Head of Engineering

Natcap; London; Hybrid; GBP 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in sustainability is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead their tech team and scale innovative software solutions. This role involves strategic leadership, team building, and fostering engineering excellence in a fast-paced environment. Join us in tackling pressing challenges around nature risk and sustainability.

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity

Dedicated L&D budget

Enhanced parental and emergency leave

Lifestyle benefits and mental health support

Regular outdoor activities

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a senior engineering leader in B2B SaaS.
• Experience in building complex products, including data science and AI.
• Strong people leadership and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the technology strategy and deliver secure, scalable software.
• Lead and build high-performing engineering teams.
• Drive innovation and ensure engineering excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Innovation

Engineering Excellence

Tools

Python

Typescript

GraphQL

AWS

Terraform

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Natcap

Talent and Business Development @ Natcap | Science-based nature intelligence (biodiversity & ecosystems, water, pollution)

Help build the software powering a nature-positive future

We’ve lost 85% of the world’s wetlands, 35% of its forests, and 65% of its wildlife. Nature loss is the next frontier in sustainability, and Natcap is here to drive the response.

We’re on a mission to accelerate the nature-positive transition by integrating nature intelligence into business decision-making. We support global companies to measure and act on their impacts and dependencies on nature.

We're now looking for a visionary Head of Engineering to lead our tech team and help scale the software that will change how the world approaches nature risk.

What you’ll do

You’ll report directly to the CEO and work alongside our Head of Product, Chief Science Officer, and Head of Delivery. You’ll lead the technology strategy, build a world-class engineering team, and deliver a product our customers love.

You will:

• Own the technology strategy and delivery of secure, performant, scalable software.
• Build and lead a high-performing team across backend, frontend, infrastructure, and data.
• Ensure engineering excellence, balancing quality, speed, and impact.
• Drive innovation across our product, internal tools, and scientific data workflows.
• Lead security and infrastructure—including ISO 27001 certification.
• Stay hands-on—you’re just as comfortable coding and reviewing as you are with strategy.
• Collaborate at the highest levels, representing tech in executive and board conversations.

You should apply if

You have:

• A proven track record as a senior engineering leader in high-growth B2B SaaS.
• Experience building and shipping complex products, including those with data science and AI components.
• Technical depth across Python, Typescript, GraphQL, AWS, and Terraform.
• A track record of enabling strong engineering culture and delivery practices.
• Experience in early-stage, fast-moving environments—and you love the pace.
• Superb people leadership, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience with geospatial data, sustainability, risk or compliance domains.
• Prior work achieving and maintaining ISO27001 in a SaaS context.
• Build tech with purpose – Tackle one of the world’s most pressing challenges.
• Own what you build – Competitive salary and meaningful equity.
• Time in nature – We regularly get outdoors to reflect and plan.
• Grow fast – Dedicated L&D budget, leadership development, and lots of autonomy.
• Hybrid flexibility – 3 days/week in our London office (Farringdon).
• Supportive culture – Enhanced parental, carers, compassionate, and emergency leave.
• Wellbeing focus – Lifestyle benefits, robust sick pay, and mental health support.

Apply now

Be part of building the infrastructure for the nature-positive economy.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

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