Head Of Engineering

Rypple is a leadership coaching platform powered by generative AI. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and artificial intelligence, Rypple aims to empower leaders with personalized, data-driven insights and coaching to enhance their professional growth and impact. The platform provides a seamless development journey in the flow of work whether confronting a one-off interpersonal or intrapersonal challenge, looking to go deep in a particular skill area, or working on long-term leadership development goals. 

We believe in the power of AI to help people gain new perspectives, think differently about the work challenges they are facing, and reach their full potential as leaders. Our vision is supported and funded by AI Fund, founded by Dr. Andrew Ng, a venture studio backed by NEA, Softbank, Sequoia, and Greylock, that bridges AI technology and critical applications.

Rypple is seeking an ambitious, mission-driven, and highly skilled Head of Engineeringto recruit and lead a talented team across AI/ML, front-end, and back-end. This role will be the company's first technical hire and will lead the team that designs, architects, builds, and scales our groundbreaking AI coaching platform.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of successfully developing and launching prosumer applications, with a deep understanding of the technology landscape and a passion for leveraging AI to drive positive change.

This role reports to Rypple's Co-Founder and CEO.

What You'll Do:

• Lead the development of Rypple's Conversational AI Leadership Coach, overseeing all aspects of the engineering function from product architecture, technical requirements, design, development, deployment, and operations.
• Define and implement the technical architecture and choose the appropriate technology stack for the Conversational AI Leadership Coach platform.
• Write and review code, as well as define engineering structure, resources, operations, and KPIs as we scale.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to ensure Rypple remains at the forefront of innovation.
• Manage security, compliance, and data privacy policies.
• Build and lead a high-performing engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, rapid deployment, and continuous improvement (with a focus on efficiency, productivity, and product quality).
• Work closely with product management and other members of the executive team to align technical strategies with overall business objectives and translate them into technical solutions.
• Strategic planning with the CEO.  You'll begin with a 30/60/90-day roadmap while helping to craft the technology vision while pitching and fundraising to VCs.
• Foster open communication with the engineering team and across the organization, ensuring transparency, alignment, and effective information flow.
• As an early leader in the company, help shape and influence company-wide culture, and values and help make Rypple a great place to work.

What You'll Bring:

• Proven experience as a technical leader, with a track record of successfully building and scaling consumer or prosumer applications with a foundation in full-stack application development.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and self-starter with proven 0-1 experience - thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic start-up environment and adapts to evolving priorities and challenges. Demonstrated napkin sketch to product launch experience.
• Demonstrated experience in managing and leading cross-functional engineering teams - mobile, front-end, back-end, and machine learning.
• Deep knowledge of software development methodologies, architecture, and best practices.
• You know who to call - you have a strong network of engineers across all disciplines and a proven ability to hire, develop, and retain top talent.
• Commercially minded, with a proven track record of growing and scaling venture-backed businesses and experience with product-led growth (PLG) motion.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to articulate complex technology solutions with a diverse group of technical and non-technical stakeholders and align engineering efforts with company goals.
• Bachelors or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

Join Rypple and be a key player in shaping the future of leadership development through cutting-edge Conversational AI technology. If you are passionate about building transformative products and leading high-performing engineering teams, we want to hear from you!

Rypple is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.