Head of Engineering

Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic SaaS startup in Central East London is seeking a Head of Engineering to manage a small team and contribute to hands-on coding. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in full stack Typescript development and early stage startup environments. This role involves reporting directly to the CEO and balancing management duties with coding tasks. Strong leadership and technical skills in a variety of technologies are essential for success. The position allows for flexible involvement over time.

Qualifications

• Experience in an early stage startup environment, such as a founder or early engineer.
• Proven full stack Typescript development skills, ideally with backend focus.
• Experience managing a team of engineers.

Responsibilities

• Manage a small team while contributing to hands-on coding.
• Deliver technical solutions that align with strategic goals.
• Collaborate directly with the CEO to drive product development.

Skills

Strong full stack Typescript experience

Early stage startup experience

Team management

Tools

React

Angular

NodeJS

NestJS

GCP

Python

PostgreSQL

Job description

Role : Head of Engineering (hands on)

Salary range : 100-150k

Location : Central East London (x3 days per week onsite - Tues / Wed / Thurs)

Tech stack includes : React, Angular, Typescript, NodeJS, NestJS, GCP, Python, PostgreSQL

Current team size : x2 Engineers, x1 Data Scientist & x1 ML Engineer

We're working with a SaaS startup company that helps brands actually see what’s working when they partner with creators. They mix playful audience feedback with campaign data to show how people really respond — giving teams the clarity they need to make smarter decisions next time.

Reporting into the CEO directly, combination of hands on coding alongside managing the team, 50% hands on coding to start, with the view longer term to be flexible on becoming less if you desire.

Essentials for this role :

• Early stage startup experience e.g. founder engineer, ex founder or part of the journey early on.
• Strong full stack Typescript experience - preferably backend lean.
• At least a few years managing a team.

Bonus :

• Adtech / Martech experience
• Hands on experience with Data & ML

No sponsorship available sorry!