VP Engineering - Head Of Software Development. AI Martech Saas

RecruitmentRevolution.com; London; On-site; GBP 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in London is seeking a VP of Engineering to lead technical execution and foster a collaborative culture. The role requires strong Python skills and experience in scaling teams for SaaS delivery. You will partner with the Chief Product Officer to align technical and strategic priorities. This position offers a hybrid work model and a four-day work week, promising high-impact contributions in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

4-day week

23 days annual leave + bank holidays

Health insurance

Retail & leisure perks

Electric car scheme

Qualifications

• Experience as VP of Engineering, CTO, or senior technical leader.
• Proven ability to build and scale cross-functional teams.
• Hands-on experience with SaaS products and infrastructure management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and enhance architecture for scalable growth.
• Mentor and grow data engineers and developers.
• Manage infrastructure partner relationships.

Skills

Python development skills

Stakeholder management

Team mentoring

Customer-first mindset

Agile methodologies

Job description

Overview

Welcome to ASK BOSCO. This is the opportunity to join as VP of Engineering at ASK BOSCO as we build the foundations for our next phase of hyper-growth.

By the end, if it doesn’t feel like the right fit, no worries. If you feel the spark, this could be the start of something extraordinary.

The Role at a Glance

Position: VP of Engineering (Python)

Location: Hybrid Leeds HQ, 2 Days per Week

Salary: £120,000 + Equity Potential

Perks: 4-day week, 23 days annual leave + bank holidays, health insurance, retail & leisure perks, electric car scheme

Values & Culture

Outstanding Company to Work For 2024

Company: AI-powered marketing analytics platform

Pedigree: Visionary Founder. Backed by renowned tech entrepreneurs, including co-founder of SkyScanner. Profits with Purpose 10% of profits donated to 1moreChild orphanage annually

Markets: Marketing & eCommerce Agencies, eCommerce retailers

Your Expertise

You’re a proven engineering leader with deep experience in building, scaling, and managing cross-functional tech teams: data engineers, data scientists, data analysts, and developers. You’ve led teams through transformational growth, delivering stable, scalable SaaS products that retain and delight customers.

You understand what it takes to grow a business from early-stage traction to a large-scale, enterprise-grade platform, and you’re ready to lay the technical foundations for our next phase of hyper-growth. You also bring strong experience managing infrastructure partners, confidently navigating and shaping these critical relationships.

This isn’t a back-seat role. You’ll be hands-on where it counts, partnering with the Chief Product Officer to drive delivery, scalability, and long-term success. You’ll guide senior stakeholders with clear, data-driven insights, helping keep the roadmap on track in a fast-moving, idea-driven environment.

What You’ll Be Driving

• Drive technical execution: Deliver and enhance our architecture, infrastructure, and product roadmap to ensure scalable growth and high-performing solutions.
• Lead the team: Mentor and grow data engineers, scientists, analysts, and developers to deliver a high-performing, collaborative culture.
• Ensure delivery & stability: Make sure features are delivered on time, scalable, and reliable, supporting long-term customer retention.
• Manage key relationships: Own the infrastructure partner relationship to guarantee uptime, performance, and security.
• Partner with the Chief Product Officer: Align on roadmap priorities, balancing strategic vision with day-to-day execution.
• Drive enterprise-grade excellence: Embed best-in-class engineering practices—agile, CI/CD, DevOps, security-first design across teams.
• Champion scalability: Build products and systems that can grow globally and support tens of thousands of customers.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience as VP of Engineering, CTO, or senior technical leader in a high-growth or Series A-stage company.
• Solid-Strong Python development skills
• Proven ability to scale cross-functional teams: data engineering, data science, analytics, and development.
• Hands-on experience delivering stable, scalable SaaS products with measurable customer impact.
• Experience managing infrastructure partners and external technical relationships.
• Confident and polite stakeholder management, able to challenge senior leaders while keeping delivery on track.
• Track record of leading transformational growth, scaling teams and products successfully.
• Excellent communication - bridging tech, product, and commercial discussions seamlessly.
• Customer-first mindset - building products that retain and delight users.

This is a role for someone who’s been there, done it, and is ready to do it again with more ownership, autonomy, and impact than ever before in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Inclusive Culture

At ASK BOSCO, everybody is invited with open arms. We embrace diversity in all forms—race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, and beyond. Our mission is stronger when everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.

Can you see yourself building the tech engine that drives our next phase of hyper-growth? If high-impact, high-growth, and hands-on leadership excites you, let’s make it happen.

Apply now and let’s talk.

P.S. Did we have you at the four-day week?

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