Head Of Engineering

Summary

Join RealAvatar, a company scaling access to the world’s biggest thinkers through AI-powered avatars. As Head of Engineering, you will lead the technical vision and scale the architecture to meet growing demand. You'll drive technical strategy and execution, leading a distributed engineering team building consumer-facing AI applications. Responsibilities include scaling architecture, LLM pipelines, and real-time video processing systems. You will also collaborate with product and business teams, build and mentor a high-performing engineering team, and lead technical due diligence. RealAvatar offers a competitive compensation package, a remote-first culture, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• CS degree or equivalent required
• Experience with real-time video processing and streaming technologies (e.g. WebRTC, HLS, websockets)
• Track record of building and leading engineering teams
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (GCP / AWS)
• Experience with modern AI/ML frameworks and tools
• Excellent communication skills and ability to bridge technical and business considerations

Responsibilities

• Lead technical strategy and architecture decisions for our AI-powered avatar platform, real-time video processing and streaming capabilities
• Scale our architecture and LLM pipelines to handle increasing user demand
• Drive technical decisions around AI/ML infrastructure, cloud services, and data architecture and establish engineering best practices
• Oversee system reliability, performance optimization, and infrastructure costs
• Collaborate with product and business teams to align technical roadmap with company goals
• Build and mentor a high-performing engineering team across multiple domains
• Lead technical due diligence and vendor evaluation for key partnerships

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven experience scaling consumer-facing applications and services
• Advanced degree in Computer Science or background in a related field
• Track record of successful product launches and scaling high loaded applications
• Publications or contributions to the AI/ML community
• Experience with agile methodologies and remote team management

Benefits

• Opportunity to shape the future of AI-powered interactions
• Competitive compensation package including equity
• Remote-first culture with flexibility for Bay Area or European time zones
• Cutting-edge technical challenges at the intersection of AI and consumer tech
• Collaborative environment focused on innovation
• Professional development and learning opportunities