Grow With Us
We are looking for a Head of Engineering to lead our global engineering and QA organizations. Following a period of rapid growth, we are looking for a seasoned technical leader who can unify our distributed teams, optimize our delivery speed, and maintain a high bar for architectural excellence.
Reporting directly to the executive team, you will oversee an organization of 80+ engineers and 12 QA professionals. With 70% of our engineering talent based in China, this role requires a leader who can bridge Eastern and Western business cultures and drive a singular, high-performance engineering culture across the globe.
This is a full-time, hybrid role requiring presence 3 days a week in our Menlo Park office to foster close collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Day In The Life
- Engineering Leadership: Lead and scale a global engineering organization of 80+ people, including Data, Mobile, and Core Engineering teams.
- Operational Excellence: Optimize delivery cycles and engineering processes to ensure high-velocity shipping without compromising on quality.
- Technical Strategy: Make critical architectural decisions and provide technical guidance that supports Workstream's long-term product roadmap.
- Global Management: Manage a distributed leadership team (including managers of Data, Mobile, and QA) and drive alignment between our US and China offices.
- Culture Building: Foster a unified engineering culture that balances the strengths of Chinese and Western work styles, ensuring all teams are marching in the same direction.
- Budget & Strategy: Manage the engineering budget and headcount planning to support our aggressive growth goals.
Who You Are
- Proven Scale Leader: You have a track record of success leading engineering organizations of 100+ employees and managing other senior leaders.
- Bilingual & Bicultural: You are fluent in Mandarin (critical) and have a deep understanding of both Chinese and Western business cultures.
- Technically Sharp: You are still technical enough to win the respect of senior architects and can navigate complex technical trade-offs.
- Global Mindset: You are comfortable with regular international travel (quarterly trips to China and travel to Canada as needed).
- Startup Grit: You thrive in fast-paced, Series B environments and are comfortable filling leadership gaps during organizational transitions.
- People Developer: You have experience managing high-level Engineering Managers and helping them scale their own respective teams.
What We Offer
- A mission-driven and value-based company dedicated to empower deskless workers and local businesses
- An early employee opportunity at a Series B hyper-growth startup; work with the founding team and industry veterans to accelerate your career
- Competitive salary and equity
- Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision. We pay 95% of your premiums for our employees and 85% for dependents
- In office amenities and stocked kitchen
- 401K Plan
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Learning/development stipend
- Flexible PTO
Salary Range
In compliance with the California Pay Transparency Law, the base salary range for this role is between $200,000 to $250,000 in Menlo Park. This range is not inclusive of our discretionary bonus or equity package. When determining a candidate's compensation, we consider a number of factors including skillset, experience, job scope, and current market data.