Head of Engineering

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250K-400K Annually
Entry level
Software
Join us in our mission to empower builders.
The Role
Lead Mintlify’s engineering strategy, execution, and organizational growth in partnership with the founders. Build and scale the engineering team, recruit and retain exceptional talent, guide major product initiatives, set priorities across product, platform, and infrastructure, and improve engineering velocity, reliability, and scalability. The role requires strong technical depth, product judgment, and experience scaling an early-stage engineering organization.
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Why Mintlify?

We're on a mission to empower builders.

  • Massive reach: Our docs platform serves 100 million+ developers every year and powers documentation for 20,000+ companies, including Anthropic, Microsoft, PayPal, Spotify, Coinbase, X, and over 20% of the last YC batch.

  • Small team, huge impact: We recently passed 65 employees and raised a $45 million Series B led by A16Z and Salesforce Ventures. Each new hire has a huge impact on shaping the company's trajectory.

  • Culture of slope over y-intercept: We value learning velocity, grit, and unapologetically unique personalities.

We grew in value faster than headcount and we’re looking to align the two quickly.

What you'll do
  • Partner directly with the founders. We are looking for a strategic thought partner who can challenge thinking, help shape company and product strategy, translate that vision into engineering priorities, and take real ownership of the decisions required to scale the business.

  • Build a world class engineering organization. Demand is outpacing Mintlify’s current engineering capacity, making talent and execution one of the biggest constraints on growth. Scale the team, attract exceptional talent, and build the organization needed to capitalize on the demand already in front of the company.

  • Turn product innovation into Mintlify’s next phase of growth. Help develop and launch major new product lines as the company expands beyond its core documentation platform, enabling multiple product bets to run in parallel without sacrificing speed, quality, or reliability.

  • Own engineering execution and the technical foundation. Set priorities across product, platform, and infrastructure, improve engineering velocity and reliability, and ensure the organization can support Mintlify’s rapidly growing scale and enterprise customer base.

What we’re looking for
 
  • Proven scaling experience. Has scaled an engineering organization from roughly 10 to 50 engineers at an early stage company and understands the challenges that come with rapid growth.

  • Deep technical credibility. A hands on engineering leader with strong experience across modern backend systems, cloud infrastructure, platform architecture, and systems at scale.

  • An exceptional talent builder. Has a track record of identifying, recruiting, developing, and retaining high caliber engineers and views recruiting as a core part of the job.

  • Strong product and business judgment. Has owned a product line end to end and understands how engineering decisions connect to customer needs, product outcomes, and company growth.

  • A first principles, high agency leader. Low ego, comfortable with ambiguity, willing to give direct feedback, and thoughtful about designing the right processes and operating rhythms for the company’s current stage rather than importing a playbook from somewhere else.

Company Benefits:
  • Competitive compensation and equity

  • 20 days paid time off every year

  • 401k with Employer Match

  • monthly wellness stipend

  • 100% employee coverage for Health, Dental, Vision

  • Commute stipend to help get you to and from work

  • Free lunch and dinners

  • Annual team offsite (previously went to Alaska, Hawaii, Jackson Hole)

Skills Required

  • Experience scaling an engineering organization from approximately 10 to 50 engineers at an early-stage company
  • Hands-on experience with modern backend systems, cloud infrastructure, platform architecture, and systems at scale
  • Track record of identifying, recruiting, developing, and retaining high-caliber engineers
  • Experience owning a product line end to end and connecting engineering decisions to customer needs, product outcomes, and company growth
  • First-principles, high-agency leadership style; comfortable with ambiguity and direct feedback

Mintlify Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mintlify and has not been reviewed or approved by Mintlify.

  • Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision are covered at 100% for employees, with options available for dependents. This comprehensive coverage is consistently highlighted as a core part of the package.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Daily free meals, company‑paid rides to and from the office, a monthly wellness stipend, work‑setup support, and team offsites materially enhance day‑to‑day value. These perks are especially impactful for those working in the San Francisco office.
  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Compensation includes competitive salary with meaningful equity emphasized across roles. Ownership is positioned as a core component of total rewards at a small, fast‑moving team.

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, California
28 Employees
Year Founded: 2022

What We Do

Mintlify's docs platform reaches 50 million developers every year and powers documentation for 10,000+ companies, including Anthropic, Cursor, Coinbase, Scale AI, X, and is the #1 YC product used by other YC companies. With only 28 people today, backed by $22 million in funding, each new hire shapes the company’s trajectory. We value learning velocity, grit, and unapologetically unique personalities - we believe in valuing someone's slope over y-intercept.

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