Engineering Lead (Warsaw)

AI Chopping Block, Inc.; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

AI Chopping Block, Inc. in Warsaw is seeking a senior engineering leader to grow and guide our Warsaw office. You will lead a team of about 10 full-stack engineers, own hiring, delivery, and code quality, and still write code.

You’ll work directly with the founders in their early twenties, our SF team, and customers, set technical direction for a SaaS product deployed internationally, and travel up to one week per quarter.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of genuine full-stack experience.
• 5+ years leading engineering teams of around 10 people, ideally in Poland.
• You've built and run internationally deployed SaaS.
• You work at the frontier of AI coding and push your team to do the same.
• Fluent English.
• You're comfortable working for founders in their early twenties.
• Series A to C startup experience, client-facing work, or time working outside Poland are all a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of about 10 engineers.
• Set technical direction for a SaaS product deployed to customers internationally.
• Own hiring, delivery, and code quality, and still write code.
• Work directly with the founders, our SF team, and our customers.

Skills

Full-stack development

Engineering leadership

International SaaS

AI coding frontier

English fluency

Startup cross-border experience

Job description

The Mission

America's industrial base runs on systems built in the 1980s.

Billions of dollars in critical components (F-35 parts, industrial assemblies, electronics, bolts, and hoses) still move through email threads, excel sheets, and disconnected ERPs.

We're replacing that with an AI-native platform that makes aerospace, electronics, industrial, and defense supply-chain operations nearly autonomous. Faster quoting. Faster procurement. Full visibility. Real operational intelligence for the companies our nation depends on.

Quick Facts

• YC W25 company. Top 5% growth in batch

• Raised $10M+ from investors including Paul Graham, SV Angel, Pear VC, and CRV

• Team of 20 co-live in our Warsaw & SF Hacker Houses

• 7 figure ARR transacting ~$50M a week through our system

The Role

You'll lead our Warsaw engineering office, a team of about 10 full-stack engineers building the platform our customers quote and purchase on. You'll own hiring, delivery, and code quality, and you'll still write code. You'll work directly with the founders, our SF team, and our customers.

• Full time, in person in our Warsaw office, five days onsite and one remote. This role runs on a 9-9-6 schedule.

• Lead and grow a team of about 10 engineers.

• Set technical direction for a SaaS product deployed to customers internationally.

• Up to one week of international travel per quarter (SF HQ and customer sites).

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ years of genuine full-stack experience.

• 5+ years leading engineering teams of around 10 people, ideally in Poland.

• You've built and run internationally deployed SaaS.

• You work at the frontier of AI coding and push your team to do the same.

• Fluent English.

• You're comfortable working for founders in their early twenties.

• Series A to C startup experience, client-facing work, or time working outside Poland are all a plus.

The Process

Initial call with engineer → Technical screening → Quick call with founder → fly out to SF/Warsaw HQ for onsite (on us) → offer.