Head of Engineering

The role

You will lead a team of 7 engineers and sit on the company leadership team. You will own hiring, delivery, and company strategy while defining engineering culture and effectiveness.

What you will do

• Grow and develop the team
• Own hiring end to end including sourcing and closing
• Invest in engineer growth and provide clear feedback
• Own delivery and create clarity on priorities
• Build and evolve engineering processes
• Balance short-term output with long-term technical health
• Mentor engineers on architecture, craft, and production readiness
• Lead the company by shaping strategy and anticipating organizational needs

Required qualifications

• Experience managing and scaling engineering teams at a startup
• Track record of hiring strong engineers and closing candidates
• Technical depth to mentor on architecture and review hard problems
• Comfort operating in high-ambiguity environments

Nice to have

• Experience with financial systems, ledgers, or accounting workflows

Benefits

• Competitive early-stage salary
• Competitive early-stage equity
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Take-what-you-need paid vacation
• Commuter benefits
• Wellness stipend
• Paid lunches and dinners in the office
• All the equipment and tools you need to do your best work

About the company

Quanta is building a new system of record for finance based on an Operational Ledger. The team consists of experts in engineering and finance who have built systems at companies like Stripe, Affirm, and Robinhood.