Director of Engineering, January
$225-300k
+ Equity
Office located in Menlo Park, CA
Personalised blood sugar monitoring
Be an early applicant
Personalised blood sugar monitoring
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$225-300k
+ Equity
Office located in Menlo Park, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To help people live their healthiest lives, giving them the tools to take full control of their health.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires someone equally comfortable managing teams and rolling up their sleeves to write production code
- 5+ years of engineering management experience, including leading senior ICs
- Proven track record in startup environments: navigating ambiguity, moving fast, and scaling teams
- Strong technical background with TypeScript, Python, and Cloud Infrastructure (AWS preferred)
- Strong background in AI frameworks and techniques. You have built and productionized AI systems
- Demonstrated ability to manage delivery: sprint execution, process design, and accountability for timelines
- Experience working across functions—collaborating with Product, Design, and Business Development stakeholders
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to represent engineering in internal planning and external customer conversations
- Track record of coaching and developing senior engineers. History of developing, coaching, and retaining senior engineers; recognized as a multiplier for talent
- We are also open to Sr. Engineering Manager role for the right candidate
What the job involves
- We’re seeking a hands-on Director of Engineering to lead our engineering efforts across both consumer and enterprise products
- This person will manage and coach small teams of senior engineers while remaining actively involved in coding, architecture, and technical decision-making
- They will own delivery, run sprints, and drive processes to ensure that teams meet commitments on time and at a high quality
- They’ll be an important cross-functional partner, working closely with product, design, and business development
- They’ll also participate in customer demos and help translate business needs into technical solutions
- Lead and manage one or two engineering teams of senior ICs
- Own end-to-end delivery: driving sprint execution, process rigor, and meeting product and business commitments
- Set and uphold a high bar for engineering excellence, ensuring quality, reliability, and scalability
- Contribute hands-on as a technical leader: designing, coding, reviewing, and shipping production-grade software
- Coach, mentor, and grow team members to maximize performance and career growth
- Partner closely with product management, product design, and business development on planning, prioritization, and roadmaps
- Join customer demos and support enterprise engagements with technical expertise
- Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Our take
Almost one in ten Americans have Type 2 Diabetes, yet the existing management strategies for dietary intake are flawed. Patients are generally told not to eat a uniform set of foods, regardless of the fact that every person’s nutritional requirements are different.
January provides an AI-driven personalized diabetes advisor in the form of a mobile app. The subscription-based service suggests nutrition and activity recommendations based on each user's nutritional profile. Ultimately, January’s aim is to provide a customized tool for people to manage their blood sugar levels.
The startup’s approach to diabetes management is particularly impressive as its focus on personalization has the potential to save lives. Not only does the AI tackle the dangers in the uniformity of existing diabetes health information, but by considering each person and their body, the app could provide essential information to users that they may not receive otherwise.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Aug 2022
$13m
EARLY VC
Feb 2021
$8.8m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $42.8m
Company benefits
- Equal opportunity employer
- 401k matching
- Company equity
- Dental and vision insurance
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company HQ
Downtown Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA
Leadership
Noosheen Hashemi
(Founder & CEO)Having studied at Stanford, Noosheen worked for Oracle for a decade as VP, and served on the Board of Watermark for 17 years. After various Advisory and Investment positions, they founded January in March 2017, serving since as CEO.
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