Hands-on Head of Engineering: AI/Fintech, NYC

Elev8 Recruitment

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 250,000 - 300,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

Elev8 Recruitment is assisting a well-backed seed-stage AI/fintech company in New York to find a Head of Engineering. You will balance writing production code with shaping the engineering org, owning architecture, and guiding product and AI strategy.

You’ll work closely with founders, hire and mentor engineers, and build systems that scale for enterprise customers across markets. This in-office NYC role offers a base of $250k–$300k with meaningful equity.

Qualifications

7-15 years in software engineering.
Built and led an engineering team.
Wrote production code recently and stayed close to technical work.
Owned architecture and technical direction as a product scaled.
Shipped AI/ML systems into production.
Strong product instincts to influence what gets built.
Experience building B2B or enterprise software.
Background in CS/Engineering/Math/Physics.

Responsibilities

Remain hands-on in the codebase and ship alongside the team.
Build and scale the engineering organisation.
Own the technical vision and architecture as the platform grows.
Lead the company's AI engineering strategy and production AI systems.
Work directly with the founders on product direction, UX and technical priorities.
Set the hiring bar and recruit the next generation of engineers.
Build systems capable of supporting demanding enterprise customers across multiple markets.