Head of Software Engineering - AI-Native Systems
tacitMillbrae (CA)
Head of Software Engineering - AI-Native Systems
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tacitMillbrae (CA)
SENIORITY
Lead
About the role
Tacit, an early-stage hardware startup in San Francisco, is seeking a Head of Software Engineering to lead a small, highly technical team and scale software across consumer apps, real-time inference, cloud infra, and R&D platforms. Reporting to the CTO, you will hire, mentor, set engineering priorities, champion AI-native practices, and collaborate with ML, hardware, firmware, and product teams to translate breakthroughs into usable experiences.
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