Head of Engineering

Playlab

full-time

Posted on: 3/31/2026

Location Type: Remote

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About the role

Run the engineering team day-to-day — 1:1s, career development conversations that actually change how people work
Support weekly tactical coordination across projects
Partner with the CTO on technical strategy, architecture decisions, and the engineering roadmap
Collaborate with the Head of ML to align platform and ML engineering efforts
Coach engineers through pairing, code reviews, and system design discussions
Diagnose what each engineer needs
Introduce and refine AI-assisted engineering practices across the team's workflows
Shape engineering culture and processes for a growing remote-first team
Help level up the leadership team of the company
Work cross-functionally with product, design, research, and education teams
Help double the engineering team from ~10 to 20 this year — hiring, onboarding, and building the structures that let a larger team stay fast and coherent

10+ years in software engineering, with 5+ of those managing or leading engineering teams through periods of rapid change
Strong technical background in infrastructure and systems design
A track record of developing engineers
Product-minded
Proficient in Python or TypeScript (ideally both)
Low ego, collaborative leadership style
Thrive in high-agency, high-collaboration cultures
Great communication that makes working remote-first work.

Benefits

Competitive pay & benefits
Includes salary, healthcare, retirement, generous time off, and opportunities for professional growth.

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonTypeScriptinfrastructure designsystems designAI-assisted engineering practicescode reviewssystem design

Soft Skills

collaborative leadershipcommunicationcareer developmentcoachingcross-functional collaborationlow egohigh-agencyhigh-collaboration