Wayvia (formerly PriceSpider) · 10 hours ago
Head of Engineering
Irvine, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$20K/yr - $250K/yr
10+ years expWayvia is a company that helps global brands connect with their shoppers using AI, data, and innovation. The Head of Engineering is responsible for building and leading an AI-first engineering organization that delivers intelligent, scalable, and highly reliable products, while ensuring the adoption of AI-augmented development practices and fostering a culture of continuous learning.
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Responsibilities
Define and execute an AI-first engineering strategy, ensuring AI and automation are core to product development, data pipelines, and operational workflows
Champion the adoption of AI-augmented development (e.g., AI-assisted coding, testing, debugging, observability, and incident response)
Partner closely with Product, Data, and Executive leadership to translate business goals into AI-powered product capabilities
Ensure continuous delivery of stable, secure, and scalable AI-enabled platforms serving large enterprise customers
Lead the design and evolution of data-intensive systems, including ingestion, normalization, enrichment, and analytics at scale
Oversee the development of intelligent client-facing software that leverages AI for insights, automation, and decision support
Build, structure, and scale a modern engineering organization that blends software engineers, data engineers, and AI-focused technologists
Recruit, develop, and retain top technical talent with strong foundations in software engineering and AI-adjacent disciplines
Foster a culture of experimentation, continuous learning, and responsible AI use
Uphold rigorous code quality, model quality, and data quality standards, emphasizing maintainability, observability, and explainability
Implement Agile and Lean practices optimized for rapid iteration on AI-driven systems, including experimentation and model evolution
Apply a pragmatic, metrics-driven approach to prioritization, performance measurement, and delivery outcomes
Oversee multiple concurrent initiatives across core platforms, data systems, and AI capabilities
Maintain strong communication with executive stakeholders, ensuring engineering efforts are aligned with business strategy and customer needs
Anticipate and manage technical, operational, and AI-related risks (e.g., data integrity, model drift, scalability, compliance)
Qualification
Required
Proven experience leading large, high-performing engineering organizations in a senior management capacity
Experience managing 30+ engineers and managers across distributed teams
Demonstrated success recruiting and retaining top technical talent
Strong engineering fundamentals with a passion for high-quality, maintainable systems
Hands-on experience driving modernization initiatives involving automation, data platforms, or AI-enabled systems
Preferred
Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
10+ years of engineering leadership experience; 5+ years in SaaS or data-driven platforms
Experience leading teams building AI-enabled products, machine-learning-backed systems, or advanced analytics platforms
Familiarity with modern AI/ML ecosystems (e.g., model training, inference, embeddings, vector search, LLM integration)
Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, MongoDB, and C# (.NET); cloud-native architectures preferred
Proven ability to implement Agile practices in environments with high experimentation and iteration velocity
Strong communication, analytical thinking, and people-leadership skills
Track record of building scalable, adaptable engineering organizations
Company
Wayvia (formerly PriceSpider)
Growth shouldn’t be guesswork. With shopper and retail intelligence from any channel, Wayvia helps brands drive more revenue.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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Frontier Growth
2018-10-09Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Lucas Baerg
Chief Financial Officer
Brett Banner
Senior Vice President of Strategy
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