Head of Software Engineering & AI for Consumer Apps

Stealth Company; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Stealth Company is building the next generation of a TV operating system, combining streaming and discovery. We seek a player-coach engineering leader to scale a high-performing team while staying close to the work and shipping with speed.

You will set engineering standards, own delivery, partner with product and design, recruit aggressively, and serve as the bridge between engineers and company leadership, building culture from scratch in a well-funded, fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software engineering.
• 3+ years managing engineering teams.
• Experience shipping consumer-facing software.
• Fluent in AI/ML-integrated systems.
• Strong people management and feedback skills.
• Execution-oriented with ambiguity management.
• Credible technical leader respected by engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead, grow, and retain a world-class software engineering team across consumer software and AI.
• Own engineering execution, sprint planning, resourcing, delivery, and team health.
• Set and enforce engineering standards: code quality, architecture patterns, review culture, and on-call practices.
• Partner with product and design to scope work, surface tradeoffs, and hit milestones.
• Recruit aggressively, you'll be a key part of building the team around you.
• Serve as the connective tissue between individual engineers and company leadership.

Skills

8+ years software engineering

3+ years managing teams

consumer-facing software

AI/ML-integrated systems

people management

execution-oriented

technical credibility

Job description

Stealth Company is building the next generation of a TV operating system, combining streaming and discovery. We seek a player-coach engineering leader to scale a high-performing team while staying close to the work and shipping with speed.

You will set engineering standards, own delivery, partner with product and design, recruit aggressively, and serve as the bridge between engineers and company leadership, building culture from scratch in a well-funded, fast-moving environment.