Head of AI Engineering

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree (or above) in computer science, maths, physics, or a similar area of study
• Experience building and leading a software engineering team within a scaling organisation
• Impressive software architecture skills, with experience in scalable distributed systems
• Big-picture thinking to correctly diagnose problems and build innovative solutions
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Nice to Have

• Hands-on experience with JVM languages
• Experience in a startup or scale-up
• Experience operating AI infrastructure and optimising LLM inference and training at scale
• A deep understanding of GPU architecture and CUDA programming

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading and mentoring a diverse team of 50+ engineers, providing guidance and direction on best practices and technical decisions
• Owning the product and solution architecture with a key focus on quality control and code optimisation
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve engineering processes and raise the bar on quality and efficiency
• Influencing best practices to ensure they're followed across the company
• Collaborating with senior leadership and key stakeholders to define and execute the technical roadmap aligned with business goals
• Optimising and reviewing team performance, aiming to increase the quality of engineering as a functional leader
• Playing a key role in the hiring process