Head of Engineering

Responsibilities

Own Engineering Execution and Delivery

• Ensure the team consistently ships high-quality product on time
• Reduce time from idea to production for core features
• Drive accountability for delivery across the team
• Prioritize and ship features tied to revenue quickly

Build and Lead a High-Performance Engineering Team

• Manage, coach, and develop engineers
• Hire strong engineers and raise the bar over time
• Set a high performance standard and enforce it
• Address underperformance quickly and directly

Improve Development Velocity and Quality

• Improve engineering processes to increase speed without sacrificing quality
• Ensure code quality, testing, and reliability standards are maintained
• Partner with the Head of AI Agent Systems to integrate AI-driven workflows into the development process
• Ensure engineers adopt tools and systems that increase output

Own Architecture and Technical Direction

• Make and enforce key architectural decisions
• Ensure systems are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with product needs
• Drive simplification and reduce technical debt where it slows the business

Partner with Product and Business Teams

• Work closely with the Head of Product to translate priorities into shipped product
• Ensure alignment between product requirements and engineering execution
• Support GTM and operations by delivering the systems needed to drive revenue

Drive Business Impact

• Ensure engineering output directly supports revenue growth
• Improve the speed of shipping features that impact conversion, onboarding, and usage
• Balance speed and reliability to support long-term growth

Required Qualifications

• Strong engineering background with experience building and shipping production systems
• Experience managing and scaling engineering teams
• Track record of delivering product quickly in a high-growth environment
• Strong technical judgment and ability to make architectural decisions
• Experience working closely with product and business teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience at a high-growth startup
• Experience improving engineering velocity and processes
• Experience integrating AI or automation into development workflows
• Background as a founder or early-stage engineer

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience. This role is eligible for equity.

Wonderschool offers a competitive benefits package, including:

• Health benefits with up to 100% coverage for employee premiums and up to 80% for dependents
• Wifi and employee wellness stipends
• Flexible PTO, paid holidays, and mental wellness days
• Competitive parental leave (eligible after 6 months of employment)