Rockstar

Head of Engineering

Rockstar

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

AWSDjangoFlaskPythonReactReact Native

About the role

  • Own engineering end-to-end: architecture, technical direction, quality, and scalability
  • Lead delivery across product and engineering—turning product goals into shipped reality
  • Design, build, and own AI-driven systems, including agents, decision engines, and model-backed workflows
  • Set the technical strategy for how they use AI responsibly, reliably, and at scale
  • Stay hands-on in the code while also setting the long-term technical vision
  • Lead and mentor the engineering team; help build the team and culture over time
  • Partner closely with the CEO on roadmap decisions, sequencing, and technical tradeoffs
  • Make clear, pragmatic decisions around build vs buy, infrastructure, and integrations
  • Anticipate technical risk and address it before it becomes a blocker

Requirements

  • Senior engineering experience with real ownership of systems in production
  • Strong technical judgment and comfort making tradeoffs in an early-stage environment
  • Experience working closely with founders and product leaders
  • Ability to move fluidly between coding and strategy without losing speed
  • Clear communicator who can explain technical decisions simply and directly
  • High-ownership mindset—cares deeply about what is built and shipped
  • Excited by the idea of growing into broader technical leadership as the company scales
  • Strong experience building with AI models and systems, not just calling APIs
  • Experience designing agent-based systems or multi-step AI workflows
  • Familiarity with orchestration patterns for agents (state, memory, tools, retries)
  • Robust familiarity with the current tech stack: Python, Django, Flask, React Native, Expo, OpenAI, AWS
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation
  • Equity options at a well-funded, VC-backed startup
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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

Hard skills
AI-driven systemsarchitecturetechnical directionqualityscalabilityagent-based systemsmulti-step AI workflowsorchestration patternsPythonDjango
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringclear communicationtechnical judgmenthigh-ownership mindsetstrategic thinkingdecision makingcollaborationproblem solvingadaptability