Lead a high-growth engineering team at a cutting-edge audio data research company, shaping technical direction, shipping core products, and scaling data systems for AI labs and tech leaders. Requires 6+ years of product-focused engineering experience, hands-on technical leadership, and a track record of building and scaling systems at scale.
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# About the company
Our client is a fast-growing audio data research company building high-quality datasets for frontier AI labs and leading technology companies. Founded in 2024 by former large-scale AI data engineers and operators, the company has grown to roughly 50 employees, serves most major AI labs and technology leaders, generates eight figures of revenue, and has raised $80M from top-tier investors.
# The role
We are hiring a hands-on Tech Lead and Engineering Manager to lead and grow a product-focused engineering team. Reporting directly to the CTO, you will shape technical direction, ship the core products behind an audio data research platform, and build a high-performing organization capable of scaling the company's data systems and customer impact.
# What you'll do
- Hire, structure, mentor, and grow the engineering team while maintaining high performance standards
- Remain hands-on technically and write code regularly, especially during the early months
- Scope and ship products that help researchers use high-quality audio data and develop novel insights
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- Build scalable processing pipelines that extract useful information from terabytes of audio data each day
- Architect systems to support dramatically higher capacity for collecting, curating, and delivering data
- Partner with the CTO to set technical direction and execute an ambitious product roadmap
- Lead zero-to-one product work and scale successful systems in a fast-moving environment
# What we're looking for
- At least six years of product-focused engineering experience
- Strong web development fundamentals and experience shipping user-facing products end to end
- Experience leading technical teams through rapid growth at a high-growth startup or scale-up
- A track record of building zero-to-one products and scaling them successfully
- Comfort solving ambiguous, previously unsolved problems with clear customer impact
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- A bias toward action paired with detailed, reliable execution
- Willingness to work five days per week from the San Francisco office
# Bonus points
- At least two years of formal engineering management experience
- Experience as a founder or early technical leader
- Experience with large-scale data pipelines, audio systems, or AI infrastructure
- Familiarity with Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, AWS, WebRTC, or FFmpeg
- Experience growing an engineering organization while preserving a high technical bar
# Compensation and benefits
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- Base salary of $250K-$300K
- Competitive equity
- Unlimited paid time off
- 100% health coverage
- Daily meals and fitness benefits
- Visa transfers, including OPT or H-1B transfers, are available
# Location and work model
- On-site five days per week in San Francisco, California
- Full-time position
- Direct partnership with the CTO and a path toward broader product engineering leadership
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