About the role
About Sandbar Sandbar is an interface company in New York City. We aim to augment individuals in an agentic world—to think, act, and move freely. Our team has built SW, ML, and HW products across Meta, CTRL-labs, Google, Apple, Fitbit, Peloton, and Equinox. Our first product, Stream, is a new human-agent interface—a private voice ring and conversational computer. Stream has been featured in WSJ, Bloomberg, & Wired, and begins shipping in Summer '26. Join us in creating a new interface for self augmentation. About As Head of Engineering, you’ll lead our software and machine learning teams in building a new interface that makes all of computing feel as simple as thinking. You’ll guide and grow our mobile, infrastructure, backend, and AI/ML teams and work closely alongside our product, hardware, and firmware teams. You’ll play a significant role in shipping our first product, Stream, as well as shaping our future product, technical, and team direction. This role is perfect for an experienced engineering leader who cares deeply about team growth and culture, and who wants to build tools that augment individuals in an agentic world.
Responsibilities Lead our software and ML engineering teams across mobile, backend, infrastructure, and AI/ML Drive product delivery—balancing shipping, quality, and velocity Define engineering
requirements and goals and facilitate sprints Provide architectural guidance, conduct code reviews, and mentor engineers Collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, and product to ship cohesive, full-stack products Shape technical and product direction—identifying where to invest and what to build next
Qualifications 8+ years in software engineering or machine learning with 3+ years leading engineering teams across multiple disciplines Experience shipping consumer-facing software / ML products Strong technical breadth across mobile, backend, and ML—able to go deep when needed and guide architecture across the stack Track record of building high-performing teams in fast-moving, ambiguous environments Passion for human-computer interaction FTE
Benefits Health, vision, and dental
benefits Unlimited PTO and sick time Early stage equity
About Sandbar
Creating Stream, a self-extension for building ideas, and Stream Ring, the mouse for voice.
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Job details
Salary
$220,000 - $300,000
Location
New York, NY
Funding
Total raised
$23M
Last stage
Seed
Investors
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