Replicated is a Commercial Software Distribution Platform. Replicated helps software vendors distribute their applications into self-hosted environments like VPC, on-prem, air gap, and more. With a suite of tools ranging from installation, to testing, to licensing and support, Replicated is the best way to operationalize and scale the distribution of Kubernetes applications into any enterprise environment.

Our customers include KNIME, Puppet, Smartbear, BigID, Swimlane, and many other fast-growing enterprise software vendors.

Replicated is committed to cultivating an efficient, respectful workplace. We know that innovation thrives on teams where diverse points of view come together to solve hard problems in ways that are just now possible. As such, we explicitly seek people that bring diverse life experiences, diverse educational backgrounds, diverse cultures, and diverse work experiences.

We are fully remote and plan to stay that way! We're open to any state in the US. In addition, for some roles, we're open to candidates in Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.

Replicated is hiring a hands-on engineering leader to join our growing team!

Our development group is organized in the form of pods of full stack teams with clear areas of ownership within our product ecosystem. We encourage and support teams to own their product metrics and focus on consistently delivering value to our customers.

We are looking for a Head of Engineering who will spend time coding and building while also empowering the team to deliver on their key priorities. This is a technical leadership role where you'll be writing code regularly alongside managing resources, reviewing metrics, and ensuring we deliver quality products with speed and efficiency. A big part of joining us at this stage is to help contribute to the advancement of our product through both your direct technical contributions and leadership. We believe in continuous improvement along with a growth mindset, we support each other to learn and grow so we can continue to have the best engineering and team culture.

We strive for a culture of impact, this means that it is important for everyone to focus on delivering results. These results are not based on quantity, but on the true value of our product and to our customers. Each team is responsible for ownership of their product throughout its full life cycle.

The Vision for Success:

Technical Leadership:

Be hands-on with coding and architecture, driving both velocity and technical excellence through direct contribution
Drive product vision and technical strategy using your engineering expertise and market understanding
Partner closely with Product while also leveraging your technical background to influence and shape product direction
Champion AI adoption and integration within engineering practices, leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity and product capabilities
Assess incoming customer issues and personally contribute to solving complex technical challenges

People Leadership:

Lead a team of technical leads and engineers, focusing on growth, development, and delivery
Hire, support and contribute to the growth of the Engineering organization

Startup Agility:

Thrive in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities shift and change frequently
Adapt quickly to new technical challenges, market feedback, and evolving customer needs
Work cross functionally with other groups needed to successfully implement initiatives in a dynamic, ever-changing landscape
Develop a deep understanding and clearly communicate the problems and opportunities of our users and customers; advocating for and driving forward solutions with startup speed and flexibility

The Value You Will Bring:

Technical Excellence:

Active coding experience building and delivering highly technical products, ideally for a developer audience
Experience with AI tools and technologies, with a passion for integrating AI to enhance engineering workflows and product capabilities
Demonstrated understanding and application of modern product delivery techniques, especially iteration and value validation
Hands-on experience with deploying, managing, and/or operating Kubernetes is essential

Leadership & Collaboration:

Experience supporting and developing individuals on your team (people management is important but represents only one aspect of this role)
Champion AI adoption across the engineering organization, identifying opportunities to leverage AI for improved productivity, code quality, and innovation
Proven ability to influence product direction through technical expertise and customer understanding
Strong partnership skills with Product teams while bringing your own technical perspective to drive product strategy

Startup Mindset:

Startup experience is highly valuable - we need someone who can adapt and pivot quickly as we grow and evolve
Ability to support the team through constant change and shifting priorities typical of early-stage companies
Champion of remote and distributed first culture with flexible communication styles

Communication:

Strong written and verbal communication across all mediums
Able to articulate technical concepts and work collaboratively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Bonus Points:

Experience in open source software and cloud-native ecosystem
Experience working on products in the developer tools space
Track record of successfully implementing AI solutions

Your Journey With Us:

In your first 30 days: Your goal is to dive deep into both the technical architecture and the codebase while learning about the company, team and product. You will complete hands-on technical training with the product, complete the onboarding checklist, and meet with team members from across the company. Expect to start contributing code and understanding current technical initiatives.

In your first 60 days: Begin taking on coding responsibilities for key projects while outlining how to break them down into iterative deliverables. Lead weekly planning and standups, supporting your engineers while contributing technically to solutions. Evaluate current AI tool usage and identify opportunities to enhance engineering productivity through AI adoption. Partner with our CTO and expand your partnership to the wider product and engineering org. Use your technical insights to review metrics and work with senior leadership on success indicators.

In your first 90 days: With full context, you should have full ownership of both engineering delivery and technical direction. Drive career development conversations with engineers while maintaining your active coding contributions. Develop and implement an AI strategy for the engineering team, including tool adoption, process improvements, and potential product enhancements. Own engineering deliverables and actively participate in defining technical strategy and building viable solutions. Be prepared to pivot and adapt as business needs and market conditions evolve.

At Replicated, we value our teammates as individuals who are stronger together. We offer a robust pay and benefits package that rewards employees for their contributions to our success, supports their well-being, and helps all of us create a great remote work environment.

This role is based in the US.

Head of Engineering $190,000 - $275,000

Our range depends on several factors, including level, qualifications, and experience. We also offer stock options, a strong health insurance package, as well as a unique home office allowance & a professional development budget. An overview is on our careers page here:https://www.replicated.com/careers/

We invest in our team and love candidates who are eager to learn and grow. We have a fantastic team of highly collaborative individuals who enjoy learning, growing, and mentoring others.

OUR CORE VALUES

Care Deeply: Care deeply about the work that you do. Because of that you are constantly learning and willing to go out on a limb, challenge assumptions, go back to first principles, etc.

Longterm: Treat every interaction as part of a 30 year relationship, you’ll see everyone down the road again as customers, partners, coworkers, etc.

Curious: We're always learning and we approach everyone and every problem with curiosity. When needed we challenge assumptions, and go back to first principles.

BENEFITS

We offer strong benefits to help you stay healthy and productive. For the US, our benefits are listed below:

Health/Dental/Vision
Life/AD&D
LTD/STD
FSA
401K
Stock options
Partner perk programs
Generous time off, we expect you to take a minimum of 3 weeks of per year
Laptop+accessories you need to get set up
Generous home office set up allowance or co-working space allowance - up to $10,000 per year!
Curiosity Budget to help you keep learning and growing!

Replicated is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and we work to make sure that all team members have an equal opportunity to succeed.

Please note at this time we are unable to provide sponsorship to individuals in the United States.

We do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters, recruitment firms or any other third party for any of our job openings. Any unsolicited resumes sent from anyone other than the candidate, in any format, to any person at Replicated, will be considered Replicated property. Replicated will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

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