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Head of Software Engineering
Head of Engineering (-> Future CTO)
Are you looking for a hands-on Head of Engineering role with a clear route into a CTO seat within 12–18 months?
Have you thrived through a Seed to Series A/B startup journey? Are you seeking a remote-first role with serious equity that could transform your life by your next exit?
If so, this opportunity may be right for you.
About the Company
A UK AI startup founded by Imperial and Cambridge-trained founders, bootstrapped to £1M ARR with real customers before raising £3M—not a speculative pre-revenue burn.
The Technical Challenge
Transforming fragmented mobility data into the operational intelligence layer for the UK’s transport networks. Core challenges include:
- Complex data infrastructure at scale
- Geospatial modelling under real-world operational constraints
- AI-driven recommendations for transport optimisation
Deployed with national infrastructure operators, transport authorities, and engineering consultancies managing the roads.
Next 18–24 months: Scale to £5M ARR and raise Series A. Your role is to make it happen on the engineering side.
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The Role
This is a direct path to CTO—deliver, and you’ll sit in the seat within 12–18 months. No political m bullshit; the current CTO is stepping into a non-exec advisory role, supporting the handover, not micromanaging. Architectural ownership from day one.
The Team
A mature engineering team of 7 senior engineers with credentials from Oxford, Imperial, Manchester, and Bath, past experience at Wayflyer and ASOS. All are strong individual contributors (ICs) who don’t need hand-holding.
Scope & Title
- Hands-on leadership: Code-writing, technical spikes, architecture shaping.
- Lightweight management: 1:1s, growth-driven teamwork, hiring input.
- Not a management-only role: If you want the CTO seat to stop shipping code, this isn’t for you.
Who You Are
- Proven startup scaling record: Headed engineering at a pre-entry-to-exit B2B SaaS startup (Seed → Series B). Made tough calls under pressure and can articulate lessons learned—no founder filling in gaps required.
- Strong in data-heavy systems: Built and scaled infrastructure where data volume, quality, and modelling are critical—not an area you’re flying blind in.
- AI-first leader: Edits, debugs, or optimises AI tools daily. Led adoption across teams and has opignant views on what works (and what doesn’t)—with convincing insights.
- Commercial sense: Collaborated with product and sales during scaling. Can hold your own on customer calls when the technical questions go deep.
- Stack fluency:
- React + TypeScript (FE)
- Python + FastAPI
- Data orchestration (Dagster, dbt)
- Data warehousing (Snowflake) ...or the ability to master these apprsvifiab :*
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Compensation
- Base salary: £100,000–£120,000
- Equity: 0.5–0.75% with vesting and a credible exit thesis
- (Not fantasy equity; this company has real customers, revenue, and a clear path to Series A.)
- Benefits: Private health insurance, pension scheme
Equity matters here—this isn’t a bet-by-committee startup with no revenue. Your stake is meaningfully leveraged at an expected exit.
Ready for the rollercoaster? Apply here or email directly at reuben@techmunity.io.
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