Head of Engineering
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom · Full Time
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- Experience
- Any
- Salary
- GBP 80,000 – GBP 90,000 / year
- Openings
- 1
- Posted
- 4 weeks ago
- Work mode
- In office
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Job description
About the Company and Role
SnapDragon Monitoring, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a rapidly growing technology company focused on protecting global brands from online threats through AI-driven solutions. Their platform combats counterfeit goods, fake websites, social media impersonation, misleading ads, and other IP infringements across digital marketplaces worldwide.
As the business enters its next growth phase, they seek an exceptional Head of Engineering to lead their technical team, shape strategy, and build the next generation platform. This pivotal role reports directly to the CEO and involves balancing architectural vision with pragmatic delivery in a fast-paced commercial setting.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a skilled engineering team, ensuring high standards in development, testing, and deployment.
- Drive consistent, high-quality software delivery focused on production reliability, security, and data protection.
- Own the technical roadmap and architectural decisions, aligning engineering plans with business goals and schedules.
- Oversee engineering recruitment, onboarding, and growth efforts.
- Represent engineering at executive and board levels to coordinate technology investments with business priorities.
- Cultivate a culture centered on accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.
Candidate Profile
- Proven experience delivering production software systems and leading engineering teams.
- Strong command over modern web application development, cloud platforms, and contemporary software delivery practices.
- Expertise in data modeling, database tuning, scalable system architecture, software quality assurance, testing, deployment, reliability, observability, and incident management.
- Ability to balance technical rigor with commercial imperatives.
- Excellent communication skills with confidence engaging senior stakeholders and board members.
- Experience in high-growth or scale-up technology companies.
- Hands-on, pragmatic leadership approach willing to contribute directly when necessary.
- Familiarity with AI-enabled products is a plus.
Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive base salary of £80,000 to £90,000.
- Participation in company pension scheme.
- 32 days of annual leave including public holidays.
- Flexible and hybrid working options.
- Work from Edinburgh headquarters.
- Opportunity to shape the future direction of an expanding international SaaS organization.
- Potential for career advancement within a successful scale-up environment.
Level
Head