10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong foundation in product engineering, data products, architecture, and hands-on development.
Proven early-stage experience leading engineering teams as a Director, Head of Engineering, or equivalent at 0–1 scale, while also serving as a key technical contributor.
A track record of building and shipping production-grade B2B SaaS products, ideally with a clear connection between technical decisions and customer outcomes.
Experience thriving in early-stage or high-growth startup environments and working through ambiguity and rapid change.
Experience owning or co-owning product as well as engineering, with an outcome-oriented mindset.
Provide monthly board meeting updates on the technical roadmap and product development.
Technical fluency in Java, Node.js and/or Python, React, TypeScript, modern JavaScript, and REST APIs.
Hands-on experience with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and modern DevOps practices.
Experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and/or event-driven systems.
Strong grasp of distributed systems, scalability tradeoffs, and long-term system health.
Experience building AI-native products or agentic platforms, including designing systems where large language models and automation are first-class components and measuring their success.
Ability to switch between big-picture strategy and ground-level execution within the same week.
Customer-facing presence and confidence engaging with merchants, partners, and external stakeholders.
High standards for engineering quality, demonstrated through design reviews, code reviews, and direct collaboration.
Responsibilities
Lead and manage a quickly scaling team, including engineering managers and senior individual contributors.
Partner with the CEO to set product, design, and technical direction and translate strategy into clear execution.
Foster a high-trust, high-ownership culture where engineers are empowered to move quickly, take initiative, and own outcomes.
Hire and develop engineering and AI talent as the team scales, building a curious, customer-aware, impact-driven team.
Implement and execute a scaled, AI-first engineering process.
Foster a culture of ownership, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
Engage deeply at the architecture and design level.
Design the agentic harness, core systems, and data flows underpinning the platform.
Build proofs of concept for new AI-driven capabilities and product ideas.
Write and review critical code paths and designs, maintaining high standards for quality, scalability, and maintainability.
Guide backend development in Java, Node.js and/or Python, and set direction for production-grade frontend experiences using JavaScript, React, and TypeScript.
Design the agentic software development lifecycle in partnership with the Head of Platform Engineering.
Own engineering and product execution in close partnership with the CEO.
Translate product vision into technical roadmaps and engineering milestones tied to customer outcomes.
Engage directly with merchants and partners to understand pain points, validate solutions, and ensure shipped products deliver value.
Drive delivery, reliability, security, and scalability of production systems.
Lead development and deployment of cloud-native systems on AWS.
Provide technical oversight across Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable delivery.
Desired Qualifications
Prior experience in commerce, retail technology, or commerce platforms.
Who we are:
Come build the future of commerce with us at fabric. We're building the agentic commerce infrastructure that helps merchants grow, sell, and operate in today's AI-powered shopping experience. Backed by top-tier investors and led by industry and AI veterans, our team is building foundational technology at the intersection of AI, commerce, and great user experience.
Your next career:
We move fast, experiment often, and ship production-grade software that powers real businesses. We’re looking for a hands-on Product & Engineering Leader who will own the end-to-end building lifecycle (Why, What and How), and who thrives in the 0–1 environment and knows how to move a small team with speed and focus.
This is a rare opportunity to join as both a player and coach. You’ll report directly to the CEO and own Engineering and Product execution for a lean, high-output team. You’ll lead by example, influencing the architecture, writing code and building proofs of concept. Your impact will be measured not just by what the team ships, but by the customer outcomes those products deliver.
If you’re energized by early-stage environments, Agentic AI, passionate about commerce and excited to reimagine how commerce operates - this role is built for you.
Your Responsibilities:
Team Leadership
Lead and manage a quickly scaling team including engineering managers and senior ICs
Partner with the CEO to set product, design & technical direction and translate strategy into crisp execution
Foster a high-trust, high-ownership culture where engineers are empowered to move quickly, take initiative and own outcomes
Hire and develop top engineering and AI talent as the team scales; build a team that is curious, customer-aware and impact driven
Implement and execute a scaled, AI-first engineering process
Foster a culture of ownership, experimentation, and continuous improvement
Hands-On Technical Leadership
Be deeply engaged at the architecture and design level
Design agentic harness, core systems and data flows underpinning the platform
Build proofs of concept (POCs) for new AI-driven capabilities and product ideas
Write and review critical code paths and designs; hold a high bar for quality, scalability, and maintainability
Guide backend development in Java, Node.js and/or Python; set direction for production-grade frontend experiences using JavaScript, React and TypeScript
Design Agentic SDLC in partnership with the Head of Platform Engineering
Product & Execution
Own both engineering and product execution in close partnership with the CEO
Translate product vision into technical roadmaps and clear engineering milestones tied to customer outcomes
Be a customer-facing leader - engage directly with merchants and partners to understand pain points, validate solutions, and ensure what the team ships delivers real value
Drive delivery, reliability, security, and scalability of production systems
Lead development and deployment of cloud-native systems on AWS
Provide technical oversight across Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable delivery
What you bring to the table:
10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong foundation in product engineering, data products, architecture and hands-on development
Proven early stage experience leading engineering teams as a Director, Head of Engineering, or equivalent—at 0-1 scale where you were also a key technical contributor
A track record of building and shipping production-grade B2B SaaS products, ideally with a clear line from your technical decisions to customer outcomes.
Experience thriving in early-stage or high-growth startup environments; comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change
Experience owning or co-owning product as well as engineering—you think in outcomes, not just outputs
Executive presence: Monthly board meeting updates to ensure the board is up-to-date on the technical roadmap and product development.
Technical fluency in: Java, Node.js and/or Python, React, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript, REST API’s
Solid hands-on experience with: AWS, Docker and Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
Experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and/or event-driven systems
Strong grasp of distributed systems, scalability tradeoffs, and long-term system health
Experience building AI-native products or Agentic platforms—you understand how to design systems where LLMs and automation are first-class components, and how to measure their success
Comfortable switching between big-picture strategy and ground-level execution within the same week
Customer- facing presence. You engage with merchants, partners and externals stakeholders with confidence and empathy
Strong communicator who can align cross-functional stakeholders and keep a small team focused and unblocked
You have high standards for engineering quality—you drive this through design reviews, code reviews, and direct collaboration, not just process
Nice to have - Prior experience in commerce, retail technology or commerce platforms