head of engineering.

Executive Leadership & Strategic Partnership:

● CEO Advisory: Act as a key member of the leadership team, reporting directly to the CEO to define and execute the technology roadmap;
● Product Partnership: Work in lockstep with the Head of Product, providing healthy challenge and deep collaboration to balance rapid feature development with long-termarchitectural stability;
● Technology Strategy: Define the technical strategy and architecture, ensuring it remains future-proof, secure, resilient and aligned with the business strategy;
● Global Stakeholder Management: Represent the Technology department to internal stakeholders (Sales, Marketing, Operations) and manage critical external vendor and partner relationships worldwide.

Global Team Management & Mentorship:
● Distributed Leadership: Lead, mentor, and uplift a diverse team of onshore and offshore engineers and managers;
● Talent Acquisition: Source and recruit new elite technical talent to expand our existing
high-performance team.

● Culture of Excellence: Foster an inclusive environment that prioritizes career development, accountability, and open communication.

Technical Execution & Innovation:

● Architectural Oversight: Provide hands-on guidance for major projects, focusing on scalable, event-driven architectures and cloud-native systems;
● AI & Emerging Tech: Lead the Technology team to architect and integrate AI-powered solutions and machine learning into our global platform;
● Modern Practices: Drive the consistent use of Agile methodologies, DevOps workflows, and CI/CD pipelines to optimize delivery velocity;

Operational Excellence & Risk Management
● Risk Ownership: Manage and own technology risk across the entire organization, ensuring platform security and proactive mitigation of vulnerabilities;
● Infrastructure & Security: Optimize cloud infrastructure (AWS) and manage cloud costs while ensuring compliance with industry standards;
● Transparency: Refine comprehensive technical documentation to streamline knowledge sharing and improve operational efficiency.

10+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in a leadership role managing multiple disciplines;
Proven success managing large-scale, distributed global organizations (including vendor and offshore management);
Expertise in architectural design, modern web APIs, and cloud-native systems;
Exceptional communication skills with the ability to navigate complex stakeholder relationships.

Preferred:
Experience leading R&D or Innovation teams specifically focused on AI/ML;
Familiarity with travel, mobility, or high-volume e-commerce platforms;
A strategic mindset with the ambition to grow into a Chief Technology Officer.