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Head of Engineering

San Diego, CA

About Us

Webstacks is a high performance website operations and growth marketing agency established in 2020. We have quickly grown into a 45-person company because of our innovative website operations methodology, strong partnerships, and high-growth clients. We are constantly setting larger goals and stopping at nothing to achieve them. Our team’s dedication is humbling, and we are looking for another motivated individual to help us reach the next level. Our mission is to transform the way the world’s most influential SaaS, FinTech, and Blockchain companies compete in today's digital landscape.

Position Overview

Our Engineering team is growing quickly, and we are looking to add a key player to our amazing team! As the Head of Engineering, you will be both a leader and a mentor, and own communication across all teams. This role reports directly to the CEO and partners closely with the Head of PMO, Head of Design, and other department leads. You will have full autonomy + ambiguity with your day-to-day, unmatched resources to develop yourself professionally, and the opportunity to bring some of the fastest growing tech companies in the world to new heights!

Position Overview

Our Engineering team is growing quickly, and we are looking to add a key player to our amazing team! As the Head of Engineering, you will be both a leader and a mentor, and own communication across all teams. This role reports directly to the CEO and partners closely with the Head of PMO, Head of Design, and other department leads. You will have full autonomy + ambiguity with your day-to-day, unmatched resources to develop yourself professionally, and the opportunity to bring some of the fastest growing tech companies in the world to new heights!

Details of the role

  • Type of Work: Full-time
  • Location: Remote, San Diego based preferred
  • Pay: $150k/yr + DOE
  • Years of experience: 8+ years preferred

What you'll be doing:

  • Lead, inspire, and influence to ensure the success of the team.
  • Partner with the recruiting team to attract and retain high-quality and diverse talent.
  • Establish a great rapport with other department leaders (Project Management, Growth, Design and Customer Success)
  • Provide technical direction and ensure a balance between immediate impact and long-term architectural health.
  • Partner with peer functions and organizations to deliver the training and enablement the team requires
  • Create, document and implement engineering process that solves for scale
  • Ensure that the group remains execution focused and effective in a fast paced and sometimes ambiguous environment.
  • Drive continuous systems improvement for managing, documenting, staffing, and reviewing engineering projects and services.
  • Define and evolve a technical strategy that aligns with Webstacks’ growth goals and client service models.
  • Oversee a team of internal developers and manage relationships with contract developers, including offshore talent.
  • Build scalable processes for onboarding, evaluating, and integrating contractors and third-party vendors.

What you bring to the table:

  • Experience leading a distributed software engineering organization of multiple teams.
  • Strong technical background that allows you to understand, advocate for and support your engineers and engineering leaders.
  • Experience building strong partnerships with other job functions, like the Project Management, Marketing, Design, and Customer Success to keep teams collaborating smoothly and working together to improve the product.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technology field required; Masters degree preferred.
  • Ability to handle a heavy workload with multiple projects and frequent interruptions.
  • Ability to work in a changing, dynamic environment.

Tools and Tech that you love

  • Core: JavaScript, React, Node.js
  • Deployment: Vercel, Gatsby, Netlify, Cloud platforms
  • Languages: Ruby, Python (working knowledge)

Nice to Have

  • TypeScript
  • Prior agency experience
  • Deep UX understanding
  • San Diego based

The worst parts of this job

  • Strategic & hands-on leadership: Balancing big-picture technical direction with staying close to the work that powers our clients’ success.
  • Tough calls & clear communication: Navigating shifting priorities, managing expectations, and delivering direct, transparent feedback.
    Wearing multiple hats: Serving as both technical strategist and operational anchor, keeping teams aligned and clients confident.

The best parts of this job

  • You’re in control of your schedule. At Webstacks, we recognize you are human. Meet your deadlines, ensure your talented team and your clients are equipped to succeed, and be prepared for your meetings. You are not destined for a desk 9-5… all we ask is that you produce, develop, and succeed!
  • Culture. Culture. Culture. Ego? At Webstacks, we’ve never heard of it! We are all on the same mission: progress both as a cohesive unit as a company + have a true desire to see the best in our teammates both personally and professionally.
  • Work with Elite Stakeholders. You have the opportunity to work daily with some of the best minds in the tech space.
  • Live and breathe on the cutting edge. You’ll be at the cutting edge of website development & design — managing your team who is working on the fastest-growing site building frameworks and design tools on the market

Benefits and Perks

  • Unlimited vacation policy
  • Hybrid work culture
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Matched 401(k)
  • Macbook
  • Paid Parental leave
  • Team outings
  • Lunch and Learns
  • A fully stacked kitchen filled with lots of snacks
  • Constant growth and learning opportunities
  • Work-life balance
  • An energetic, motivating and fun culture that we can't wait for you to be a part of!

All this sound good? Sweet, we can't wait to chat!

SD Pay Range

$150,000 - $170,000 USD

All this sound good? Sweet, we can't wait to chat!

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