# Engineering Leadership at Serval

- Company: Serval
- What the company does: Serval is the AI-native ESM that automates employee requests, onboarding/offboarding, just-in-time access, and more. Backed by General Catalyst, Sequoia and Redpoint.
- Company website: https://www.serval.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $250K to $400K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-09
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/serval/f460585b-a77c-4fe3-b282-a72607893614
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/serval-engineering-leadership/

## About the role

As an engineering leader at Serval, you'll help shape the technical direction of our platform and build the team that delivers it. This is a senior leadership role with significant ownership — you'll sit at the intersection of technical strategy and organizational execution, accountable for both what we build and how we build it. You'll have real influence over architecture decisions, hiring strategy, and the engineering culture we build from here.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years of software engineering experience, including meaningful time leading teams in an engineering leadership capacity
- Proven ability to build and scale engineering teams in a fast-moving environment
- Strong technical foundation and architectural judgment, with hands-on experience shipping and operating production systems
- Experience partnering cross-functionally and translating product goals into clear technical plans and execution
- High standards for engineering excellence: reliability, security, and developer velocity
- Exceptional communication skills and a track record of leading through ambiguity

Tags: Engineering