Posh · 1 day ago
Head of Engineering
NYC Metro Area
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years expPosh is a company focused on combating digital loneliness by enabling individuals to build real-life communities. They are seeking a seasoned engineering leader to drive the technology behind their mission, overseeing the growth and development of their engineering organization while ensuring high-quality outcomes.
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Responsibilities
Lead and scale the engineering organization, optimizing our talent, systems, processes, and tech for what we need now and in the near future
Create and sustain engineering velocity through hands-on project involvement, while maintaining a high bar for quality, reliability, and developer experience
Ensure the translation of product strategies and feature requirements into clear technical plans, milestones, and action plans with aggressive yet manageable deadlines
Directly manage, coach, and hire as the team scales
Establish a performance- and growth-oriented engineering culture, curating learning & development opportunities while incentivizing the implementation of the best technologies and methodologies for Posh
Oversee roadmap execution across teams, currently composed of five (5) product pods (Organizer, Attendee, AI , and two newly formed pods)
Partner closely with Executive and engineering, product, and design leaders on sprint planning and execution, ensuring quality and speed are prioritized effectively
Guide major architectural decisions and long-term technical investments. Communicate tradeoffs and potential risks of not solving debt to non-technical stakeholders to drive organizational alignment in the allocation of technical resources
Establish engineering standards for scalability, performance, security, and maintainability
Collaborate with the Data & Analytics team to ensure every product iteration is outcome-oriented, tying metrics to as much engineering work as possible and supporting better decision-making across the company
Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, continuous improvement, urgency, passion, emotional attachment, and winning
Qualification
Required
A strong point of view on what great engineering performance, teams, and outcomes look like, with experience contributing to and leading this
5+ years of experience in a Director-level engineering management role or higher, leading Engineering Managers and scaling engineering organizations
3+ years building non-trivial software and systems, ensuring SWEs trust, respect, and benefit from your technical input
Strong technical judgment and the ability to make pragmatic tradeoffs given limited resources and dense timelines
Deep experience with system design, architecture, and large-scale production systems
A proven track record of implementing innovative tools and ways of working that increase engineering velocity while raising technical quality
Strong product intuition and the ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines
Excellent communication and mentorship skills. You have a deep passion and gain excitement from seeing your reports grow
Comfort operating in a fast-paced, founder-led environment
A strong opinion and understanding of how different AI models compare across tasks, allowing our AI pod to stay ahead of the curve as technologies become more advanced
Experience managing both product engineering and platform/infrastructure teams, effectively communicating each team's priorities to each other to drive alignment
Experience working on consumer marketplaces or social platforms at Posh's scale or larger - we currently have over 7 million users
A passion for building products that bring people together in the real world. Bonus if you have a hobby or passion related to live experiences!
Company
Posh
Create and discover events. Find your world.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$31.02MKey Investors
Goodwater CapitalPareto Holdings
2024-07-23Series A· $22M
2023-12-12Undisclosed· $4M
2023-04-27Seed· $3.5M
Leadership Team
Eli Taylor-Lemire
Co-Founder / Chief Technology Officer
Varun Goel
Strategic Partner, Seed Investor
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