Head of Engineering

Summary

The job description is for the Head of Engineering position at GiddyUp, a DTC commercialization platform. The role involves leading the engineering team, developing the technology strategy, hiring and developing engineers, collaborating with product and data teams, and more. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience and 4+ years of leadership experience in a startup or established company, preferably during the scaling phase.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
• 10+ years experience and 4+ years leadership experience (CTO, VP Eng, Sr Director) at a startup or established company, preferably during the team and business scaling phase

Responsibilities

• Own the creation and execution of GiddyUp’s technology strategy including data architecture and engineering
• Hire, onboard, and develop top-tier engineering talent
• Be a core part of the leadership team, reporting directly to the CEO and founder, and contribute to shaping and achieving the company’s objectives
• Work closely with the CEO and product leadership to give input and develop GiddyUp’s product strategy
• Rapidly build a scalable platform to automate and optimize our current systems by determining what we can build in-house vs what we need to outsource
• Design an organization that can build and support a world class platform based on systems and tools to help us scale effectively
• Establish and refine engineering process: going from idea to requirements, tasks, testing and deploying them in the real world - effectively communicating progress and blockers
• Work with HR to ensure that the engineering team is appropriately resourced and structured to meet GiddyUp’s needs
• Mentor, manage and coach engineers at GiddyUp to create a high performing culture
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, demonstrate curiosity towards new technologies and market trends, staying updated and leveraging new tools and methodologies to drive innovation within the team
• Work closely with functional/business unit leaders on strategic planning, product development, and execution
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define the product roadmap and align engineering efforts with company goals
• Develop the next generation of GiddyUp’s data infrastructure and help deliver scalable and well-governed data solutions to support GiddyUp’s platform growth

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Computer Science or related field is a plus
• Stats and/or Analytics Background
• Experience working in a startup environment
• AI/ML background a plus
• Experience working strategically with data and product teams
• Platform development experience

Benefits

GiddyUp strives to provide a flexible, fun working environment. GiddyUp is a remote company and we’re looking for reliable team members who can succeed in a fully remote environment