Own engineering execution across all product and platform teams, ensuring on-time delivery of high-quality software
Translate the technical vision into executable plans with clear milestones, deadlines, and delivery expectations, reporting progress and risks back to leadership
Establish and evolve engineering processes — sprint cadences, code review standards, CI/CD pipelines, incident response — that keep the team sharp and efficient
Drive a culture of ownership, accountability, and pragmatic quality
Organize the team around workflows that maximize leverage from AI development tools (code generation, automated review, AI-driven testing)
Evaluate, adopt, and set standards for emerging AI tooling across the engineering org
Recruit, hire, and retain strong engineers across all levels and disciplines
Build and mentor engineering managers and tech leads
Own performance management, career development, and compensation planning
Collaborate with Product, Design, Customer Success, and Sales Engineering to align priorities with business goals
Represent engineering in customer conversations, especially enterprise pilots and technical due diligence
Champion reliability, security, and observability across our hybrid cloud and edge infrastructure
Drive AI/ML investment — computer vision, LLM-powered workflows — that differentiates Cobalt’s platform

Requirements

10+ years in software engineering
5+ in senior leadership (Director/VP)
Track record leading engineering teams at high-growth startups
Experience building and scaling engineering organizations at high-growth startups
Technical fluency across cloud infrastructure, backend/frontend, and data/ML pipelines
Experience shipping AI/ML-powered products in production
Strong point of view on using AI tooling to increase team velocity
Understanding of security and compliance (SOC 2, GDPR)
Ability to attract, develop, and retain top engineering talent.

Benefits

Competitive salary
Equity
Full benefits (medical, vision, dental)
Flexible work arrangements

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringAI/MLcloud infrastructurebackend developmentfrontend developmentdata pipelinesCI/CDcode reviewincident responseperformance management

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationaccountabilitycommunicationorganizational skillsteam buildingstrategic planningproblem-solvingadaptability

Certifications

SOC 2GDPR