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YC Startup Kyber Seeks Head of Engineering for AI Document Platform

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Kyber, a Y Combinator-backed enterprise AI company, is recruiting a Head of Engineering to lead technical development of its document automation platform. The New York-based role offers $220K-$280K base salary plus equity. Kyber's platform helps insurance companies consolidate templates and reduce drafting time by 65%, with multiple six and seven-figure enterprise contracts already secured.

The company claims 40x revenue growth over 18 months and profitability, partnering with Guidewire, Majesco, and Twilio SendGrid. Their AI-native solution transforms regulatory workflows, enabling claims teams to auto-generate documents instead of spending hours manually drafting. The role reports directly to the CTO and requires deep experience with enterprise compliance requirements like SOC 2 and HIPAA.

The Head of Engineering will own end-to-end technical decisions across backend, frontend, and infrastructure while implementing agentic AI coding tools to accelerate development. Responsibilities include scaling the engineering team, establishing reusable patterns for AI-assisted workflows, and maintaining system reliability. The position demands a proven 10x engineer comfortable operating in early-stage environments and making rapid technical decisions.

Five interview rounds cover practical coding, system design, and leadership capabilities. Kyber emphasizes building mission-critical AI systems from first principles while maintaining customer focus. The company positions itself at the intersection of enterprise software and cutting-edge AI adoption.