startups worldwide. We’re supporting this client with their hiring, and you’ll be joining their team directly.

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