Head of Software Engineering

Locations: Colombia only (remote)

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The Role

Our client Entropy is looking for a Founding Software Engineer to lead the platform and architecture for an exciting new product. This is a unique opportunity to join their team as an acting CTO, to partner closely with the founder with potential to grow into a leadership position as the team grows.

About Entropy

Dave Hettinger, Founder & Principal, started Entropy in 2020 to help construction industry players (e.g., owners, contractors) navigate problem projects. "Problem projects" are generally high-risk projects that have the potential to erase most (or all) gains in a given year or quarter.

Entropy has been engaged as an external advisor on dozens of projects over the last five years working with some of the largest contractors in the world. In 2023, Dave engaged an agency to develop a web-based application, primarily as an internal tool to better serve clients—with certain updates in 2024.

Entropy plans to build on that concept with a "v2" of the platform that is more robust and designed to be used primarily by clients. The plan is to continue to offer advisory services (marketed as "tech-enabled services"), and to build a platform that:

(1) automates a portion of those services

(2) enhances the client/customer experience

What You'll Do:

As the Head of Software Engineer, you'll be responsible for partnering with the founder to understand the vision and contribute to the strategy and develop the plan to modernize the product, architecting the backend to ensure adequate levels of security and scalability, ensuring the app is stable, reliable, and ready for launch. You'll work closely with the founder to:

• Launch "v2" of a risk management platform built for construction
• Participate in user roundtable discussions with clients to seek real-time feedback, observe user behavior, and address pain points within a matter of weeks (i.e., a monthly cadence)
• Collaborate with the Founder to develop an aggressive but realistic platform roadmap
• Determine/recommend back-end architecture and scaffolding—with an emphasis on both security (legal/IT) and flexibility (e.g., "modular" features turned on/off for certain projects)
• Build out additional features, as needed, to support the platform roadmap including technologies and approaches to leveraging AI (LLM, Agents) where applicable to deliver value to clients
• Ensure product development is well-documented technically, including periodic reporting
• Regular maintenance, upkeep, troubleshooting, testing, security, etc
• High-cadence collaboration in the early stages (daily async updates and frequent touchpoints as needed)

About the Platform:

• The platform will require a multi-tenant, project-based structure with permissions, etc.
• UI/UX will be as easy to use as Harvest ), a timekeeping product
• Platform data to be uploaded or ingested via email, initially—with the potential to add connectors or APIs depending on user feedback
• Processing will be important (e.g., OCR, vision, AI-enabled tagging/organization vs. parsing)
• Metadata, source tracing, and/or confirming a document is "official" will be important
• Harvey (legal AI startup) is a good reference for security "feel" )

What We're Looking For

What matters most is your ability to actively collaborate with the Founder, be both a strategic thinker that can develop and articulate plans as well as execute on those plans by working independently, solving problems creatively, and shipping clean, quality code.

Required Skills & Experience

• Required 10+ years of backend experience with
• (NestJS)
• PostgreSQL
  or similar
• AWS
  cloud (especially Textract, Bedrock, Cognito, etc..)
• Docker
  ,
  GitHub Actions
• Preferred frontend experience with:
  , TypeScript,
  Python
  (FastAPI)
• Nice to have:
  Bedrock/Textract, Firebase
• Familiarity
  with no-code/low-code systems (Bubble)
  is a plus
• Experience wiring frontend backend connections and both developing and working with APIs
• Experience and excitement in orchestrating AI agents (
  GitHub CoPilot
  ,
  Cursor
  , or similar) to solve complex problems and accelerate code development while ensuring quality results
• Proficiency with AI-assisted development (Copilot, Cursor, GPT/Claude)
• Ability to review, validate, and improve AI-generated code
• Ability to translate requirements into PRDs AI tools can work with
• Curiosity and comfort with LLM tools (Textract/Bedrock "preferred")

Core Competencies for Success

• Self-Motivation & Ownership
  . You proactively take initiative, identify what needs to be done, and drive tasks forward without waiting for detailed instructions
• Startup Mindset
  . You thrive in fast-moving, dynamic environments and adapt quickly as priorities evolve to maintain high levels of efficiency
• High Standards for Quality
  . You deliver clean, maintainable, and self-tested code that you can proudly stand behind
• Problem-Solving & Creativity
  . You don't just flag challenges; you propose thoughtful solutions and approaches
• Autonomy & Organization
  . You're comfortable grooming your own tasks and structuring your work to achieve larger goals without relying on a ticket-by-ticket workflow
• Clear, Proactive Communication.
  You keep the Founder aligned in a fast-moving environment through concise Slack updates, visibility into progress, and comfort discussing tradeoffs in real time. Expect
  daily
  async updates and regular live touchbases
• Collaborative Spirit
  . While independent, you're eager and encouraged to share knowledge, ideas, and feedback in a respectful, open way
• Mission-Driven.
  You have (or can develop) a passion for storytelling and helping those constructing the built environment

About the Company

Odisea Cultura  fue fundada bajo la creencia de que las empresas increíbles solo pueden ser construidas sobre la base de una cultura intencional cultivada por personas excelentes. En Odisea, estamos abordando una necesidad específica al redefinir el "nearshoring" para ayudar a cerrar la brecha de oportunidades entre Colombia y los Estados Unidos, y estamos construyendo un equipo apasionado de profesionales comprometidos con este propósito.

Apply now to join this great team and see how your career continues to grow.