Stealth Startup
Head of Engineering (Stealth/AI Compliance, a 16z-backed)
Stealth Startup, New York, New York, us, 10261
Head of Engineering (Stealth/AI Compliance, a16z-backed)
We’re a stealth startup backed by a16z (Speedrun), building the AI compliance infrastructure layer that validates any document or AI output before it’s sent or executed. Our platform combines deterministic rule enforcement with AI-driven context checks, supported by an immutable audit log, customer-controlled encryption, and a “no content at rest” architecture. We are starting with financial services (SEC/FINRA communications), but our roadmap spans healthcare, government, defense, and other regulated industries. Our long-term vision is to become the universal trust layer for AI and enterprise automation, ensuring every action taken by humans, AI agents, or autonomous systems is legal, safe, and compliant.
The Role As Head of Engineering, you will own technology strategy and execution across the entire stack. You will define and scale the architecture, build and lead the engineering team (as the first engineering hire), and deliver enterprise-grade infrastructure that meets the highest standards of security, reliability, and compliance. This is a hands-on role where you’ll write code, review designs, and also set the foundation for engineering culture, hiring, and practices.
What You’ll Do
Lead architecture & platform design:
design a secure, multi-tenant SaaS platform with SSO/SCIM, RBAC, BYOK/HYOK, region pinning, observability, and “no content at rest” data flows.
Deliver enterprise-grade product:
rule engine (deterministic + AI), validation pipelines, API + developer SDKs, redline/export services, immutable audit logs, and integrations into Office, archives, and CRMs.
Build the team:
recruit, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering team across backend, ML, and frontend, while establishing strong CI/CD, testing, and security practices.
Partner cross-functionally:
work closely with product, compliance advisors, and design partners in financial services to evolve MVP into a scalable enterprise platform.
Set culture & standards:
instill a bias for action, code quality, security-first mindset, and an engineering culture that attracts A+ talent.
What We’re Looking For
Proven experience building and scaling multi-tenant SaaS platforms with enterprise applicability.
Strong background in secure document/AI pipelines (PDF/DOCX parsing, exports, diff/annotation engines, or ML/NLP-driven checks).
Hands-on expertise with audit/evidence systems: WORM/Object Lock, KMS/HSM integrations, immutable logs, tamper-proof storage.
Experience leading small, senior teams; comfortable recruiting, mentoring, and scaling to 10–20 engineers.
Excited to build both infrastructure and product: comfortable across backend, infra, security, and frontend as needed.
Our Tech Stack (you’ll shape it):
OCR/PDF/DOCX parsing, deterministic rules + AI classifiers (structured outputs), golden-set data.
Compensation (NYC, full-time)
Equity: ~1.25%–2.25% (founding-level; 4-year vesting, 1-year cliff, early exercise, double-trigger acceleration).
Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and other competitive benefits.
How to Apply (Stealth) Send your LinkedIn/GitHub and a few lines on a system you’ve shipped that passed a tough security or compliance review to careers@zerodrift.ai (subject: Head of Eng — Stealth).
Seniority level Executive
Employment type Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Technology, Information and Internet
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The Role As Head of Engineering, you will own technology strategy and execution across the entire stack. You will define and scale the architecture, build and lead the engineering team (as the first engineering hire), and deliver enterprise-grade infrastructure that meets the highest standards of security, reliability, and compliance. This is a hands-on role where you’ll write code, review designs, and also set the foundation for engineering culture, hiring, and practices.
What You’ll Do
Lead architecture & platform design:
design a secure, multi-tenant SaaS platform with SSO/SCIM, RBAC, BYOK/HYOK, region pinning, observability, and “no content at rest” data flows.
Deliver enterprise-grade product:
rule engine (deterministic + AI), validation pipelines, API + developer SDKs, redline/export services, immutable audit logs, and integrations into Office, archives, and CRMs.
Build the team:
recruit, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering team across backend, ML, and frontend, while establishing strong CI/CD, testing, and security practices.
Partner cross-functionally:
work closely with product, compliance advisors, and design partners in financial services to evolve MVP into a scalable enterprise platform.
Set culture & standards:
instill a bias for action, code quality, security-first mindset, and an engineering culture that attracts A+ talent.
What We’re Looking For
Proven experience building and scaling multi-tenant SaaS platforms with enterprise applicability.
Strong background in secure document/AI pipelines (PDF/DOCX parsing, exports, diff/annotation engines, or ML/NLP-driven checks).
Hands-on expertise with audit/evidence systems: WORM/Object Lock, KMS/HSM integrations, immutable logs, tamper-proof storage.
Experience leading small, senior teams; comfortable recruiting, mentoring, and scaling to 10–20 engineers.
Excited to build both infrastructure and product: comfortable across backend, infra, security, and frontend as needed.
Our Tech Stack (you’ll shape it):
OCR/PDF/DOCX parsing, deterministic rules + AI classifiers (structured outputs), golden-set data.
Compensation (NYC, full-time)
Equity: ~1.25%–2.25% (founding-level; 4-year vesting, 1-year cliff, early exercise, double-trigger acceleration).
Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and other competitive benefits.
How to Apply (Stealth) Send your LinkedIn/GitHub and a few lines on a system you’ve shipped that passed a tough security or compliance review to careers@zerodrift.ai (subject: Head of Eng — Stealth).
Seniority level Executive
Employment type Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Technology, Information and Internet
#J-18808-Ljbffr