Head of Engineering

Summary

Join Replicated, a Commercial Software Distribution Platform, as a hands-on Head of Engineering! This leadership role requires both coding and team management, focusing on delivering quality products with speed and efficiency. You will drive product vision and technical strategy, champion AI adoption, and solve complex technical challenges. Lead a team of technical leads and engineers, focusing on growth and development. Thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, adapting to changing priorities and collaborating cross-functionally. Contribute to the advancement of our product through direct technical contributions and leadership. We value continuous improvement and a growth mindset.

Requirements

• Active coding experience building and delivering highly technical products, ideally for a developer audience
• Experience with AI tools and technologies, with a passion for integrating AI to enhance engineering workflows and product capabilities
• Demonstrated understanding and application of modern product delivery techniques, especially iteration and value validation
• Hands-on experience with deploying, managing, and/or operating Kubernetes is essential
• Experience supporting and developing individuals on your team (people management is important but represents only one aspect of this role)
• Champion AI adoption across the engineering organization, identifying opportunities to leverage AI for improved productivity, code quality, and innovation
• Proven ability to influence product direction through technical expertise and customer understanding
• Strong partnership skills with Product teams while bringing your own technical perspective to drive product strategy
• Strong written and verbal communication across all mediums
• Able to articulate technical concepts and work collaboratively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Be hands-on with coding and architecture, driving both velocity and technical excellence through direct contribution
• Drive product vision and technical strategy using your engineering expertise and market understanding
• Partner closely with Product while also leveraging your technical background to influence and shape product direction
• Champion AI adoption and integration within engineering practices, leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity and product capabilities
• Assess incoming customer issues and personally contribute to solving complex technical challenges
• Lead a team of technical leads and engineers, focusing on growth, development, and delivery
• Hire, support and contribute to the growth of the Engineering organization
• Thrive in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities shift and change frequently
• Adapt quickly to new technical challenges, market feedback, and evolving customer needs
• Work cross functionally with other groups needed to successfully implement initiatives in a dynamic, ever-changing landscape
• Develop a deep understanding and clearly communicate the problems and opportunities of our users and customers; advocating for and driving forward solutions with startup speed and flexibility

Preferred Qualifications

• Startup experience is highly valuable - we need someone who can adapt and pivot quickly as we grow and evolve
• Ability to support the team through constant change and shifting priorities typical of early-stage companies
• Champion of remote and distributed first culture with flexible communication styles
• Experience in open source software and cloud-native ecosystem
• Experience working on products in the developer tools space
• Track record of successfully implementing AI solutions

Benefits

• Health/Dental/Vision
• Life/AD&D
• LTD/STD
• FSA
• 401K
• Stock options
• Partner perk programs
• Generous time off, we expect you to take a minimum of 3 weeks of per year
• Laptop+accessories you need to get set up
• Generous home office set up allowance or co-working space allowance - up to $10,000 per year!
• Curiosity Budget to help you keep learning and growing!