project44
Head of Engineering
Chicago
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 19 days ago
SparkData EngineeringData ScienceAgentic AIProduct ManagementProduct StrategySupply ChainLogisticsLeadership
About the role
- Set and execute the technical vision - microservices architecture, agentic AI systems, data pipelines, and customer-facing product surfaces
- Work closely with Forward Deployed Engineers to close the loop between customer reality and product roadmap
- Represent engineering at the leadership level - contributing to product strategy, hiring, and go-to-market planning
Responsibilities
- Together, we're building something extraordinary-learn, grow, and thrive in our fast-paced, transformative environment.
- As we work to deliver a truly world-class product, we're intentionally building teams that reflect the unique communities we serve.
- You will set the technical direction for a division being built from the ground up, build the team, and own delivery against a product roadmap that moves fast.
- You ship, you lead, and you do both at the same time.
- Build and lead a high-performance engineering team across US and EU - hiring, developing, and retaining top talent
- Own the agentic AI engineering roadmap - how agents are built, reasoned with, debugged, and improved in production
- Partner with data science to design and build data-driven product capabilities that power LSP decision intelligence
Requirements
- 12+ years of software engineering experience with a strong track record of building and shipping large-scale products
- 8-10 years of engineering leadership - managing and growing high-performance teams
- Hands-on experience with microservices architecture, agentic AI systems, and data science
- Hands-on without micromanaging - you know when to code and when to coach
- Even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements, please consider applying - studies show you can still be a strong candidate at 50%.
- Proven ability to design and build products end to end - from brief to production
- Global team management experience is a strong plus
- You make decisions with incomplete information and own the outcomes
- You attract strong engineers because strong engineers want to work for you
- You operate with urgency without creating chaos
- Some travel to Bangalore and to customers will be needed.
Nice to have
- Logistics or supply chain technology experience is a strong plus
Company info
- Obsess over customers and ensure customers are successful in adopting LSP platform.
- At project44, we're designing the future of how the world moves.
- If you share our values and passion for the future of logistics, we'd love to review your application.
- We are looking for candidates who are enthusiastic and committed to joining our team on-site, in our beautiful headquarters 3 days a week.
Equal opportunity
- project44 is an equal opportunity employer.
- For any accommodation needed during the hiring process, please email recruiting@project44.com.
- equal opportunity employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Candidates must be authorised to work in the US without current or future employer-sponsored visa support.
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