Head Of Engineering

Summary

Join Jobscan, a fast-growing, remote, and customer-funded startup, as our Head of Engineering. This player-coach role requires leading and strategizing while remaining hands-on. You will scale the engineering team, optimize processes, and drive technical innovation, aligning with company goals. You'll collaborate with the CEO, product, and leadership team, shaping the platform's future and tackling technical challenges. The role offers a competitive salary, stock options, flexible scheduling, unlimited PTO, and various wellness benefits. We are looking for a leader with a strong technical background and experience scaling engineering teams in a startup environment.

Requirements

• Have led engineering teams through rapid growth at a startup (2 → 15+ engineers)
• Balance strategic leadership with hands-on technical depth
• Bring 10+ years building customer-facing web apps and deep cloud (AWS) expertise
• Thrive in fast-paced environments and communicate clearly across functions

Responsibilities

• Align engineering strategy with company goals to fuel Jobscan’s growth
• Collaborate cross-functionally to drive business outcomes—not just code
• Lead by example as a hands-on technical expert and mentor
• Scale a high-performing, remote engineering team and culture
• Ensure reliable, high-quality product delivery while managing tech debt

Preferred Qualifications

Are excited by AI, and familiar with modern stacks like PHP/Laravel, Vue, or Python

Benefits

• Remote work
• Competitive salary + stock options
• Flexible schedule
• Unlimited PTO + Canadian Holidays + Paid Sick Days
• Wellness stipend
• $1000 home office stipend, education stipend, internet stipend
• Apple computer provided
• Bi-annual company retreats