Head of Engineering

Head / VP of EngineeringHybrid (4x/week)- San FranciscoBase $250k - $400k + EquityFutureTech Recruitment is partnered with a $13.5M seed-funded early-stage life sciences data platform backed by top-tier institutional investors. The company is building advanced diagnostic and analytical infrastructure that gives clinical and science teams unprecedented insight into complex patient cases. Strong early traction with real clinical customers and demand that far outpaces the current team size.They’re now hiring a founding Head / VP of Engineering who will define the technical strategy, own all software products, and grow the team from scratch. No one will be hired above you. Direct line to the founders and science leadership on strategy.ResponsibilitiesDefine and own the technical strategy and product roadmap in partnership with the founding team, head of science, and VP of computational biologyTake ownership of all software products - internal analysis tools, patient-facing portals, and physician-facing portals - driving them from concept to deliveryLead and grow the engineering team from 1 engineer today - establishing hiring processes, culture, and lightweight engineering workflowsStay hands-on in the codebase - contribute code, review PRs, make architectural decisions, and roll up your sleeves when neededBuild and maintain data infrastructure and pipelines supporting large-scale scientific data processing and analysisPartner with cross-functional science teams to develop tools that accelerate their analytical workflows and researchCommunicate directly with the CEO and founding team on strategy, product priorities, and engineering investment decisionsRequirements6-12 years in software engineering with 2-3+ years in an engineering leadership roleExperience leading a team of 3+ engineers directlyOwned a product roadmap or feature end-to-endLife sciences, data science, or bioinformatics experience - strong plusFluent in Python; experience with PostgreSQL and GCP or AWSExperience with data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, AWS CDK, Pulumi)Experience with scientific workflow orchestration tools a plusStrong product instincts - shapes roadmaps in collaboration with non-technical and science stakeholdersBased in San Francisco - able to work in office 4 days/week (Mon-Thu)Tech StackPython, TypeScript, React, FastAPI, AWS, GCP, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Terraform, Data Pipelines, AI/ML$13.5M seed, top-tier backed, strong early traction, and a mission that puts real patients at the centre of everything built. If you’re a technically deep engineering leader who wants to build something that genuinely matters, we’d love to hear from you.