Head of Software Engineering

Responsibilities Owning the engineering roadmap — deciding what to build, what to defer, and what to kill Setting technical direction and architecture across frontend, backend, data pipelines, and lab‑hardware integration Shipping code yourself on the highest‑leverage problems, not just reviewing it Hiring, growing, and setting the bar for a team that ships fast and holds quality high — our lab runs on this software, so when things break, real experiments fail and real customers are affected Building the team's AI‑assisted development practices into a genuine speed advantage Requirements You’ve shipped production software for years and you’re not looking to leave the code behind — you want a role where you build and lead at the same time. You’ve hired, managed, and developed engineers, and built a team that ships fast and holds a high bar — at least once before, in a startup or high‑growth environment. You’ve owned or significantly shaped an engineering roadmap. You’ve made the call on...