Head of Engineering

Be part of the founding team of a San Francisco based company revolutionizing fitness with AIAbout System2

At System2 Technologies Corp. (https://www.getsystem2.com), our vision is to bring the experience of having a personal fitness trainer to everyone. We accomplish this by combining elite human coaches with cutting-edge computer vision & AI algorithms.

We are a San Francisco-based, fully remote Series-A stage company founded by prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firms. System2 founders Dilan Dane & Yuran Lu are ex-MIT serial entrepreneurs who've previously built and sold companies to Google, Dropbox etc.

System2 is looking to grow our remote engineering team and we are looking for talented engineering leaders to help us grow our engineering organization.

Why This Role Is Exciting

• Work on a deeply satisfying consumer product and optimize behavioral psychology-based incentives to help thousands achieve their wellness goals.

• Use the latest AI technologies to have a truly positive impact on real human lives.

• Work in a fast-paced environment with an engineering team that ships rapidly.

• Work with passionate SMB owners (influencer coaches) to help them generate life-changing income.

• Take the lead on creating cultural practices that lead to high performance.

• Opportunity to easily collect a lot of data and make effective data-driven decisions.

• Work with a remote team that’s committed to creating an environment that allows employees to do the best work of their lives.

• Be part of a company growing at a top-tier rate and backed by prominent venture capitalists.

Your Role

As the Head of Engineering, you will:

• Build, lead and manage an efficient team of engineers.

• Work directly with the founders and senior management to define goals for the engineering organization and make sure they are aligned with company objectives.

• Partner with other departments and stakeholders to define long-term goals, roadmaps, and timelines.

• Establish and implement best practices for a remote-first engineering team to produce impeccable results.

• Be actively involved in making decisions around the team's development process.

• Mentor and guide engineering team leads, infusing new strategies and methodologies.

• Have end-to-end ownership of product features and guide product-related decisions.

• Craft a caring and excellent culture throughout the team.

• Help build us a product that our users genuinely love!

Director/VP of Engineering Requirements:

• A minimum of 10+ years of technical experience, with recent experience in a senior leadership role.

• Extensive experience in building, guiding, and managing engineering teams.

• Track record of designing and architecting scalable, complex systems.

• Proficiency in JS / React is preferred but not required.

• Proven experience managing remote teams is considered a plus.

Ideally, you...

• Fluency in English, both spoken and written are mandatory.

• Proactive and independent, with the ability to set your objectives and orchestrate your performance.

• Eagerness to develop systems and processes to foster a high-performing remote culture.

• Enthusiastic about our mission of making fitness universally accessible, with a personal affinity for health & fitness.

Compensation & benefits

We provide very competitive salaries and benefits. Taking care of all our team members and treating everyone equally is at the core of our ethos. In addition, you'll also own equity in the US based company, with very significant potential for financial upside.

You'll have the opportunity to work on exciting and innovative technologies and make a meaningful difference in many lives every day. We hope you are excited to join us!