Head of Engineering — AI-Driven, Design-Led, Remote

Stardust; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible vacation

Paid menstrual leave

Parental leave

11 holidays

Health insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Stardust is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead our AI-native, design-led technology effort from a remote-based position. You will own architecture across iOS, Android, web, backend, data, and security while shaping the engineering culture and delivery velocity.

You will mentor a growing team, partner with product and design, and bring strong product judgment to build privacy-conscious systems at scale. The role offers flexible work and health benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience leading an engineering org through meaningful growth in a mobile-first consumer company.
• Hands-on with agentic coding and evidence of reliable production code delivery.
• Ability to represent technology at the leadership level and partner with the CEO.
• Understanding AI-native, design-led collaboration between engineering, product and design.
• Ability to translate ambiguous initiatives from idea to launch using first principles.
• Strong product judgment and high craft standards.
• Motivation to contribute to Stardust’s mission around cycles and bodies.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the CEO to set technical strategy, roadmaps, and execution for a leading-edge product.
• Grow and mentor a multidisciplinary engineering team with clear structure and career paths.
• Lead the transition to agent-driven development with verification and QA systems for reliable production code.
• Redesign planning, delivery, and measurement to boost velocity while maintaining quality.
• Own privacy, security, data governance, and compliance across engineering systems.

Skills

AI agents experience

Team leadership (mobile/backend/data)

AI-driven development

Production ML models

Systems design

Privacy, security & compliance

Release management & feature flags

Job description

Stardust is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead our AI-native, design-led technology effort from a remote-based position. You will own architecture across iOS, Android, web, backend, data, and security while shaping the engineering culture and delivery velocity.

You will mentor a growing team, partner with product and design, and bring strong product judgment to build privacy-conscious systems at scale. The role offers flexible work and health benefits.