Head of Engineering

Work set-up: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Experience: 
Senior (5-10 years)
Work from: 
United States

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Over 7 years of experience with the company's tech stack or related technologies., At least 2 years of experience in e-commerce, retention, or email/SMS marketing., Proven ability to manage complex, production-scale systems and make infrastructure decisions., Willingness to spend most of the time coding and shipping features..

Key responsibilities:

  • Set the technical direction and lead the engineering team.
  • Refine AI infrastructure for advanced customer segmentation and workflows.
  • Enhance the conversation engine for self-optimizing dialogues.
  • Contribute hands-on to the codebase to ensure rapid development.

Job description

At LTV.ai, we’re redefining customer engagement for e-commerce brands by empowering them with their own AI-powered ambassadors to deliver hyper-personalized Email and SMS interactions at an unprecedented scale. Our platform enables brands to speak with their audiences in a natural, context-rich way, driving higher engagement and conversion while letting operators stay laser-focused on what matters most - the customer.

Why join us?

We’re a fast-moving team building a high-growth company that’s transforming the e-commerce industry. As an early team member, you’ll shape both our product and the future of e-commerce—while growing alongside us.

Recent wins

  • Developed a segmentation engine that personalizes interactions for 40M+ consumers (growing 20% MoM)
  • Built a data pipeline processing millions of events daily
  • Enabled multi-LLM orchestration per interaction—better performance, lower costs
  • Onboarded marquee brands such as Backcountry, Fabletics, and Sur La Table, turning them into vocal champions

We’d like to work on

  • Refining AI infrastructure for deeper segmentation, richer customer memory, and advanced agentic workflows
  • Enhancing our conversation engine to deliver self-optimizing dialogues that surface actionable feedback
  • Expanding self-service so smaller brands can access LTV.ai with zero friction

Our stack

  • Frontend: React (TypeScript)
  • Backend: NestJS (TypeScript)
  • Infrastructure: AWS, managed with Terraform
  • Databases: PostgreSQL & ClickHouse

Who We’re Looking For (ideally)

  • 7 + years building with our stack (or closely related tech)
  • 2 + years in e-commerce, retention, or email/SMS marketing
  • Proven ownership of complex, production-scale systems and infrastructure-level decisions
  • Willingness to spend 70–80 % of your time hands-on in the codebase—shipping fast, shipping often
  • Excitement about AI coding tools (Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, etc.) to amplify velocity
  • Leadership chops: you’ll set technical direction and level-up our engineering culture—this role can evolve into CTO for the right candidate

Compensation + benefits

  • Depends on the individual - equity included
  • Hybrid: 4 days/week in our downtown Austin HQ; open to remote with periodic Austin travel

Required profile

Experience

Level of experience: Senior (5-10 years)
Spoken language(s):
English
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Other Skills

  • Leadership

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