Head of Engineering

Paces

$230K — $290K *
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with 3+ years in leadership roles within high-growth startups.
  • Proven track record in scaling engineering organizations from inception to maturity in data-intensive, vertical AI environments.
  • Strong background in full-stack development, ETL, AI, and distributed systems.
  • Comfortable with deep technical stacks and engaging in intricate system analysis.
  • Experience in fostering inclusive, high-performance engineering cultures.

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute a technical vision that aligns with company goals.
  • Establish effective processes balancing product quality with shipping speed.
  • Recruit, onboard, and manage a diverse engineering team to promote a collaborative culture.
  • Engage in hands-on coding and system design while reviewing key pull requests.
  • Maintain a high-velocity environment that supports innovative software development.

Benefits

  • Competitive equity compensation.
  • 401(k) matching for retirement planning.
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Generous paid company holidays and PTO.
  • Hybrid work arrangement, requiring onsite presence in Williamsburg, Brooklyn approximately 3 times a week.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity

Paces is growing rapidly and looking for a Head of Engineering, reporting to our CTO and Co-Founder. This is a hands-on leadership role: you will lead and scale our engineering team, nurture our builder culture, impact product direction and roadmap, write code, and review PRs.

What You'll Achieve

  • Technical Vision: Define technical vision and execution strategy that align with company goals.
  • Execution Excellence: Balance between shipping speed and product quality; define lightweight but effective processes that work for both our software and vertical AI teams.
  • Team Building: Recruit, onboard and manage a diverse team of ICs and TLMs; nurture our collaborative and high-velocity engineering culture.
  • Hands-On Execution: Stay at the cutting edge of AI coding; design systems, write code and review key PRs.


Requirements

  • 10+ years of professional software-engineering experience, 3+ years managing and leading multi-team orgs in high-growth startups.
  • Proven record scaling engineering organization from 0 -> 1 -> N in data intensive, vertical AI companies.
  • Strong, versatile technical background, experienced with full-stack dev, ETL, AI and distributed systems.
  • A high degree of comfort digging into systems with deep technology stacks.
  • Track record building inclusive, high-performance cultures that attract and retain top talent.


About You

You will thrive in our culture if you:

  • Share our passion to build something that fights climate change.
  • Passion to work onsite along the team; comfortable juggling strategy and execution work.
  • Genuinely excited about difficult challenges in a fast growing organization.


Bonus Points

  • Former founder
  • Previous experience working with geospatial data
  • Previous experience working in climate or energy space


Compensation and Benefits

  • $230K - $290K annual compensation
  • Competitive equity compensation
  • 401(k) matching
  • Health, Dental and Vision insurance
  • Paid company holidays & PTO
  • Hybrid work in the office in Williamsburg, Brooklyn ~3x per week

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