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Head of Engineering (North America)
OpenArt is an AI-native creative platform used by millions worldwide, and they are seeking a hands-on Head of Engineering to drive technical direction and execution across the platform. The role involves leading engineers, maintaining high execution velocity, and shipping production code while working closely with the founders.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Impact Investing
Responsibilities
Own architecture, scalability, and long-term technical direction
Lead and mentor engineers while maintaining high execution velocity
Ship end-to-end features across frontend, backend, and AI pipelines
Design and integrate multimodal AI generation systems
Improve engineering quality, performance, and developer workflows
Act as a technical partner to founders and help shape the product roadmap
Qualification
Required
Hands-on experience in leading engineering teams
Experience in driving technical direction and execution
Ability to work closely with founders and lead engineers across time zones
Experience in shipping production code
Experience in fast-moving, AI-native product environments
Strong leadership and deep technical ownership skills
Experience in architecture, scalability, and long-term technical direction
Ability to lead and mentor engineers while maintaining high execution velocity
Experience in shipping end-to-end features across frontend, backend, and AI pipelines
Experience in designing and integrating multimodal AI generation systems
Ability to improve engineering quality, performance, and developer workflows
Experience acting as a technical partner to founders and shaping the product roadmap
Proficiency in tech stack: React / Next.js, Node.js, TypeScript, Python, GCP, Cloud Run, Modal, Firebase, Redis / Upstash
Preferred
Bay Area preferred (hybrid encouraged); North America remote considered
Visa sponsorship available
Benefits
Meaningful equity ownership in the product you help build