Head of Engineering

Position Overview

At Guidewheel, we’re building the future of how humanity makes things. Our mission is to empower the world's ten million factories to reach sustainable peak performance using our leading AI-powered FactoryOps platform – the fastest and most scalable way for manufacturers to get more from every plant and machine. As the Head of Engineering, you will lead a world-class team to make Guidewheel the default intelligence layer for manufacturing, driving technical excellence and empowering engineers to do the best work of their careers.

Key Responsibilities

• Build an Engine of Speed: Foster a culture of fast, high-judgment decision-making and debate while serving as a mentor for your team.
• Deliver Elite Velocity: Establish and drive performance metrics such as frequent deploys, short lead times, and low change-failure rates, with a visible velocity dashboard.
• Drive Net Revenue Retention (NRR): Integrate engineering excellence with customer value to directly impact revenue retention.
• World-Class Leadership & Management: Provide coaching, clear direction, and cross-functional respect to ensure robust team performance and protected focus time for engineers.

Required Qualifications

• Proven record of leading a lean, high-performing engineering team that shipped continuously and improved measurable delivery metrics.
• Clear, concise writing and strong data-driven decision skills.
• Ability to connect technical trade-offs directly to customer value and P&L outcomes.
• Talent Magnet: You attract exceptional engineers, with top talent choosing to follow you.
• 10/10 Operator: Calm under pressure, decisive under ambiguity, and relentlessly focused on outcomes.
• Technical Horsepower: Demonstrated experience building resilient systems and leveraging AI to drive innovation.
• Performance Multiplier: Ability to maximize productivity via modern tools and methods.
• Exceptional Judgment: Capacity to make smart trade-offs using pattern recognition and systems-level thinking.
• Values-Driven: Embody Guidewheel’s core values of care, integrity, growth mindset, and data-driven truth-seeking.

Benefits & Perks

• Fair & Equitable Pay: Annual on-target earnings in the range of $250-275K, based on various factors and internal role bands.
• 100% Remote Culture: Work from wherever and whenever, with full autonomy to deliver results.
• Flexible PTO Policy: Emphasis on balance and boundaries to help you be your best self.
• Generous Equity: Significant equity participation as you help build the FactoryOps layer for the world's factories.
• Health Benefits: A variety of plans from day one to meet your personal needs.
• Additional Perks: Includes 401k (match up to 4%), a $500 home office set-up, parental leave, a company laptop, retirement plan, paid company holidays, and optional company travel.