Founding Head of Engineering, Medley Learning
Workshop Ventures(27 days ago)
About this role
The Founding Head of Engineering at Medley Learning will be responsible for leading the engineering team of initially three engineers and scaling it to 15-20 as the company grows. This role includes architecting and optimizing the technical infrastructure for Medley's AI-powered software solution, focusing on scalability and reliability, while closely collaborating with the CEO and Head of Product on strategic roadmap priorities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development, particularly with AI and LLM integrated products, and experience in building and managing effective engineering teams in a startup environment.
Required Skills
- Technical Architecture
- Team Building
- Code Review
- Testing
- Deployment
- Incident Response
- AI Systems
- Cost Optimization
- Reliability
- Mentorship
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Qualifications
- 6+ years building software
- Hands-on experience building LLM-integrated products
- Strong TypeScript proficiency
- Strong React proficiency
- Strong Node.js proficiency
- Strong cloud infrastructure proficiency (AWS preferred)
- Experience managing engineers
- Experience running sprints
- Experience building team processes
About Workshop Ventures
www.workshop.devWorkshop Ventures is a venture studio dedicated to building and investing alongside founders in the areas of climate and education. The team comprises experienced entrepreneurs who aim to solve critical problems by developing scalable, self-sustaining businesses. With a co-founder mentality, Workshop provides tailored support to a select group of startups, ensuring hands-on collaboration and guidance to accelerate their growth. Their approach takes advantage of deep operational expertise and a commitment to fostering long-term founder leadership.