At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a talented engineering team while staying hands-on with coding and technical decisions.
- Company: Exciting VC-backed tech startup transforming the logistics industry.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, dynamic work environment, and opportunities for personal growth.
- Other info: Join a high-performing team where your contributions truly matter.
- Why this job: Shape the future of innovative products and make a real impact in a fast-paced setting.
- Qualifications: Experience in leading engineering teams and building scalable backend platforms.
The predicted salary is between 90000 - 110000 £ per year.
Are you a hands-on engineering leader who thrives in a startup environment? Do you enjoy building products from the ground up, leading talented engineers, and still getting stuck into the technical detail? This is an opportunity to join a well-funded, VC-backed technology business that's transforming the logistics industry through data, real-time analytics and intelligent decision-making infrastructure platform. Their platform processes vast amounts of complex data to solve real operational challenges, and they're only just getting started.
As Head of Engineering, you'll lead a team of six highly capable engineers while remaining technically hands-on. This isn't a role where you'll spend your days in meetings. You'll be involved in architectural decisions, technical problem-solving, mentoring the team and helping shape the future of the product alongside the CTO.
They're looking for someone who combines strong technical credibility with confident leadership. You'll need the confidence to challenge ideas, influence senior stakeholders and make difficult decisions when required, all whilst creating an environment where engineers can do their best work.
This role would suit someone who has already helped build and scale a product within a startup or high-growth business and has seen products through the full lifecycle, from early concept to successful delivery and continuous improvement.
You'll ideally bring experience with:
- Leading and developing high-performing engineering teams while remaining hands-on
- Building scalable backend platforms using Python
- Distributed systems, real-time data processing and modern backend architecture
- Streaming technologies such as Kafka or similar
- Designing production systems that operate at scale
- Working closely with product, architecture and executive leadership to shape technical direction
- Making sound engineering decisions whilst balancing speed, quality and commercial priorities
You'll also be an excellent communicator who can explain technical concepts clearly, influence stakeholders across the business and confidently push back when needed. This is a business with exceptionally high standards. They're building something ambitious, move quickly, and expect people to take ownership and deliver. If you enjoy working alongside talented people in an environment where your contribution genuinely shapes the future of the company, you'll fit right in.
If you're looking for a senior engineering leadership role where you can still write code, influence technical strategy and play a key part in scaling an exciting product business, we'd love to hear from you.
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