Head of Engineering (AWS) in London

AlphaSense is the AI platform redefining market intelligence and workflow orchestration, trusted by thousands of leading organizations to drive faster, more confident decisions in business and finance. The platform combines domain-specific AI with a vast content universe of over 500 million premium business documents — including equity research, earnings calls, expert interviews, filings, news, and internal proprietary content. Purpose-built for speed, accuracy, and enterprise-grade security, AlphaSense helps teams extract critical insights, uncover market-moving trends, and automate complex workflows with high-quality outputs. About the Team:QE partners with engineering teams to own test strategy, coverage, and quality-by-design. We're not a separate QA checkpoint — we enable engineering teams to ship fast with confidence.About the Role:You'll lead and manage a team of quality engineers: hiring, performance, and career growth, while staying hands-on enough to make calls on testing, test strategy, and quality debt. What You'll DoHire, manage performance, and drive career growth for your teamMake quality-related technical calls: review MRs, test plans, improve test strategy, drive metrics on test coverage, customer issues, quality debtOwn execution and prioritization for your team's quality commitmentsBuild and/or maintain the dashboards and metrics that give visibility into quality healthBring a proactive, clear quality narrative to your manager and partner teamsPartner closely with engineering managers, PMs, designers, and peer QE managersSet up team processes (release pipelines, test planning, escalations, etc) that hold up without you checking every stepOwn a portfolio-level view of qualityWho You Are3+ years in a team management role5+ years in quality engineering/quality assurance, Senior/Staff+ level prior to managerial roleExperienced managing QA/QE or test automation engineersTechnical depth in test planning, test strategy, automation, and quality metricsA track record of building tools and processes that other teams adopt and rely onA coach who gives specific, direct feedbackWhat You'll DoHire, manage performance, and drive career growth for your teamMake quality-related technical calls: review MRs, test plans, improve test strategy, drive metrics on test coverage, customer issues, quality debtOwn execution and prioritization for your team's quality commitmentsBuild and/or maintain the dashboards and metrics that give visibility into quality healthBring a proactive, clear quality narrative to your manager and partner teamsPartner closely with engineering managers, PMs, designers, and peer QE managersSet up team processes (release pipelines, test planning, escalations, etc) that hold up without you checking every stepOwn a portfolio-level view of qualityTechnical Requirements:Experience evaluating non-deterministic or generative outputs (LLM/GenAI features)Familiarity with eval frameworks, golden datasets, or scoring rubrics for measuring output quality Deep knowledge in at least one of: Kotlin, Python, JavaScript, or JavaStrong understanding of testing methodologies and QA domain theoryExperience with different test automation frameworks Strong test design skills on all levelsExperience with Test Management Systems (e.g., Allure TestOps)Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Kubernetes)Solid understanding of CI/CD and continuous delivery practicesFluency with AI tools, with a track record of using them to raise quality, speed up testing and deliveryBonus Points if you have:Exposure to search relevance or ranking qualityExperience setting up and configuring CI/CD tools and pipelinesGood understanding of GraphQLExperience with Performance Engineering (k6 or similar) and Observability (OpenTelemetry/Grafana)AlphaSense is an equal-opportunity employer. AlphaSense does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any other non-merit factor. This policy applies to every aspect of employment at AlphaSense, including recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, and termination.In addition, it is the policy of AlphaSense to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances where a particular employee works.AlphaSense never asks candidates to pay for job applications, equipment, or training.