# FutureTech Recruitment — Head of Engineering

- Generated: 2026-08-25 10:58:30 AM EDT
- Original/canonical posting: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4457404856/
- Posted: 11 hours ago at capture time
- Applicants: 97 applicants
- Work model/location: Fully remote, United States or Canada
- Employment type: Full-time
- Compensation: $250,000-$325,000 base plus equity
- Travel: Not disclosed
- Positioning track: Executive leader
- Fit outcome: FAIL — 0%

## Direct-match strengths

Engineering-team rebuilding, AI-assisted development, architecture, delivery accountability, hiring, and founder energy are supported.

## Hard or material gaps

Applicant-count hard gate: LinkedIn displays 97 applicants, exceeding Keith's 90-applicant ceiling. Independently, the mandatory consumer mobile/subscription turnaround history and iOS/Android stack are unsupported.

## Weighted evidence map

1. Applicant ceiling — 0/3: 97 displayed applicants exceeds the maximum of 89.
2. Engineering organization leadership — 3/3: Direct teams up to 25.
3. AI coding-tool adoption — 3/3: Direct Codex/Claude-assisted production development.
4. Turnaround and restructuring mandate — 1/3: Team assessment and hiring are direct; formal turnaround is not.
5. Consumer mobile/subscription experience — 0/3: Unsupported mandatory domain.
6. iOS/Android architecture — 0/3: Unsupported.
7. Compensation and remote model — 3/3: Both satisfy Keith's constraints.

## Keyword diagnostic

Skipped at the applicant gate before optimization. No resume or outreach generated.

## Full normalized job description

Head of Engineering
Fully Remote - US or Canada
Base $250k - $325k + Equity
FutureTech Recruitment is partnered with a consumer mobile app that has been the #1 product in its category for over 12 years - 85M+ downloads, millions of daily active users, and backed by a publicly traded $2B+ company. Startup speed with enterprise stability. The CEO is rebuilding the engineering function from the ground up and giving this hire full permission to do it their way.
They’re hiring a Head of Engineering to own the entire engineering function - team composition, architecture, AI-native workflows, and delivery accountability. This is a true leadership role reporting directly to the CEO, not middle management. High agency, no bureaucracy, and real decision-making power from day one.
Responsibilities
Assess the current engineering team’s caliber and performance - make tough talent decisions including performance plans, terminations, and new hires to build a high-output org
Drive AI adoption across the engineering organisation to dramatically increase velocity and efficiency
Hold engineers accountable to deadlines with real consequences - keep delivery on track
Co-develop technical strategy alongside a senior engineer who knows the stack deeply
Partner with Product, Data, and Growth to ensure engineering investments tie to business outcomes
Requirements
8-10+ years leading engineering teams at consumer mobile or subscription companies
Experience leading an engineering org through a turnaround or restructuring - assessing team caliber, managing underperformers out, and rebuilding - must have
Directly accountable engineering leader for a team of 8-15 engineers with full ownership of hiring, firing, and delivery - not a middle manager
Technical breadth across mobile and backend - able to assess architecture decisions, code quality, and individual engineer output
Demonstrated use of AI coding tools (e.g. Cursor, Copilot, Claude)
High agency - takes ownership of outcomes without needing top-down direction
Consumer mobile/subscription product experience (iOS or Android) a strong plus
Tech Stack
iOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin), React, Node.js, Cloud Infrastructure, AI/ML Tools, Data & Experimentation Platforms
85M+ downloads. #1 in category for 12+ years. Backed by a $2B+ publicly traded company. Full benefits including health, dental, vision, retirement matching, and telehealth access. If you’re a high-agency engineering leader ready to rebuild an engineering function from the ground up at a product used by millions every single night, we’d love to hear from you.

## Artifact metadata

- Resume and cover letter: Not generated under the fit gate.
- LinkedIn connection note: Not generated for a FAIL role.
- Google Drive used: No