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Talent

Founding Head of Engineering

Talent

Founding Head of Engineering at Talent.com leading AI-native product development and scaling the engineering team. Owning technical direction and establishing engineering culture.

Posted 7/11/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaLead💰 CA$280,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in leading engineering teams and driving the technical direction of AI-native products, with a strong focus on full-stack development and effective communication across diverse audiences.

Highest-signal resume keywords
AI-Native Product DevelopmentLeadership in Engineering TeamsFull-Stack DevelopmentAgentic LLM SystemsEngineering Culture Definition

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Hard Skills
Full-Stack DevelopmentBackend DevelopmentFrontend DevelopmentInfrastructure ManagementAI IntegrationTechnical ArchitectureCodebase OwnershipProduct Roadmap ManagementLLM Systems DeploymentVenture-Backed Startup Experience
Soft Skills
Excellent Communication SkillsMentoringCollaboration
Industry Keywords
AI StartupEngineering StandardsTechnical DirectionProduct DevelopmentEnterprise Customers

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Take full ownership of the product's codebase, architecture, and roadmap
  • Lead engineering for AI-native product and own technical direction
  • Build and integrate AI capabilities deeply into the product
  • Ship fast and make foundational technical decisions
  • Mentor and define engineering culture from day one
  • Collaborate closely with product and leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Experience leading engineering teams at scale
  • Founding or first-few engineer at a venture-backed AI startup
  • Experience shipping agentic LLM systems to enterprise customers
  • Strong understanding of engineering culture and standards
  • Full-stack capable, proficient in backend, frontend, and infrastructure
  • Excellent communication skills between technical and non-technical audiences

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development