Head of Engineering [with CTO Path]

Key Responsibilities

You must be able to:

• Explain root causes vs surface symptoms clearly.
• Recommend exactly how to tackle our tech-stack limitations in the most agile & lean way possible.
• Create a 90-day execution plan that aligns technical realities with business goals

Key Responsibilities

Technical leadership (You set the standard)

• Own technical direction for the client-area/tech-stack decoupling (architecture, interfaces, incremental migration plan)
• Establish engineering best practices: code quality, reviews, testing strategy, definition of done
• Make pragmatic tradeoffs that maximize learning + delivery speed without creating future traps
• Implement AI in the tech team throughout the full development cycle to speed up development time

Delivery & Planning (You make execution predictable)

• Translate product goals into an execution plan: milestones, sequencing, risks, and dependencies
• Break down initiatives into tasks the team can execute independently
• Track progress with lightweight, real KPIs (delivery, quality, reliability), and communicate status clearly

Team Leadership (You level up the team)

• Mentor developers through feedback and coaching
• Run effective 1:1s and create clarity on expectations and growth
• Raise the bar for structured thinking and ownership across the team
• Serve as a technical leader, combining hands-on development with strategic oversight.

Hands-on engineering (You ship)

• Implement critical parts of the new client area + middleware layer
• Review PRs, improve legacy code safely, and guide refactors
• Help the team move faster through better tooling and patterns (including AI-assisted workflows while maintaining quality)

Helping Product Outcomes

• Be involved in defining the product roadmap & team expectations & help us take the right decisions to build what the customer needs.
• Be involved with ICP interviews, customer discovery, translate insights into product & tech priorities, and validate value delivered.

About the Role (Mission of the role)

As a Head of Engineering you will be leading our engineering team as we decouple our legacy customer area (WHMCS / PHP) into a modern web app.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role: You’ll write code most days, guide architecture and execution, and be the single engineering counterpart to the PM/CEO to translate product requirements into a clear, deliverable plan.

Hands-on vs leadership

Expect roughly 50% hands-on engineering (coding, architecture, code reviews) and 50% leadership (planning, mentorship, delivery accountability) — typical for a small team environment.

Reporting

You’ll work closely with the CEO/PM (and collaborate with the rest of the engineering team).

Your First Mission: Diagnosis (First 30 Days)

In your first 30 days, you will be in diagnosis mode. You’ll perform a deep technical + product diagnosis of our end-to-end — Tech-stack evaluation, WHMCS dependencies, billing flows, and internal tooling & customer needs.

Qualifications and requirements

Hard skills:

• Deep Technical Skills: Help you bridge the gap between developers & product
• AI + Coding: Leverage AI tools for fast iteration while maintaining high quality
• System Thinking: Understand how complex technical systems fit together
• Business Understanding: Understand the business side of things when being involved in tech/product decisions
• Excellent Communication: Ask smart questions early and surface risks before they become outages

Personality traits:

• Start-up Mentality: Love working in a fast-paced environment
• Hands-on approach: Ready to roll up your sleeves & delve deep into details
• Customer First Mentality: Understand customer pains, use cases, and workflows
• Results Oriented: Take full responsibility for outcomes
• Product-minded: Understand that engineering need to deliver business outcomes

Career background:

• 7+ yrs of hands-on software engineering experience
• 3+ yrs of team leadership experience
• 2+ yrs of experience in a broader business/product involvement
• Fluent English

What’s in it for you

• 100% Remote Work: Enjoy the flexibility of working 100% remotely from the comfort of your home or any location worldwide.
• Professional Growth: As we are a small company, you'll have the chance to engage with various aspects of the business, fostering your professional development.
• Mentorship & time with the CEO: You’ll get the chance to work closely 1 on 1 with the CEO & Founder of the company & receive direct coaching & help from a proven leader & entrepreneur.
• Shape the next phase of RapidSeedbox: You’ll be joining at a pivotal stage, where your ideas can genuinely influence our product and shape the product strategy.
• Friendly Environment: Work in a supportive and friendly environment where collaboration, respect, and positivity are part of every day.
• Emergency Fund: We offer an interest-free emergency fund with comfortable payouts to help you in times of need.
• Paid Time Off: Take as many paid time-offs as you need to ensure you are well-rested and ready to tackle new challenges.