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poolside · 3 months ago

Head of Application Engineering

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityDirector/Executive

Poolside is aiming to be a leader in Artificial General Intelligence, focusing on building economically valuable work and scientific progress through AI. The Head of Application Engineering will lead the Applications team, overseeing user-facing applications and driving the strategic direction for engineering best practices and product development.

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Responsibilities

Deliver the best applications for engineers across the globe
Lead and manage a team of product engineers dedicated to the different applications
Lead and execute the strategic direction you will set together with the VP of Engineering
Implement and follow engineering best practices across the organisation
Partner with product, design, other engineering teams and GTM to ensure alignment
Drive technical excellence and scalability in our architecture and systems
Hire, develop, and retain top engineering talent
Monitor engineering performance through metrics and ensure continuous process improvement

Qualification

Managing remote engineering teamsBuilding dev-first productsTechnical decision guidancePeople managementExecution skillsOrganizational skillsCoaching engineering teamsWorking in fast-paced environments

Required

Previous experience managing and scaling (remote) engineering teams and driving delivery
Experience building dev-first products and tools
Strong technical background and ability to guide and advise on technical decisions for the team
Strong people management skills, with experience coaching engineering teams (including IC's, managers or leads)
Excellent organizational and execution skills, with a track record of delivering on roadmap commitments
Comfortable working in fast-paced, high-growth environments

Benefits

Fully remote work & flexible hours
37 days/year of vacation & holidays
Health insurance allowance for you and dependents
Company-provided equipment
Wellbeing, always-be-learning and home office allowances
Frequent team get togethers
Great diverse & inclusive people-first culture

Company

poolside

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Poolside is an artificial intelligence platform that offers foundation concepts and infrastructure to write software codes.
dateFounded in 2023
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
http://www.poolside.ai

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$626M
Key Investors
Bain Capital VenturesRedpoint
2024-10-02Series B· $500M
2023-08-24Series A· $100M
2023-05-14Seed· $26M

Leadership Team

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Eiso Kant
Co-CEO & Co-founder
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Jason Warner
Co-CEO & Co-Founder
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