Full-Time
Director of Engineering
Posted on 9/10/2025
January
11-50 employees
AI-driven nutrition tracking for metabolic health
Compensation Overview
$225k - $300k/yr
Menlo Park, CA, USA
Hybrid
Local or West Coast-based candidates preferred; HQ in Menlo Park, CA.
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- 5+ years of engineering management experience, including leading senior ICs.
- Proven track record in startup environments: navigating ambiguity, moving fast, and scaling teams.
- Strong technical background with TypeScript, Python, and Cloud Infrastructure (AWS preferred)
- Strong background in AI frameworks and techniques. You have built and productionized AI systems.
- Demonstrated ability to manage delivery: sprint execution, process design, and accountability for timelines.
- Experience working across functions—collaborating with Product, Design, and Business Development stakeholders.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to represent engineering in internal planning and external customer conversations.
- Track record of coaching and developing senior engineers. History of developing, coaching, and retaining senior engineers; recognized as a multiplier for talent.
- Lead and manage one or two engineering teams of senior ICs.
- Own end-to-end delivery: driving sprint execution, process rigor, and meeting product and business commitments.
- Set and uphold a high bar for engineering excellence, ensuring quality, reliability, and scalability.
- Contribute hands-on as a technical leader: designing, coding, reviewing, and shipping production-grade software.
- Coach, mentor, and grow team members to maximize performance and career growth.
- Partner closely with product management, product design, and business development on planning, prioritization, and roadmaps.
- Join customer demos and support enterprise engagements with technical expertise.
- Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
January.ai uses artificial intelligence to help people improve metabolic health by guiding dietary choices. Its core product is a health app that collects data from daily activities such as food intake and exercise and translates it into real-time health insights. The app lets users scan ingredients, take photos of meals, or scan barcodes to retrieve detailed nutrition information and healthier alternatives, and it logs foods to show how eating patterns affect metabolic health over time. The company differentiates itself by focusing on metabolic science and the impact of diet on glucose control, integrating multiple data sources, and delivering personalized guidance through AI. It operates on a freemium model, offering a free version with optional premium features for deeper, tailored insights. January.ai’s goal is to help health-conscious individuals—including those managing conditions like diabetes—optimize their diet and lifestyle and build healthier long-term habits.”}
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
Early VC
Total Funding
$42.8M
Headquarters
Menlo Park, California
Founded
2017
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Nestlé partnership optimizes diabetic foods using digital twins since October 2023.
- Mars collaboration advances food R&D with generative AI digital twins in 2024.
- CMS Medicare App Library inclusion reaches millions of beneficiaries in 2026.
What critics are saying
- Dexcom non-invasive sensors displace virtual glucose tech within 12-24 months.
- Nestlé builds in-house models, cutting January's food R&D access in 18-36 months.
- GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic shrink dietary tool demand by 30-50% in 6-18 months.
What makes January unique
- January AI pioneered sensorless generative AI glucose prediction launched in 2024.
- Proprietary food scanner analyzes 54 million items for personalized glycemic impact.
- Health Context Engine integrates genomics, labs, and lifestyle for Medicare insights.
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Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↓ -4%1 year growth
↑ 5%2 year growth
↑ 0%January, Inc. has partnered with Terra - a trusted health data platform - to make connecting your CGM simple, secure, and private.
It is widely rumored that, January AI has introduced its digital twin technology to the food industry for research and development purposes.
23 milyon dolar rekor kıdem tazminatı alan Marissa Ann Mayer ismi teknoloji dünyasındaki pek çok kişi için oldukça bilindik. Mayer, henüz üniversite öğrencisiyken14 farklı teknoloji şirketinden iş teklifi aldı. Ünlü isim bu şirketler arasında Google'un 20'nci çalışanı olmayı seçti. 1999 yılında şirketin ilk kadın mühendisi olarak işe başladı. . Bundan sonra kariyer basamaklarını hızla çıkan Marissa Ann Mayer, Google'ın en değerli çalışanları arasında yer aldı. 2012 yılına kadar Google Search, Google News, Google Images ve Gmail gibi birçok ürünün arkasındaki isimlerden biri oldu
January AI, a Menlo Park, CA-based metabolic health company that accurately predicts users’ glycemic response to over 16 million foods in its proprietary atlas, raised $8.8M in new funding, which brought total capital raised to $21M. Backers included Felicis Ventures, HAND Capital and Marc Benioff, who joined AME Cloud Ventures and SignalFire, Steve Chen, Marissa […]