# Head of Engineering

**Company:** [Wonderschool](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/wonderschool)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Skills:** Scalable Systems, Code Quality, Testing, Reliability Standards, Architectural Decisions, AI Workflows, Engineering Processes, Technical Debt Reduction
**Posted:** 2026-05-01

> Leads engineering team to deliver high-quality, revenue-driving products quickly while managing execution, hiring, processes, architecture, and cross-functional partnerships. Requires strong engineering background, team scaling experience, and technical judgment in high-growth settings.

## Job Description

## 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)

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