Head of Engineering

Role overview Lead engineering for an AI-enabled platform that helps financial advisers automate operational work, including meeting documentation, report preparation, onboarding and client communications. You will set the platform’s technical direction, build the engineering team and work closely with company and product leadership, while staying hands-on on important technical decisions.

Responsibilities - Define and maintain the technical vision, system architecture and engineering roadmap. - Hire, mentor and develop an effective engineering team. - Set engineering practices that support reliable delivery, quality and pace. - Work with company and product leadership to shape strategy and priorities. - Contribute directly through architecture reviews and critical implementation work.

Requirements - At least eight years of engineering experience, including leadership of an engineering team. - A track record of delivering and scaling production systems. - Strong foundations across frontend, backend and infrastructure engineering. - Experience hiring and building teams at an early stage. - Clear communication skills and the ability to align engineering, product and executive stakeholders. - A collaborative, transparent and customer-focused approach.

Nice to have - Experience with TypeScript, React, Node.js or NestJS, and cloud platforms such as GCP or Azure. - Background in AI or machine learning products, or experience leading teams in regulated or enterprise settings. - Experience establishing observability, CI/CD and engineering operations from the ground up. - Previous experience as an early engineering leader at a high-growth startup.

Benefits and work setup The role is full-time, based in London, with flexibility to work remotely. The package includes salary and equity, and offers scope to shape the engineering function and lead substantial initiatives.