Founding Head of Engineering — AI Platform & SaaS

kadence; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HealthTech startup based in San Francisco is looking for a Head of Engineering to join as a founding team member. In this role, you will design and build the core platform focusing on APIs and data models while also contributing to workflow automation using AI tools. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of software engineering experience, strong full-stack skills, and a background in SaaS products. This opportunity involves significant ownership and shaping of the engineering culture.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience required.
• Strong full-stack skills and comfortable with backend-heavy tasks.
• Experience at a SaaS/product company is essential.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the core platform including APIs and UI.
• Implement claims workflow with human-in-the-loop support.
• Contribute to automation using LLMs and standard tools.

Skills

Full-stack development

Experience with LLMs/AI features

SaaS/product company experience

Strong coding abilities

Curiosity and enthusiasm for AI tooling

Job description

A leading HealthTech startup based in San Francisco is looking for a Head of Engineering to join as a founding team member. In this role, you will design and build the core platform focusing on APIs and data models while also contributing to workflow automation using AI tools. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of software engineering experience, strong full-stack skills, and a background in SaaS products. This opportunity involves significant ownership and shaping of the engineering culture.