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Head of Engineering, Foundations

Angellist
Location
San Francisco, CA
Posted
1 month ago
Department
Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Experience in engineering leadership roles
  • Strong understanding of financial infrastructure
  • Ability to personally ship products
  • Experience with systems that handle real money
What the job really is

As the Head of Engineering for Foundations at AngelList, you will lead a team responsible for building and maintaining critical infrastructure that supports over $200B in assets and $90B in money movement. This role involves both strategic leadership and hands-on engineering work, as you will be expected to personally contribute to shipping products while defining how the platform serves non-human users like agents. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will have a significant impact on the company's direction and operations.

Benefits
  • Competitive base salary
  • Benefits package
  • Equity package
Things to weigh
  • Base salary listed as $280,000+ but varies based on factors
  • Role requires both leadership and hands-on engineering work
  • Office presence required at least two days a week in specified locations
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Career value4/5
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