Take responsibility for a difficult technical boundary that spans teams. You will earn influence through judgment, evidence and the people you help grow.
Not open yet: Research program
This work starts when that stage arrives, so there is no application to submit today and we will not pretend otherwise. What is written below is what the role is for and what would make somebody right for it, published early on purpose so you can decide whether it is worth watching.
The work
Choose a consequential systems problem with the founder and CTO, build a reference solution and lead rigorous design reviews. Mentor senior engineers and improve architecture across the product. Keep the mandate narrow enough to produce visible progress.
The milestone
In your first 90 days, resolve one cross-stack problem and leave behind a working artifact, measurements and a team able to continue the work.
Evidence
Bring exceptional technical depth and evidence of broad impact through shipped systems or research. A senior title elsewhere is useful context, not a substitute for a clear account of your contribution.
Evidence, not credentials. We are describing work you can point at, in whatever form it exists.
The exercise
Present an architectural disagreement you resolved and explain the evidence, decision and long-term consequences.