Head of Engineering

About Viable

Viable is an AI-native platform that helps teams validate ideas before they build—combining simulated users with real-world testing to answer a simple question: will this actually work?

The Role

This is a founding, highly hands-on role.

You’ll start as the primary builder—owning the product end-to-end—and evolve into the leader of the engineering team as we scale.

You’ll work directly with the CEO to turn product vision into reality and define the technical foundation of the company.

What You’ll Do

• Own and build the product across the stack
• Be the primary hands-on engineer in the early days—shipping features, fixing issues, and keeping things running smoothly
• Define system architecture and long-term technical direction
• Advance our AI capabilities (simulations + recommendation engine)
• Establish engineering practices, infrastructure, and reliability
• Work with early customers on troubleshooting, product demos and onboarding
• Document systems and decisions to enable fast onboarding as the team grows
• Hire and lead the first engineers, transitioning into a player-coach role over time

What We’re Looking For

• Strong full-stack engineer with startup experience
• Comfortable owning architecture, infrastructure, and product decisions
• Experience working with AI/ML tools or data-driven products
• Builder mindset—you like shipping, not just managing
• Able to operate in ambiguity and move quickly

Why This Role

• Founding-level impact on product and company
• Direct partnership with the CEO
• Equity + ownership from day one
• Opportunity to build a category-defining AI product

If you’re excited about building something from scratch—and then scaling it with a team—you’ll thrive here.