Hook

Head of Engineering

Hook

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $190,000 - $220,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Establish and continuously improve engineering best practices appropriate for our stage of company
  • Set clear standards around code quality, reliability, security, documentation, and delivery
  • Build lightweight but effective processes that enable speed without sacrificing quality
  • Lead and grow a lean engineering organization
  • Scale the team thoughtfully in line with company growth goals
  • Hire, mentor, and retain high-performing engineers
  • Balance internal hires and contractors to maximize efficiency and flexibility
  • Create a strong engineering culture focused on ownership, collaboration, and execution
  • Own the company’s technical strategy and long-term architecture
  • Make key decisions on tech stack, infrastructure, and tooling
  • Architect scalable, reliable systems that can grow with the business
  • Lead execution on complex technical projects and unblock high-risk initiatives
  • Ensure engineering decisions align with business priorities and product roadmap
  • Be accountable for delivering high-quality technology that supports product and platform goals
  • Track engineering output and progress across teams, ensuring work is visible and measurable
  • Align closely with Product, Design, and other stakeholders to set clear expectations and timelines
  • Ensure projects ship on time, with the right level of quality, scope, and predictability
  • Proactively identify risks, unblock teams, and course-correct when needed

Requirements

  • Proven experience leading engineering teams in a startup or high-growth environment
  • Strong technical background with the ability to be hands-on when needed
  • Demonstrated ability to scale teams and systems in a lean, pragmatic way
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguity - able to make sound decisions and keep teams moving forward without perfect information
  • Strong sense of ownership and accountability for quality, delivery, and outcomes
  • Experience introducing structure and process that improves execution without becoming cumbersome
  • Ability to track output across teams and create clarity around priorities, timelines, and expectations
  • Excellent communicator who can align engineering work with product and business goals
  • Experience managing engineering contractors and vendor relationships
Benefits
  • Competitive base salary
  • Meaningful equity ownership
  • Opportunity to build and lead growth at a fast-growing consumer company
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
engineering best practicescode qualityreliabilitysecuritydocumentationtechnical strategyarchitecturescalable systemstechnical projectsengineering output tracking
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcollaborationaccountabilitycommunicationdecision-makingrisk identificationproblem-solvingadaptabilityownership