Strategic Projects at TRACTIAN
We’re looking for a Product Engineering Leader with the technical expertise, vision, and leadership skills to drive an ambitious, high-stakes product. We’re advancing an ambitious, real-time insights project that empowers industrial clients to redefine operational performance
Working directly with leadership, this role is for a top-tier engineering leader who thrives on innovation, knows how to align product development with strategic goals, and can inspire a high-performance team. As a cornerstone of our Strategic Innovations Team, you’ll have both the freedom and responsibility to shape the technical direction, setting the bar for product excellence and impact.
We need someone who’s deeply hands-on, technically advanced, and eager to guide the next generation of our technology. This role requires an individual with a proven track record of building scalable solutions, leading successful projects, and fostering a culture of growth and innovation.
What you'll do
As the Product Engineering Leader, you’ll define the technical vision, drive the full lifecycle of product development, and ensure that we deliver high-quality, scalable solutions. This role involves both strategic oversight and hands-on problem-solving, working across teams to achieve critical goals and scale our business.
Responsibilities
- Define Technical Vision & Strategy: Establish a technical roadmap that aligns with business objectives and drives long-term impact.
- Lead End-to-End Development: Oversee the product development lifecycle from concept through execution, ensuring delivery of robust, high-quality solutions.
- Hands-on Engineering: Dive into the code, troubleshoot critical issues, and offer hands-on technical guidance when needed.
- Architect Scalable Solutions: Design a forward-thinking architecture that supports rapid growth and adapts to evolving business needs.
- Build & Mentor the Team: Recruit and develop a high-performance engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous learning.
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner closely with product, design, and sales teams to ensure alignment and seamless execution of project goals.
- Optimize for Excellence: Implement processes that enhance product quality, accelerate delivery timelines, and ensure scalability.
Requirements
- Proven Impact: You’ve delivered results in high-stakes, technically challenging roles, driving impactful solutions and team success.
- Visionary Leadership: Experience guiding high-performing teams to achieve ambitious product goals, with a focus on fostering talent and cultivating a growth-oriented environment.
- Technical Depth: Deep knowledge of modern tech stacks, cloud platforms, and scalable architectures, with the ability to roll up your sleeves as needed.
- Strategic Mindset: Ability to balance immediate priorities with a long-term vision, making strategic decisions that support sustainable growth.
- Operational Excellence: Expertise in optimizing engineering workflows, implementing best practices, and maximizing team efficiency.
- Product-Centric Approach: Strong understanding of product development processes, with the ability to translate complex requirements into actionable technical solutions.
- Problem-Solver: Exceptional skills in diagnosing challenges, thinking critically, and delivering innovative, practical solutions.
Bonus Points
- High-Growth Environment Experience: Background in scaling products and teams within a fast-paced startup or high-growth environment.
- Cloud & DevOps Expertise: Strong experience with cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices.
- Advanced Technical Training: MS, PhD, or certifications in relevant fields.
Compensation
Competitive Salary
Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
Paid Time Off (PTO): 15 Days
401(k) Retirement Plan
Language Learning Opportunities - Take advantage of optional, fully funded Portuguese or Spanish courses to enhance your skills and global reach.
Birthday Time Off - Celebrate your birthday with a paid day off during your birthday week.
Gympass Membership - Access a wide range of gyms and training programs.
Sports Incentive - Receive a monthly bonus when you regularly participate in physical activities.
Long-Term Benefit - After four years of service, earn a fully funded trip anywhere in the world.
Stock Options: Gain ownership in our future success with a competitive stock options package, allowing you to share in the growth you help create.
What We Do
Tractian is a machine intelligence company that offers industrial monitoring systems. Tractian builds streamlined hardware-software solutions to give maintenance technicians and industrial decision-makers comprehensive oversight of their operations. It is democratizing access to sophisticated real-time monitoring and asset operations tools.
Tractian's solutions are used in environments that address a combined total of 5% of global industrial output. The company’s broad market reach is evidenced in its customer base from various industries, such as John Deere, Procter & Gamble, Caterpillar, Goodyear, Carrier, Johnson Controls, and Bimbo, the owner of the brands Little Bites and Thomas Bagels. Tractian's customers see a 6-12x ROI with savings of $6,000 per monitored machine annually on average.
In a major milestone and a first for the industry, Tractian launched the AI-Assisted Maintenance category in the industrial sector. In this new paradigm, artificial intelligence identifies machine problems and suggests preventive actions to be taken, giving invaluable insight and support to maintenance professionals. It is important to highlight that the intent of Assisted Maintenance is firmly rooted in augmenting maintenance professionals to provide more assertive diagnosis with human-in-the-loop feedback.
Tractian's mission is to elevate this category of workers in a highly impactful way. The Assisted Maintenance category will provide unimaginable support for maintenance professionals. By combining shop floor expertise with our technology, maintainers will be able to anticipate and address issues with unprecedented accuracy and speed
