Vice President of Engineering

Fuse Energy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Fuse Energy is seeking a Vice President of Engineering in London to take full ownership of a core engineering domain. You will report to the CTO, define strategy and architecture, and lead a hands-on team responsible for delivering complex systems across real-time generation, modelling, and high-volume data pipelines.

You will guide engineers, product partners, and stakeholders to shape the platform's future.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable excellence as an IC
• Proven track record of building complex systems that run in production
• Experience leading engineering teams while remaining hands-on
• Clear communication with engineers, product, and commercial stakeholders
• Comfort operating with a wide scope and little structure, and the judgment to decide what gets built and what doesn’t

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of a core engineering domain, including strategy, architecture, and delivery.
• Architect and build core systems from real-time generation to high-volume pipelines and customer-facing apps.
• Build and lead the engineering team in your domain, including hiring, structure, and standards.
• Set technical direction alongside the CTO and the wider leadership team.
• Ship alongside your team on the hardest problems.

Skills

Leadership

System design

Hands-on engineering

Communication

Job description

• We’re hiring a VP of Engineering to take full ownership of one of our core engineering domains. You’ll report to our CTO and own your domain outright, including strategy, architecture, delivery, and the team. This is a hands‑on leadership role
• Take full technical and delivery ownership of a core area of the business, which could span AI, trading, retail, or another part of the platform
• Architect and build the core systems in your domain, from real‑time generation and demand modelling through to high‑volume consumption pipelines and the customer‑facing app
• Build and lead the engineering team in your domain, including hiring, structure, and standards
• Set technical direction alongside the CTO and the wider leadership team
• Ship alongside your team on the hardest problems

Demonstrable excellence as an ICProven track record of building complex systems that run in productionExperience leading engineering teams while remaining hands‑onClear communication with engineers, product, and commercial stakeholdersComfort operating with a wide scope and little structure, and the judgment to decide what gets built and what doesn’t