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HexHexSan Francisco, CA

Engineering Lead

Lead and hands-on manage a team building Hex's AI context platform for improving AI agent interactions with user data. Requires 4+ years full-stack engineering and 2+ years leading teams on complex AI/data products, with strong technical leadership and people management skills.

221k – 295k
Hybrid6+ YOEEngineering Management

About the role

What you will do

  • Lead a team working on Hex’s context platform
  • Drive technical strategy, review designs, and directly contribute with hands-on work
  • Serve as people manager for the engineers on the team, setting a high bar and empowering them to do their best work
  • Recruit exceptional engineering talent

About You

  • 4+ years of experience as a full-stack software engineer and 2+ years experience leading engineering teams working on complex, data-intensive, or AI-driven products and SaaS platforms
  • Exceptional ability to identify and design the right technical abstractions to accelerate an ambitious and evolving product vision
  • Deep curiosity for, and strong intuition about, state-of-the-art AI agent behavior and context systems
  • Proven track record as a people manager, with experience building and operating product engineering teams
  • Brings a clear playbook for building high-performing teams: setting clear technical standards, hiring and developing strong talent, and creating environments where extraordinary engineers can do their best work
  • Deeply technical leader who is not afraid to roll up your sleeves and get hands-on when necessary

Location & Compensation

This is a full-time role... Salary range: $221,000-$295,000

Skills

Full Stack DevelopmentAI AgentsContext SystemsTechnical StrategyPeople ManagementTeam BuildingTalent Recruitment
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