Fuel is on a mission to unlock billions of dollars in GDP by helping SMBs make better financial decisions every day. We manage over $500M in customer P&Ls through our FP&A platform, combining AI with hands-on CFO expertise to deliver enterprise-grade finance - without the enterprise price tag or complexity.

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Who are we searching for?

We're looking for a Head of Engineering who's already been the senior technical person at a small startup — writing code, making architecture calls, and keeping founders in the loop without being asked.

You'll own engineering fully — the team, the delivery, the architecture, the quality bar, and the overall engineering state of the company. This is not a coordination role. You'll write production code daily on the hardest problems: AI agents, MCP infrastructure, forecasting systems, and financial analytics. You'll be the person who says what's doable, shapes scope, and decides how the team works.

The team is 4 engineers, 1 QA, and 1 Product Owner. The direction is set — we're looking for someone to run the room.

If that matches your experience, let's talk.

What are your responsibilities?

Build and maintain the forecasting agent and financial analytics platform
Develop MCPs and the agent orchestration layer
Own dashboards, access controls, and reporting infrastructure
Build the AI coding culture across the team — by example, not by policy
Drive end-to-end engineering delivery: planning, estimation, and accountability
Own technical architecture across the full stack and AI layer
Negotiate and control scope — before it reaches the team
Maintain code quality, CI/CD, automated testing, and deployments
Run 1:1s, give feedback, and support engineer growth
Lead hiring as the team scales
Send engineering reports proactively — blockers, throughput, what changed, and why
Translate technical constraints into business language for founders and non-technical stakeholders

What are the preferred requirements for the role?

5+ years of engineering experience, 2+ years as Tech Lead or Head of Engineering at a startup under 50 people — still writing code daily
TypeScript / Node.js · React, ideally NestJS knowledge
Shipped AI in production: LLM integration / RAG, agents, MCP — real users, not demos
Daily AI tooling: Claude Code, Cursor, Augment, or equivalent
People leadership experience: 1:1s, feedback, hiring
B2B SaaS experience, preferably in fintech or a data-heavy domain
Clear and proactive communication with C-level executives
C1 English

Good to have:

Financial API integrations: QuickBooks, Xero, Stripe, or similar
FP&A domain: P&L, forecasting, budget vs. actuals
Side projects or open source built with AI tooling
Experience with MCPs and agent orchestration

Reporting Structure: reporting to the CEO

Recruitment Process:

Recruiter interview
Tech fit & live coding session with Fuel engineers
System Design and Behavioural interview with Fractional CTO
Culture fit interview with the CEO

Why work with us?

You'll own engineering fully — not inherit someone else's decisions
Work on real AI: production agents, MCP infrastructure, financial intelligence that SMBs actually depend on
Small team, high trust — no politics, no layers, no meaningless meetings
Competitive salary + equity
Freedom to define how engineering works — tooling, process, standards are yours to set
Flexible schedule and async-friendly culture
18 days paid vacation per year + paid sick leave
You'll see the impact of your work directly — in the product, in the team, and in the businesses we serve