Head of Engineering
Mantle
Head of Engineering
Mantle
AI-powered agent coordinates eldercare logistics
We’re building an AI agent to help families support their aging parents (origin story here).
Over 40M “sandwich generation” Americans currently manage their parent’s affairs. Keeping mom/dad safe and supported is like a second job: it’s time-consuming, stressful and on top of their already busy lives. We believe that managing our parents’ affairs should feel under control, easier and lower stress.
Co-founded by serial entrepreneur partners including Ted Zagat, who sold his previous businesses to Slack (announcement here) and Google (Zagat restaurant guides).
We are looking for a Head of Engineering to lead the technical future of Mantle. This is a foundational role for a hands-on engineering leader who wants to build not just a product, but an engineering team and culture from the ground up. You will work side-by-side with the founders to turn an ambitious vision into a consumer product that families trust with some of the most important parts of their lives.
This is a role for a true builder. In the early days, you'll write a meaningful share of the code yourself while also hiring the team, setting the technical direction, and establishing how we ship. It's not just about architecture diagrams; it's about making good tradeoffs under uncertainty, unblocking the team every day, and owning the outcome when something breaks.
Engineering team: Hire, develop and lead a small, high-performance team of engineers across full stack, AI and mobile.
Technical architecture: Own the architecture and infrastructure for our consumer web and mobile applications and the AI agent at their core.
Engineering culture: Establish a culture of urgency, ownership, sound judgment and strong execution.
Operating cadence: Define how engineering plans, prioritizes, communicates and delivers alongside product and design.
Quality and trust: Build the testing, monitoring, security and privacy practices that let families trust Mantle with sensitive information.
AI-native development: Make modern AI coding tools and agents a core part of how the team builds.
10+ years of high-performance software development experience, including 3+ years leading engineering teams
Track record of shipping consumer products end-to-end, from concept to production, in a startup or high-growth environment
Strong proficiency with modern full stack technologies (e.g. React, Node.js) and cloud infrastructure on AWS
Hands-on engineering ability and willingness to go deep on any part of the stack
Expert in hiring and developing strong technical talent
Strong technical judgment, including the ability to make good tradeoffs under uncertainty
Early-stage startup experience, ideally having built an engineering function from the ground up
Experience building both web and mobile applications
Experience shipping AI-powered or LLM-based products to real users
Strong product sense and a clear instinct for what matters in a startup
Has partnered with founders on company priorities, roadmap, and execution
Nice to have, but not required: experience with FinTech or products handling sensitive personal data
Builders: You love creating things from scratch and taking full ownership
Founder-minded: You think like an owner and care deeply about company outcomes, not just engineering outputs
Product-minded: You prioritize user impact, not just technical elegance
AI-forward: You embrace modern AI development tools (Cursor, Claude Code, etc.) to move faster and build better
Strategic and pragmatic: You set direction and make practical decisions quickly
Autonomous: You thrive with minimal direction and maximum responsibility
Mission-driven: You care about what we're building
Great collaborator: You foster great working relationships
Meaningful work: Build a consumer product that will make a real difference in the lives of millions of families, with real technical ownership, fast pace, and huge financial potential
Founding scope: Shape our engineering strategy, team, and culture from the very beginning
Partnership with founders: Work closely with Mantle's co-founders, including involvement in the biggest decisions
Learning & growth: Opportunity to build a category-defining company from the ground up
Real ownership: Your decisions will shape our product, business and culture
Remote Fridays: Work from home every Friday. Monday through Thursday, we build together in person in San Francisco
Mantle builds an AI-powered agent to help adults in the sandwich generation manage their aging parents’ care. It focuses on simplifying the administrative and logistical burden of caregiving—like handling finances, healthcare appointments, paperwork, and digital logins—through an autonomous AI assistant. Unlike generic care platforms, Mantle targets tens of millions of families juggling elder care and personal obligations, and emphasizes coordinating complex tasks across finances, medical needs, and documents with an agent that can streamline workflows and reduce risk of scams or oversights. The founders’ experience in building scalable technology products helps differentiate Mantle through execution and product discipline. The company’s goal is to give families peace of mind and more quality time with loved ones by making eldercare management easier, safer, and more reliable.
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