Obsidian Systems

Obsidian Systems

Head of Engineering

USA - East Coast · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 57 days ago
HaskellProject ManagementPerformance ManagementResearchLeadershipMentoring

About the role

  • We specialize in high-security and high-functionality systems that demand rigorous engineering for consequential projects.
  • As the de facto Canton development shop, we handle ledger systems and complex quantitative problems that are difficult for other firms to conceptualize.
  • Our engineering culture is rooted in functional programming principles.

Responsibilities

  • Own engineer accountability on delivery, partnering closely with the Head of Consulting Operations, so engineers have a clear, consistent manager, and the Project Management team can focus on what they do best
  • Lead, coach, and develop our engineering team, including our Tech Leads who are strong technically and growing in their influence
  • Own performance management, feedback cycles, and career development for all engineers
  • Own hiring and onboarding for all engineering roles, building the team, and raising the bar as we scale
  • Build and manage a rotation assignment program, ensuring engineers grow across projects, teams, and lines of business
  • Own AI usage policy and guardrails for the engineering team
  • Own internal security practices and compliance accountability
  • Own technical risk mitigation at the team and delivery level
  • Support sales engineering efforts and research and development as needed
  • We do not mandate FP, but the philosophy of composability, clarity of reasoning, and building systems that are easy to understand shapes how we think and how we build.

Requirements

  • Proven experience leading and scaling engineering teams in a high-growth environment
  • you have managed senior individual contributors and technical leaders at scale
  • You know how to help a team internalize values and ways of working, resulting in a best-in-class engineering culture.
  • You know how to work alongside strong technical leaders without overstepping or underdelivering

Nice to have

  • Experience in a consulting or services-plus-product environment, or comfort operating across more than one business model

Company info

  • We are currently scaling from sixty to over one hundred people and need a Head of Engineering to lead this expansion.
  • This leadership role focuses on managing our technical talent and maintaining our culture of quality and accountability.

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