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Overview

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Are you a passionate engineering leader ready to step into a VP/Head of Engineering role and make a visible, lasting impact on a mission-driven scale-up?

We are looking for an engineering executive to govern technical integrity, establish the strategic vision, and further mentor & shape the teams committed to exceptional output. We need a leader who is inherently Product-Minded, who understands that Engineering must enable Product, not inhibit it. This is a high-influence leadership role where you'll partner directly with the Founder/CEO, COO, and the CPO to shape our technology landscape and drive business outcomes.

What You'll Be Doing: A High-Impact Leadership Role

• Drive the engineering vision, ensuring its seamless integration with the product roadmap and overall business objectives.
• Cultivate a unified operational cadence between Technology and Product to accelerate high-value delivery.
• Function as a core member of the executive team, driving improvements in cross-functional governance and advocating for technology roadmaps.
• Build, mentor, and empower a diverse leadership layer (Managers, Staff Engineers) to foster an inclusive, high-performance culture.
• Strategically manage engineering resources, budgets, and headcount to optimize spend for maximum Return on Investment (ROI).
• An architecture-first mindset, setting clear performance indicators (KPIs) for platform stability, security, and long-term scalability – this role will suit someone with a strong engineering background.
• Design and deliver a resilient infrastructure capable of supporting ambitious, sustained future growth.
• Elevate software development practices, partnering with Product leadership to evolve the SDLC for tighter collaboration and delivery effectiveness.

The team's Tech stack: Typescript, React, Graphql, Node, NestJS, Python, MongoDB, AWS, Kafka

Location: 1 day a week on-site in London

Salary: Up to £140,000 + Equity

If this sounds relevant and interesting, please apply and I'll be in touch.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting

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