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Engineering Leadership

ServalSan FranciscoEngineering
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Salary
$250K - $400K USD
Job type
Full-time
Posted
9 Jul 2026
Status
Open · checked 9d ago

About this role

This Engineering Leadership role at AI in San Francisco offers a senior position guiding platform architecture and team growth for professionals with extensive software experience. It suits strategic technical leaders ready to drive high-impact automation products in a fast-paced environment.

Role Overview

As an engineering leader at Serval, professionals help shape the technical direction of the platform and build the team that delivers it. This senior leadership position carries significant ownership at the intersection of technical strategy and organizational execution. Leaders are accountable for both what is built and how it is built, influencing architecture choices, hiring strategy, and engineering culture. Candidates partner closely with the CTO and CEO to translate roadmaps into reality and drive engineering excellence across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Partner with the CTO and CEO to define engineering strategy, architecture direction, and execution plans.
Lead, hire, and develop an exceptional engineering team by creating the structure, processes, and culture needed to scale.
Own the delivery of the engineering roadmap to ensure projects ship on time with high quality and clear accountability.
Set and uphold engineering best practices across code quality, testing, reliability, security, and incident response.
Build strong operating rhythms with cross-functional teams to ensure excellent execution and user experience.
Establish metrics and systems for engineering effectiveness, including planning, estimation, on-call, retrospectives, and technical debt management.
Drive continuous improvement of platform performance, scalability, and maintainability as usage grows.

Requirements

Minimum of 8 years of software engineering experience, including meaningful time leading teams in an engineering leadership capacity.
Proven ability to build and scale engineering teams in a fast-moving environment.
Strong technical foundation and architectural judgment with hands-on experience shipping and operating production systems.
Experience partnering cross-functionally and translating product goals into clear technical plans and execution.
High standards for engineering excellence encompassing reliability, security, and developer velocity.
Exceptional communication skills and a track record of leading through ambiguity.
A degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to Have

Early-stage startup experience.
Familiarity with specific technologies in the tech stack such as Go, gRPC, Kubernetes, React, TypeScript, AWS, and Terraform.
Experience building AI-enabled product features, even outside of a dedicated AI or machine learning specialist role.

Skills and Tools

AWS
Kubernetes
React
TypeScript
Terraform
Go
gRPC

Salary and Benefits

Annual salary ranging from $250,000 to $400,000 USD.
Impact: Shape the success of the product and company as a key player.
Growth: Build a fundamentally new AI product offering with support from an experienced team and major investors.
Culture: Join an environment that values innovation, ownership, accountability, and fun.

About the Company

Serval is an AI-native automation platform transforming enterprise operations by building intelligent agents that understand real-world workflows and execute them end-to-end. Founded in early 2024, the company is trusted by organizations like Fox, Notion, Perplexity, Vercel, and Brex to automate high-volume operational work. Backed by prominent investors such as Sequoia Capital, Redpoint Ventures, and General Catalyst, Serval aims to build the universal AI operations layer.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply directly on the official company careers page.

Skills and tech stack

AWSKubernetesReactTypeScriptTerraform

Questions candidates ask

What is the salary range for the Engineering Leadership position?

The annual salary for this role is between $250,000 and $400,000 USD.

Where is the job located?

The position is located in San Francisco, CA, and is not listed as remote.

How many years of experience are required?

Candidates must have 8+ years of software engineering experience, including meaningful time in an engineering leadership capacity.

What technologies are used in the tech stack?

The tech stack includes AWS, Kubernetes, React, TypeScript, Terraform, Go, and gRPC.

Who does this role report to or partner with closely?

This engineering leader partners closely with the CTO and CEO to define strategy and architecture.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Serval careers page.

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