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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Founding Head of Technology - **Company:** National Math Stars - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $200,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Artificial Intelligence, Application Services, Databases, Custom Software, Data Integration, Software Construction, Software Engineering, Power Platform Integration, Build Management, Build Tools - **Published:** August 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0b45875c5eff584c ## About the Role The right candidate for this role will have deep expertise building software end-to-end, from needfinding through deployed-in-production tools. You should be comfortable integrating AI into your development processes, in ways that enhance team collaboration and prioritize privacy and security. We expect you've managed people before - and maybe even led a team or department. You might be a good fit if you are: * Excited about supporting profoundly gifted young mathematicians * A curious listener who digs deep to understand stakeholder needs * Skilled at developing software solutions from scratch, from user research through product design, development, testing, and launch * An experienced software architect who can build the harnesses and structures to ensure high-quality code in an AI-supported collaborative development environment * A problem solver who constantly sees opportunities for process/systems improvement (and acts on those opportunities) * An internal champion and educator for automation and AI - not for their own sake, but for cases where they can improve outputs, support scalability, and/or save time * A skilled people manager who holds a high bar for excellence in hiring and team performance * (Preferred but not required:) Experienced with customizing and maintaining databases/CRM systems ## Description As our Awards and Stars programs rapidly expand, we need to build and maintain digital infrastructure. As our first executive-level tech hire, the Founding Head of Technology will lead these efforts. Their team will own our databases, dashboards, application systems, parent portals/websites, and other custom software tools. Some of these are existing infrastructure that require monitoring and improvements; others must be built from scratch, from user needs exploration through testing, launch, and maintenance. The Head of Technology will also play a key role in supporting org-wide responsible AI adoption. They should build an AI-first software development team, as well as helping other departments find and deploy the highest-leverage use cases for technology and automation (including AI). This is a player-coach role. The Head of Technology will design and build software themself, as well as hiring/managing a small team. They will also help set organizational strategy, alongside the rest of National Math Stars' executive team and Board. This is a U.S.-based remote position with estimated 10-20% travel for team meetings, coworking, and conferences., Internal tools, databases and dashboards * Collaborate closely with outreach and programs teams to understand their uses cases, workflows, and needs * Maintain and improve our CRM systems for tracking outreach, applicants, and Stars program participants * Work with team and data partners to ensure relevant data is logged and cleaned with minimum friction * Build internal dashboards and tools to help teams understand and act on key information Family-facing tools * Conduct user research with team and participant families to understand needs and pain points * Design, build, and maintain family-facing tools such as applicant portals, parent portals, budget utilization trackers, STEM pathways/badging, and more * Connect custom builds to off-the-shelf tools (e.g., CRM database, email managers) and (as relevant) partner tools for smooth data integration and user experience Automation and AI * Build an AI-first software development team * Help other departments identify and deploy high-leverage use cases for automation and AI * Lead technology-related trainings, knowledge sharing, and change management * As needed, build tools, wrappers, and custom connectors to support AI usage throughout the organization Team * Lead and grow a small in-house end-to-end design and development team * As needed, select and manage contractors to support additional tech talent needs * With the rest of the executive team and Board, help set NMS strategy ## Related Videos - [Hiring AI Native Talents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100268-hiring-ai-native-talents) - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [Product discovery techniques developers should know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1009-product-discovery-techniques-developers-should-know) - [The New Org Chart: When AI Joins the Workforce](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100036-the-new-org-chart-when-ai-joins-the-workforce) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai) - [Transforming Software Development: The Role of AI and Developer Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/527-transforming-software-development-the-role-of-ai-and-developer-tools) - [What is Agentic Programming and Why Should Developers Care?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/625-what-is-agentic-programming-and-why-should-developers-care) - [MLOps And AI Driven Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/82-mlops-and-ai-driven-development)