VP of Engineering

Location: Central London

Job Type: Full time - Hybrid working: 2/3 days per week in our head office

Why join us? If you love food and technology as much as we do, you’ll love life at Vita Mojo. We’re on a mission to revolutionise the hospitality experience for operators and their customers. Through our smart digital products, we’re powering the digital transformation of your favourite pubs, bars and restaurants. And we want a world where everyone gets the meal they’re hoping for, each and every time.

Our Vita Mojo DNA: We’re proud to have built an award-winning digital platform. Vita Mojo is a positive, energetic and forward-thinking place to work, and when you become a Moji, you’ll be joining a supportive team who’ve always got your back. Our passion for technology and food is matched only by our support for our people.

About The Role: With your mission as VP of Engineering in mind, you will need to be commercially minded and pragmatic, balancing strategic vision with hands‑on leadership. You will support teams and systems in a fast-moving, product‑led environment, collaborating closely across Product, Revenue, and Client Success. Clear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders and bringing structure without unnecessary process will be essential.

The day-to-day:

• Lead a team of 14 engineers and 11 QA staff, driving high performance and fostering a collaborative, stable working environment.
• Implement automation and advanced technologies to optimise and extend the existing tech stack.
• Improve system resilience, reliability, and uptime to prevent outages and ensure stable operations.
• Leverage AI to accelerate development speed and increase engineering output.
• Contribute to the company’s AI strategy, including building an AI-driven intelligence layer for clients.
• Support overall product development and the broader roadmap, encompassing foundational improvements, system resilience, and new feature delivery.

About you:

Essential:

• B2B SaaS experience, preferably in high‑growth environments with lean resources.
• Proven track record of leading and developing high-performing engineering teams, including mentoring and talent retention.
• Experienced “player‑manager,” able to combine hands‑on technical work with leadership responsibilities.
• Hands‑on expertise with AWS, Kubernetes, micro‑services architecture, and cloud infrastructure modernisation.
• Deep knowledge of reliability engineering, including DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, monitoring/observability, and managing/recovering from major production incidents.
• Experience designing and managing large-scale data architectures.

Our Benefits and Ways of Working: We’re proud of the open, inclusive, and supportive culture we’ve built, and continue to build at Vita Mojo. We operate a hybrid working model with two in‑office collaboration days each week. Outside of those, we trust our team to manage their working day in a way that suits them, while being mindful of team needs, collaboration, and business priorities. This means you can flex your time when needed, whether for personal appointments, family responsibilities, or deep‑focus work as long as you’re communicating openly and delivering on your goals.

• Private Healthcare: All team members have access to private medical insurance through Vitality Health, offering fast access to high-quality healthcare, wellbeing resources, and the Vitality Programme.
• Life Assurance: We provide Group Life Assurance through Legal & General, offering financial protection and wellbeing support to your loved ones in the event of your passing.
• Income Protection: Income Protection is offered via Canada Life to support you financially if you’re unable to work due to long-term illness or injury, with additional support to help you return to work when ready.
• Learning & Development: We believe that when you grow, we all grow. We’re proud to support professional development that helps you build transferable skills, whether that’s in your current role or to set you up for future success within the company.
• Holiday Allowance: Team members receive 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays. This increases with each full year of service, up to 28 days.
• Carer’s Leave: We offer one week (five days) of paid leave annually to support team members caring for a loved one.
• Parental Leave: Our enhanced parental leave policy supports all new parents after three months of employment. Primary caregivers receive 16 weeks of full pay, followed by 50% pay for an additional 16 weeks. Secondary caregivers receive four weeks of full pay, plus an additional two weeks after three years of service.
• Health Leave: We offer 12 days of fully paid sick leave annually to support your health and recovery.
• Birthday Leave: Take the day off to celebrate your birthday—it’s on us.
• Social Events: We host regular team socials, from monthly in-office drinks to quarterly offsites, celebrating milestones and enjoying time together as a team.
• Dog-Friendly Office: We welcome well-behaved dogs in our offices.