At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead engineering strategy, build scalable platforms, and mentor a high-performing team.
- Company: Early-stage risk and intelligence tech company with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, equity package, and the chance to shape a mission-critical platform.
- Other info: Join a dynamic team in London and help build the future of technology.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by solving organisational risks and driving technical growth.
- Qualifications: 10+ years in software engineering with leadership experience and cloud expertise.
The predicted salary is between 72000 - 88000 £ per year.
Managing Consultant – Building GTM teams for Venture-Backed Technology Start-Ups.
Director of Engineering, UK (London)
We are hiring on behalf of our client, an early‑stage risk and intelligence technology company, for a Director of Engineering.
This is a hands‑on leadership role responsible for driving the next stage of technical and organisational growth, scaling the platform, and building a high‑performing engineering team.
About the Role
You will take full ownership of the platform architecture, data pipelines, integrations, and multi‑tenant Saa S infrastructure.
This is a highly visible, strategic role where you will work closely with the founder and early customers, ensuring the platform is scalable, secure, reliable, and enterprise‑ready.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the full platform architecture, including ingestion, scoring, data stores, APIs, and dashboards.
- Lead AI/ML‑powered enrichment and scoring systems.
- Build and scale microservices, event‑driven pipelines, and automated intelligence workflows.
- Harden cloud infrastructure and implement security, compliance, and CI/CD best practices.
- Convert manual intelligence processes into automated, repeatable workflows.
- Build, mentor, and develop a small but highly capable engineering team.
- Collaborate with product and customer‑facing teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
- Ideal Experience
- 10+ years in software engineering, including senior or director‑level leadership experience.
- Strong experience with cloud platforms, microservices, distributed systems, and data engineering.
- Solid security and compliance knowledge; experience with SOC2, ISO27001, CE+, or similar standards is a plus.
- Experience building early‑stage or founding engineering teams.
- Comfortable balancing hands‑on engineering with strategic leadership.
- Experience in risk analytics, intelligence, or security data is advantageous.
- Why Join
- Take direct ownership of the engineering strategy and platform direction.
- Build a mission‑critical platform from the ground up.
- Shape and scale a high‑performing engineering team.
- Work on impactful problems that reduce organisational risk at scale.
- Competitive compensation and equity package.
If you are successful within the application process, someone from our team will reach out to you.
- London, England, United Kingdom
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Director of Engineering employer: CyberForce Global
As a Product Manager at our innovative B2B SaaS intelligence platform, you'll thrive in a dynamic work culture that prioritises collaboration and creativity. We offer competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and ample opportunities for professional growth, all within a vibrant location that fosters both personal and career development. Join us to make a meaningful impact on customer success while advancing your career in a supportive environment.
