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Aigenc

Posted 28 Aug 2026

Head of Engineering

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Employment
Full time
Team
Software Engineering
Posted
28 Aug 2026

About the role

We are looking for a Founding - Head of Engineering who can build the product and the engineering organization from the ground up. This is not a manager-only role. You will be: Architect, Builder, Team leader, Technical decision maker, and Culture setter. You will own engineering end-to-end, from product architecture to shipping velocity, from hiring to scalability.


Your responsibilities will be across the following functions:


Own Product Architecture:

  • Design scalable, AI-first system architecture.
  • Build distributed systems that support real-time marketing workflows.
  • Make decisions on stack, infra, LLM usage, vector DB, agent orchestration, etc.
  • Ensure performance, reliability, and security from day one.


Build and Ship Fast:

  • Work hands-on in the early days (code daily).
  • Ship MVP features rapidly.
  • Balance speed vs. scalability intelligently.
  • Drive strong engineering execution discipline.


Build and Lead the Engineering Team:

  • Hire high-quality engineers (backend, frontend, AI/ML, infra).
  • Create a high-ownership engineering culture.
  • Define coding standards, review processes, and quality benchmarks.
  • Mentor and level up the team.


AI and Automation Focus:

  • Build AI-driven workflows (LLMs, agents, prompt systems).
  • Optimize inference cost vs. performance.
  • Build internal tooling for experimentation and evaluation.
  • Stay updated with the evolving AI ecosystem.


Work Closely with Founders:

  • Translate product vision into technical roadmap.
  • Participate in product thinking.
  • Drive strategic technical decisions.
  • Act as a long-term technology partner.


Requirements:

  • 8-15+ years of engineering experience.
  • Experience building and scaling products from 0 to 1
  • Strong backend architecture experience (Node.js / Python preferred).
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure).
  • Deep understanding of system design and distributed systems.
  • Prior experience leading engineering teams.
  • High ownership mindset.
  • Comfortable working in ambiguity.


Strong Plus:

  • Experience building AI/LLM-based systems.
  • Experience with marketing tech / ad-tech / mar-tech.
  • Startup experience (Series A or earlier).
  • Experience with real-time data systems.
  • Experience building internal AI agents/automation frameworks.

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