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Head of Engineering

London💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-25 → 2026-09-26

Core

Build a high-performing software engineering organization that delivers customer value and provides platform infrastructure for machine learning and research teams in heavy industrial plants.

Role type

Senior engineering leadership (Head of Engineering)

Builds

Software engineering organization, platform, and infrastructure for autonomous AI control systems

Domain

Deep tech, heavy industry (cement, steel, glass), autonomous AI control

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

software engineering background, engineering leadership, coaching engineers and team leads, strengthening engineering practices, technical proficiency in architecture and debugging, modern software engineering practices (TDD, pair programming, continuous deployment)

Preferred skills

passion for climate impact, experience with domain experts in complex real-world problems, educational background in physical sciences, experience building software for scientific/industrial/data-intensive systems, experience working with machine learning or data engineering teams

Technologies

autonomous AI control systems, continuous deployment, observability

Responsibilities

coach engineers and team leads, strengthen engineering practices, partner with Head of Machine Learning/Product/CTO to create engineering plans, develop next generation of technical leaders

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC leader

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