Conscious Talent

Head of Engineering – AI

Conscious Talent

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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Salary

💰 $190,000 - $240,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

CloudJavaScriptNode.jsNoSQLOpen SourcePostgresReactReact NativeReduxSQLTypeScript

About the role

  • Head of Engineering to lead engineering team and own technical execution of product vision
  • Architect complex systems, mentor engineers, and ensure delivery of high-quality features
  • Lead a team of 4–6 engineers and own day-to-day technical execution
  • Architect scalable systems for AI-powered personal growth features
  • Make critical technical decisions on technology stack, architecture, and implementation approaches
  • Establish engineering best practices, code review standards, and development processes
  • Build and optimize React Native mobile apps, React web applications, and TypeScript backend services
  • Architect scalable systems using Postgres, Firestore, and modern cloud infrastructure
  • Implement robust CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes on Vercel and similar platforms
  • Debug complex issues across the full stack and ensure system reliability
  • Prototype new technical approaches and validate technical feasibility
  • Collaborate closely with founders to translate product vision into technical roadmaps
  • Break down complex product initiatives into executable engineering tasks
  • Mentor and grow junior and mid-level engineers, lead technical design reviews, and guide hiring

Requirements

  • 10+ years software engineering experience with 5+ years in senior/lead roles
  • Expert-level TypeScript and React/React Native experience
  • Strong background in full-stack development with React, Node.js, and mobile apps
  • Experience with modern deployment platforms (Vercel, CI/CD pipelines)
  • Database experience with both SQL (Postgres) and NoSQL (Firestore) systems
  • Experience with state management libraries (Zustand, Redux, or similar)
  • AI/ML systems integration and LLM API experience
  • Proven track record leading engineering teams of 3+ people
  • Experience mentoring engineers and driving technical decision-making
  • Ability to balance technical debt, feature development, and system reliability
  • Strong communication skills for collaborating with non-technical stakeholders
  • Experience at high-growth startups, ideally post-seed/Series A stage
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and rapidly changing priorities
  • Bias toward shipping and iterating rather than over-engineering
  • Understanding of how engineering decisions impact user experience and business metrics
  • Experience building consumer-facing products with high engagement requirements
  • Understanding of how technical architecture impacts user experience
  • Ability to make pragmatic technical decisions that balance speed, quality, and scalability
  • Interest in AI applications and human-computer interaction
  • Experience with AI/ML applications in consumer products (bonus)
  • Background building real-time messaging or conversation systems (bonus)
  • Previous experience as a founding engineer or early technical hire (bonus)
  • Interest in psychology, personal development, or wellness tech (bonus)
  • Open source contributions or technical blog writing (bonus)