Engineering Lead – Renewable Platform (Hands-On)

Techjob; København; Hybrid; DKK 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office in Copenhagen

Subsidized lunch

Pension plan

Flexible working

Job summary

Aegir Insights in Copenhagen seeks a Head of Engineering to own the platform and build a dedicated engineering team of five. The role blends technical leadership with hands-on development, collaborating with data scientists and developers to advance a scalable renewable energy intelligence platform.

You will guide architecture and delivery across a React/TypeScript frontend and Python/FastAPI backend, leveraging MongoDB, AWS and Kubernetes, while enabling secure multi-tenant SaaS and AI-native

Qualifications

• Educational background in computer science or software engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience leading engineers or engineering teams while remaining hands-on.
• Experience Python, APIs, data-intensive systems and cloud architecture; comfortable with React/TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction of the platform: architecture, data foundations, security, reliability and build-versus-buy decisions.
• Remain hands-on: design, build and review production code across backend APIs and platform infrastructure.
• Own systems end-to-end from React/TypeScript to MongoDB, AWS/Kubernetes and external services.
• Build the Copenhagen engineering team: define roles, hire and set an operating model with ownership for engineers.
• Translate product priorities into a technical roadmap and delivery plan.
• Raise the engineering bar with architecture, testing, APIs, code review, deployment, observability and documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Hands-on engineering

Python

APIs

Data-intensive systems

Cloud architecture

React/TypeScript

Education

CS or related field

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

MongoDB

FastAPI

React/TypeScript stack

Job description

Aegir Insights in Copenhagen seeks a Head of Engineering to own the platform and build a dedicated engineering team of five. The role blends technical leadership with hands-on development, collaborating with data scientists and developers to advance a scalable renewable energy intelligence platform.

You will guide architecture and delivery across a React/TypeScript frontend and Python/FastAPI backend, leveraging MongoDB, AWS and Kubernetes, while enabling secure multi-tenant SaaS and AI-native