Head of Engineering

About Anon

Anon is building the identity layer for the automated internet.

Our developer toolkit enables AI agents to securely integrate with any service or application on behalf of users, powering the next generation of AI applications. Since launching in 2023, we’ve scaled to thousands of active developers and 50+ customers, including many leading AI agent companies, reaching tens of thousands of end-users.

We’ve raised over $13M from top investors including Union Square Ventures and Abstract Ventures to pursue our vision of a world where billions of AI agents are authenticated and managed via Anon. To learn more about our mission, culture, and the type of candidates we hire, visit careers.anon.com.

About the Role

As Head of Engineering at Anon, you’ll shape our engineering culture and execution while working closely with the co-founders. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on technical work, as you help scale our team and product during a period of rapid growth.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Excellence & Operations

• Drive engineering velocity, reliability, and quality through rigorous KPIs and continuous improvement

• Lead technical architecture decisions and implementation alongside our Founder/CTO

• Build scalable processes for testing, deployment, and monitoring of mission-critical systems

• Establish clear documentation and communication practices across engineering

• Coding highly technical systems & driving individual engineering projects
  

Team & Culture Building

• Recruit, develop, and retain exceptional engineering talent in a competitive market

• Foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and technical excellence

• Create growth paths for engineers and ensure consistent high performance

• Champion our in-person, collaborative culture
  

Strategic Leadership

• Partner with founders on product strategy and technical vision

• Make key decisions on tech stack and tools that shape our engineering trajectory

• Drive cross-functional collaboration with product, design, and customers

• Balance short-term execution with long-term technical strategy

What We’re Looking For

• Startup leadership experience as a technical co-founder, founding engineer, or early engineering leader

• Strong technical background with full-stack expertise

• Track record of building and scaling engineering teams >5-10 people

• Product-minded approach balancing technical decisions with business needs

• Exceptional communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences

• Experience with authentication systems or API integrations is a plus

• Experience scaling developer platforms and managing high-reliability systems
  

Compensation & Benefits

• Significant equity package in a well-funded, high-growth startup

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

• In-person culture with team events and activities in San Francisco

• Fitness and wellness stipend

In Conclusion

We particularly value former founders and early startup employees who have built products from 0 to 1. Our team includes former startup CTOs who share our vision for enabling the next generation of AI applications.

Our engineering team has shipped with incredible velocity and built robust infrastructure supporting AI companies across the ecosystem. We’re growing quickly and expanding into new verticals as we work to become the identity layer for the automated internet.

If you’re excited about defining the future of AI authentication and building with an exceptional team, we’d love to talk.

Final Notes

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