Quanta
Head of Engineering
$225K–$325K
San Francisco, CA · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Apr 13, 2026
About the job
Lead and grow Quanta’s engineering team, own delivery and technical health, and help shape company strategy and engineering practices for its AI-oriented financial system.
What you'll do
- Hire, develop, and retain engineers while scaling the team.
- Set priorities, own delivery across workstreams, and mentor engineers on architecture, craft, and production readiness.
- Contribute to company strategy and organizational planning, including defining engineering effectiveness and practices.
What they ask for
- Experience managing and scaling engineering teams at a startup, ideally as the first or sole engineering leader.
- Track record of hiring strong engineers and closing candidates with other options.
- Technical depth to mentor on architecture, review complex problems, and engage with a complex domain.
- Comfort with high ambiguity and willingness to shape engineering culture and effectiveness.
Nice to have
- Experience with financial systems, ledgers, or accounting workflows.
- Excitement about working in person with a collaborative team in San Francisco.
Pay
$225K – $325K USD base salary
AI focus
Define engineering effectiveness, tools, workflows, and culture for building in the AI era; the product is built around financial data that agents can safely understand and act on.
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