Head of Engineering
At a glance
Director-level Engineering Leadership role at Sandbar. New York · full-time · $230,000–$300,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Lead mobile, backend, infrastructure and AI/ML engineers, while developing the teams and working with product, hardware and firmware
- Balance release pace with quality as you move consumer software and machine learning products toward delivery
- Set engineering goals, clarify requirements and keep sprint work moving
- Guide architecture across the stack, review code and coach engineers
- Help choose future technical and product investments while shipping Stream
What you bring
- At least eight years in software engineering or machine learning, including three years leading teams across disciplines
- Experience bringing consumer software or machine learning products to market
- Broad technical ability across mobile, backend and machine learning, with depth to guide architecture
- A record of building effective teams amid fast-moving, uncertain work
Who this fits
This director-level role suits an experienced engineering leader who values team development and human-computer interaction. You’ll lead engineering teams and work across product, hardware and firmware. The role is onsite in New York City.
From the employer
About Sandbar
Sandbar is an interface company in New York City. We aim to expand human thinking. Our team has built software, ML, hardware, and consumer products across Meta, CTRL-labs, Apple, Peloton, and Equinox.
Our first product is Stream, is private voice ring that extends your thinking. Stream has been featured in WSJ, Bloomberg, Wired, and Time's Best Inventions of the Year.
Join us in creating technology that extends human thinking.
About
As Head of Engineering, you’ll lead our software and machine learning teams in building a new interface that makes all of computing feel as simple as thinking. You’ll guide and grow our mobile, infrastructure, backend, and AI/ML teams and work closely alongside our product, hardware, and firmware teams. You’ll play a significant role in shipping our first product, Stream, as well as shaping our future product, technical, and team direction.
This role is perfect for an experienced engineering leader who cares deeply about team growth and culture, and who wants to build tools that augment individuals in an agentic world.
Responsibilities
Lead our software and ML engineering teams across mobile, backend, infrastructure, and AI/ML
Drive product delivery—balancing shipping, quality, and velocity
Define engineering requirements and goals and facilitate sprints
Provide architectural guidance, conduct code reviews, and mentor engineers
Collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, and product to ship cohesive, full-stack products
Shape technical and product direction—identifying where to invest and what to build next
Qualifications
8+ years in software engineering or machine learning with 3+ years leading engineering teams across multiple disciplines
Experience shipping consumer-facing software / ML products
Strong technical breadth across mobile, backend, and ML—able to go deep when needed and guide architecture across the stack
Track record of building high-performing teams in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
Passion for human-computer interaction
FTE Benefits
Health, vision, and dental benefits
Company-sponsored 401(k)
Unlimited PTO and sick time
Early stage equity
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