Blaze Talent

Head of Engineering @ Sandbar | $180k - $220k + Equity

Blaze Talent  •  $180k - $220k/yr  •  New York City, NY (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

Sandbar is building a conversational interface to expand human expression. Our first products are Stream, a self extension for building ideas, and Stream Ring, the mouse for voice. Our team has built new interfaces & consumer products across Meta, CTRL-labs, Google, Apple, Fitbit, Peloton, Dior, and Equinox. If our work resonates, we would love to hear from you.
AboutAs Head of Engineering, you’ll lead our software and machine learning teams in building a new interface that makes all of computing feel as simple as thinking. You’ll guide and grow our mobile, infrastructure, backend, and AI/ML teams and work closely alongside our product, hardware, and firmware teams. You’ll play a significant role in shipping our first product, Stream, as well as shaping our future product, technical, and team direction.This role is perfect for an experienced engineering leader who cares deeply about team growth and culture, and who wants to build tools that augment individuals in an agentic world.
Responsibilities
  • Lead our software and ML engineering teams across mobile, backend, infrastructure, and AI/ML
  • Drive product delivery—balancing shipping, quality, and velocity
  • Define engineering requirements and goals and facilitate sprints
  • Provide architectural guidance, conduct code reviews, and mentor engineers
  • Collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, and product to ship cohesive, full-stack products
  • Shape technical and product direction—identifying where to invest and what to build next

Qualifications
  • 8+ years in software engineering or machine learning with 3+ years leading engineering teams across multiple disciplines
  • Experience shipping consumer-facing software / ML products
  • Strong technical breadth across mobile, backend, and ML—able to go deep when needed and guide architecture across the stack
  • Track record of building high-performing teams in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
  • Passion for human-computer interaction

Blaze Talent

About Blaze Talent

Blaze Talent is a boutique recruiting firm that partners with pre-seed to late-stage startups to scale their teams with top talent through embedded recruiting, contingent search, and retained search.

💼 Embedded Recruiting

We embed experienced recruiters directly into your team to accelerate hiring and provide strategic support. Fully integrated into your workflows, systems, and culture—we act as an extension of your team to consistently deliver high-quality results while providing cost savings compared to contingent or exec search fees.

🔍 Contingent Search

We provide turnkey contingent search solutions for technical roles in software engineering, hardware, and AI. We integrate as a part of your team, sharing vetted candidates in Slack and making warm introductions over email for a seamless, real-time experience with a fast turn around time from kick off to the first candidate introduction.

🎯 Retained Search

For high level IC and leadership searches, we run a structured, high-touch process. From AI-powered role intake and interview planning, to tailored sourcing with highly personalized outreach, we guide you from first brief to final hire with speed, precision, and professionalism.

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Blaze Talent was founded in 2022 by Will Blaze, who led technical recruiting at Peloton for 6 years—hiring 1,500+ employees globally from Series C through the IPO. Will also led 3 sourcing teams at Meta, focused on senior AI/ML engineers across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Reality Labs. Earlier in his career, he supported companies like Tesla, SpaceX, Fanatics, and CAA as a recruiter in the staffing world.

We’ve placed top talent in Software Engineering, AI/ML, Hardware, Product, Design, Enterprise Systems, Marketing, and People—from mid-level roles to the executive suite.

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
1-10 employees
Headquarters
New York, NY
Year Founded
2022
Website
blazetalent.com
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