Obsidian Systems
Head of Engineering
USA - East Coast · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 57 days ago
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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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