<h3><strong>About A1</strong></h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">There are over 5 billion users using basic applications today such email, notes, tasks that are not AI-native. Our mission is to build a proactive smart assistant for everyday users to bring intelligence to conversations, errands, organising and workflows, with minimal prompting.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Our product focuses on achieving high reliability for long-running workflows, persistent context, and real-world task completion. The system must handle multi-step reasoning, interact with external tools, and remain reliable despite non-deterministic model behavior. Our objective is to help users complete tasks daily enjoyable with over ~90%* reduced time.</p><h3>Role</h3><p style="min-height:1.5em">We are looking for a Head of Engineering who can drive engineering execution, structure engineering workstreams, and help build a high-performing engineering team.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">This role focuses on turning product and technical direction into reliable delivery, and ensures the team ships effectively and consistently. A strong technical foundation in system architecture is a must.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">The role involves helping manage engineering workstreams, supporting technical decisions, and leading engineering hiring across the globe.</p><h3><strong>What You'll Do</strong></h3><h3>Engineering Execution</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Help structure engineering workstreams and ensure projects move forward efficiently</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Identify risks, unblock engineers, and maintain steady development velocity</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Ensure high engineering standards while keeping teams focused on shipping</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Translate product direction and technical strategy into clear engineering execution</p></li></ul><h3>Technical Guidance</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Contribute to key architecture discussions and technical decisions</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Support engineers in evaluating system design choices and implementation trade-offs</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Ensure systems are implemented in a scalable and maintainable way</p></li></ul><h3>Team Building and Recruiting</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Build and scale a strong engineering team across China, US and Europe.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Recruit high-quality engineers and help maintain a strong hiring bar</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Establish structured hiring processes and interview standards</p></li></ul><h3>Cross-Team Coordination</h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Work closely with product, research, and leadership teams</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Ensure alignment across different engineering efforts and locations</p></li><li><p st