Lead and mentor a team of engineers, defining technical strategy and overseeing system architecture for scalable systems. Foster a high-performance culture and contribute to coding practices.
About Meshy
Headquartered in the Silicon Valley, Meshy is the leading 3D generative AI company on a mission to Unleash 3D Creativity. Meshy makes it effortless for both professional artists and hobbyists to create unique 3D assets—turning text and images into stunning 3D models in just minutes. What once took weeks and $1,000 now takes 2 minutes and $1.
Our global team of 50 experts in computer graphics, AI, and art includes alumni from MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, as well as veterans from Nvidia and Microsoft. With 2.5 million users, Meshy is trusted by Activision, Meta, Supercell, Sega, Snap, and backed by top venture capital firms like Sequoia and GGV.
- No. 1 popularity, among 3D AI tools, according to A16Z games,
- No. 1 website traffic, among 3D AI tools, according to SimilarWeb (2M monthly visits),
- Leading 3D foundation model, delighted texture & fine geometry,
- $52M funding by Top VCs,
- 2.5M users & 20M models generated!
Ethan Yuanming Hu serves as the founder and CEO. Ethan got his Ph.D. in graphics and AI from MIT, where he developed the Taichi GPU programming language (27K stars on GitHub, used by 300+ institutes). His Ph.D. thesis got a honorable mention of SIGGRAPH 2022 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award and his research has been cited over 2700 times. His favorite animal is the llama.
About the Role
As Head of Engineering, you will be responsible for leading a team of 20~40 engineers, including three experienced Engineering Leads who report directly to you. You’ll define and drive technical strategy, lead complex system design efforts, and set the engineering culture for a high-performance team, and help the engineering leaders level-up. This is a highly hands-on leadership role: you’re expected to be deeply technical, capable of contributing to architecture reviews and writing production-quality code when needed.
As Head of Engineering, you will be responsible for leading a team of 20~40 engineers, including three experienced Engineering Leads who report directly to you. You’ll define and drive technical strategy, lead complex system design efforts, and set the engineering culture for a high-performance team, and help the engineering leaders level-up. This is a highly hands-on leadership role: you’re expected to be deeply technical, capable of contributing to architecture reviews and writing production-quality code when needed.
Reporting Line: CEO
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and scale an engineering team with at least three direct reports (Engineering Leaders)
- Set the technical vision and oversee system architecture, design, and implementation of frontend, backend and infrastructure systems
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product team, research team, and design team to deliver scalable and reliable systems
- Attend key customer meetings
- Stay close to the codebase – actively participate in architecture discussions, conduct design and code reviews, and contribute code when appropriate
- Foster a high-performance engineering culture grounded in ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Drive hiring, onboarding, and career development for engineers across the team
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience leading and scaling frontend, backend and infrastructure engineering teams, ideally in fast-paced startup or high-growth environments
- Strong systems design skills with hands-on experience building distributed systems, cloud-native infrastructure, or performance-critical backend systems
- Technical expertise in at least 2 of our core backend programming languages (Go, C++, Python, Rust)
- Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and modern DevOps practices
- Excellent leadership and communication skills with a track record of growing high-performing teams
- A builder mindset: pragmatic, low-ego, and deeply collaborative
- Experience working on developer tools, infrastructure platforms, or AI/ML systems
Nice to Have
- Exposure to security, networking, or large-scale AI training/inference data systems
- Previous experience as a founding or early-stage technical leader
Our Values
- Brain: We value intelligence and the pursuit of knowledge. Our team is composed of some of the brightest minds in the industry.
- Heart: We care deeply about our work, our users, and each other. Empathy and passion drive us forward.
- Gut: We trust our instincts and are not afraid to take bold risks. Innovation requires courage.
- Taste: We have a keen eye for quality and aesthetics. Our products are not just functional but also beautiful.
- Competitive salary, equity, and benefits package.
- Opportunity to work with a talented and passionate team at the forefront of AI and 3D technology.
- Flexible work environment, with options for remote and on-site work.
- Opportunities for fast professional growth and development.
- An inclusive culture that values creativity, innovation, and collaboration.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, benefits and stock options.
- 401(k) plan for employees.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
- The latest and best office equipment.
Top Skills
AWS
C++
Docker
Go
Kubernetes
Python
Rust
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