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Role Description

This role involves leading the development of Higharc Studio, our browser-based 2D and 3D CAD design tool. This role is central to realizing Higharc’s vision: an accessible, intelligent design environment for the future of homebuilding.

• Lead the design, planning, and delivery of engineering projects within Higharc Studio.
• Partner closely with the Building Generation team—a sister group that owns the building model and computational geometry stack powering Studio.
• Drive architectural and technical decisions for Studio’s frontend systems, ensuring performance, maintainability, and a delightful user experience.
• Balance rapid iteration with systematic improvements to quality, testability, and technical debt reduction.
• Develop and mentor a high-performing team of engineers, fostering technical depth, accountability, and collaboration.
• Partner with product and design leaders to translate creative vision into scalable, performant, and intuitive tools.
• Shape and champion processes that sustain speed without sacrificing craftsmanship.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering management experience, including mentoring Senior engineers and scaling teams.
• Deep experience building and leading teams delivering complex, interactive 2D/3D applications in the browser.
• Strong technical background in frontend architecture (React, TypeScript, WebAssembly, Web Workers).
• Proven expertise with graphics frameworks and CAD-related technologies such as Three.js, WebGL, or custom geometry kernels.
• Highly skilled cross-functional communication skills and influence, considering trade offs and building trust quickly.
• Familiarity with geometric modeling, constraint solving, or real-time rendering pipelines.
• Passion for bringing sophisticated 2D/3D tools to life in the browser and pushing the limits of web-based CAD.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Meaningful maternity/paternity leave for all U.S based full-time employees.
• Access to short and long-term disability plans.
• 401K.
• Stipend to create the ideal home office for remote work.

Company Description

Higharc is a VC-backed startup that is changing how new homes are designed and built. We have raised a total of $83M with support from top-notch venture capital firms and more than 18 strategic investors—industry leaders in construction, building products manufacturing, and distribution.