Chief Engineer, AI-Powered Growth & Scale

Partiful; New York (NY); On-site; USD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and meaningful-equy

401(k) with company matching

Health, dental, and vision insurance

OneMedical membership and telehealth

Commuter benefits & wellness support

Flexible PTO and ~14 paid holidays

Quarterly party stipend and team offsi

Parental leave

Front-row seat at a fast-growing, user

Job summary

Partiful is seeking a Head of Engineering to build and lead a high-performing engineering organization that can ship ambitious product and infra work with speed and quality as we scale.

You’ll own the health, output, and growth of the team, making sure the right people are in the right roles, the management layer is strong, and recruiting, culture, and execution reinforce each other. This role requires hands-on leadership and a bias for execution.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of engineers in a fast-paced environment.
• Track record of engineering org building and scaling.
• Demonstrated operational excellence and delivery discipline.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead an engineering organization capable of shipping ambitious product and infra work quickly.
• Partner with the CTO on technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap prioritization.
• Collaborate with CEO/CTO to align vision and motivate the engineering team.
• Own engineering execution, goals, scope, ownership, and deadlines.
• Introduce lightweight systems for ownership, accountability, and visibility.
• Identify bottlenecks and streamline workflows to maximize deep work and shipping.
• Develop leads into a scalable middle-management layer.
• Define career ladders and performance frameworks for engineers and managers.
• Foster a culture where high performers are recognized and rewarded for impact.
• Drive engineering recruiting end-to-end with the CTO and People team.
• Codify engineering culture and standards; enforce through reviews and docs.
• Strengthen cross-functional collaboration with Product, Design, and Ops.
• Track metrics for velocity, quality, and recruiting pipeline health.

Skills

Leadership of engineers

Building and scaling engineering org

Operational excellence in engineering

People leadership

Recruiting

Clear communication

Executive collaboration with founders

Hands-on engineering

Job description

Partiful is seeking a Head of Engineering to build and lead a high-performing engineering organization that can ship ambitious product and infra work with speed and quality as we scale.

You’ll own the health, output, and growth of the team, making sure the right people are in the right roles, the management layer is strong, and recruiting, culture, and execution reinforce each other. This role requires hands-on leadership and a bias for execution.