The Head of Engineering position offers a chance to lead the engineering efforts for an advanced AI and data platform that is transforming enterprise brand navigation in traditional and LLM-driven search environments. This role is with the client, a global technology business that develops leading search intelligence products used by major enterprise brands. The chosen candidate will head a multi-disciplinary team, establishing engineering and AI standards and ensuring the successful implementation of the engineering roadmap across core products. This involves making critical architectural decisions for distributed data processing, machine learning pipelines, and modern web systems.
The Head of Engineering will be responsible for ensuring that systems can scale to accommodate large datasets and evolving GenAI workloads. This leadership role involves championing engineering excellence in areas such as testing, observability, documentation, and incident response. Additionally, the role requires guiding teams in AI-assisted and agentic coding practices, balancing delivery speed, technical debt, and long-term stability in rapidly progressing product areas. The successful candidate must display confidence in managing ML delivery, GenAI, and distributed data operations.
Essential qualifications include experience with cloud platforms, ideally AWS, as well as knowledge of Spark, Databricks, or similar data technologies. Familiarity with modern web technologies like TypeScript or React and .NET is crucial, along with a solid understanding of CI/CD, containerization, and monitoring processes. Candidates interested in applying are encouraged to send their resume via the provided application link.