As Head of Engineering, you will :

Work directly with the founders and contribute to all strategic decisions (product roadmap, business model, go to market, culture, etc.)
Lead the engineering effort to develop and improve our highly performant real time web application with a custom rust/wasm engine
Improve and scale Rayon back-end infrastructure along usage growth in order to ensure high availability, data security, low latency and a great developer experience
be in charge of recruiting and managing the engineering team (~10 people by end of 2023)

What are we looking for?

First and foremost a passion for creating tools for creator with the highest quality and performance
The ability and the desire to continually learn new things and
8+ years experience in software engineering (direct experience in a real time multiplayer tool or in a design tool is a bonus)
Expert knowledge in some of the following fields and general knowledge in most (rust, webassembly, webgl, postgresql, node.js, dotnet, kubernetes, aws, security, web browsers, typescript, react, graphql, computer graphics)
A prior startup experience is recommended
Interest or past experience with architectural or interior design projects is a bonus

Who are we?

We are a small team of 10 people passionate about web technology, architecture and the built environment. First and foremost we love building amazing tools for creators.
Rayon was co-founded in October 2021 by Bastien Dolla, an engineer (Polytechnique & Ponts et chaussées) with 15 years of experience in tech and real estate, and Stanislas Chaillou, an engineer and an architect (EPFL & Harvard) with a background in ML research applied to architecture. Both have published research papers on AI algorithms applied to architectural design (for example here, here and here) and have already been co-founder or early employees of previous high growth startups at the crossroads of tech and real estate (habx.com, spacemakerai.com).
Rayon is backed by world class Investors (Seedcamp, 20VC, Foundamental, Kima) and amazing business Angels such as Ralph Gootee, co-founder of plangrid (acq. by Autodesk), Joe Thomas co-founder and CEO of Loom , Thibaud Elziere founder of eFounders, Nicolas Steegmann co-founder of Stupeflix, Riggs Kubiak founder of Honest buildings (acq. Procore), Jonathan Widawski founder & CEO of Maze.
Rayon is currently in private Beta with industry leaders such as wojo, colonies and more. We plan to launch open access to the software in June 2022.
Rayon is a french company based in Paris. We are open to remote positions in timezones close to the European Central Time.