VP of Engineering

Hypervolt Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ownership of significant energy systems

Partnership with senior leadership

Opportunity to influence future energy infrastructure

Job summary

A leading energy technology company in Greater London seeks a VP Engineering to oversee cloud infrastructure and data platforms. This senior leadership position involves driving engineering execution and collaborating closely with hardware teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in distributed systems, AWS architectures, and real-time event-driven systems, delivering high-quality outcomes while fostering team culture and technical excellence. Success includes ensuring cloud platforms enhance device capabilities efficiently.

Qualifications

• Proven record building and scaling engineering organisations.
• Experience in cloud and platform engineering at senior levels.
• Capacity to manage technical debt while delivering products.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale engineering teams across cloud and data platforms.
• Own delivery, quality, and reliability across cloud systems.
• Define cloud-device interfaces with hardware teams.

Skills

Senior engineering leadership experience

Distributed systems expertise

Real-time event-driven systems

Collaboration with hardware teams

Strong technical judgment

Tools

AWS

Apache Pulsar

DynamoDB

Google BigQuery

Job description

Hypervolt builds intelligent, connected energy infrastructure for the electrified home and grid. Our ecosystem spans consumer EV charging hardware, real-time cloud platforms, data and analytics, and customer-facing applications.

Our products include:

• UltraGrid — our proprietary cloud operating system for connected energy assets
• Watson — remote diagnostics and customer support automation

Together, these platforms ingest and process billions of telemetry events per day, enabling low-latency control, advanced analytics, and future grid services.

The Role

We’re looking for a highly experienced VP Engineering to lead Hypervolt’s cloud, platform, data, and application engineering functions. Reporting to the CTO, this role is responsible for engineering execution, reliability, and scale across Hypervolt’s cloud-based systems, while working in close collaboration with the hardware and firmware teams to unlock device capability through the cloud.

This is a senior leadership role for someone who can operate strategically while remaining deeply engaged in technical direction and delivery.

Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership & Execution

• Lead and scale engineering teams across cloud infrastructure, backend services, data platforms, and applications.
• Translate company and product strategy into clear engineering roadmaps and execution plans.
• Own delivery, quality, reliability, and operational excellence across cloud and application platforms.
• Establish strong technical ownership, delivery cadence, and engineering standards.
• Provide technical leadership across Hypervolt’s AWS-based microservices architecture.
• Own the evolution and reliability of UltraGrid , Hypervolt’s cloud operating system for connected assets.
• Ensure low-latency, bi-directional control and automation of devices at scale.
• Drive platform scalability, performance, security, and cost efficiency.

Data, Streaming & Analytics

• Oversee large-scale telemetry ingestion via highly available MQTT brokers handling 6+ billion messages per day .
• Guide streaming pipelines using Apache Pulsar and data storage across DynamoDB and Google BigQuery .
• Enable high-fidelity time-series analytics, machine learning, and forecasting at scale.
• Ensure robust handling of offline data replay and reconciliation.

Collaboration with Hardware & Firmware

• Work closely with hardware and firmware engineering teams to:
• Define clear cloud–device interfaces and contracts.
• Enable new device capabilities through cloud services and control systems.
• Support OTA workflows, diagnostics, and remote configuration.
• Ensure cloud platforms fully support the Home 3 Pro product lifecycle, from installation through long-term operation.
• Partner to reduce field failures and warranty costs through remote diagnostics and automation (Watson).

Applications & Customer Experience

• Oversee backend systems supporting the Hypervolt mobile app and Ultra Mode .
• Ensure real-time changes and device controls sync seamlessly with customer-facing applications.
• Support operational tooling and customer support workflows through Watson.

Reliability, Scale & Operations

• Own cloud platform reliability, uptime, observability, and incident response.
• Drive best practices in testing, monitoring, and resilience.
• Balance rapid product delivery with long-term platform health and technical debt management.

People, Culture & Organisation

• Build, mentor, and retain high-performing engineering leaders and teams.
• Foster a culture of ownership, pragmatism, and customer focus.
• Act as a senior technical leader and trusted partner across the business.

Skills & Experience

• Senior engineering leadership experience (Director / VP level) in cloud and platform engineering.
• Strong background in distributed systems and AWS-based architectures.
• Experience operating real-time, event-driven systems at significant scale.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with hardware and firmware teams.
• Track record of building and scaling engineering organisations.
• Strong technical judgment and delivery focus.

Highly Desirable

• Experience with IoT, connected devices, or edge-to-cloud systems.
• Experience with telemetry, time-series data, or control systems.
• Familiarity with energy, EV charging, or grid-connected platforms.
• Exposure to ML and analytics platforms at scale.

What Success Looks Like

• Cloud platforms reliably enable and extend device capability.
• UltraGrid scales efficiently at massive data volumes with low latency.
• Hardware, firmware, and cloud teams operate as a cohesive system.
• New features move quickly from device capability to customer value.
• Engineering delivery is predictable, resilient, and high quality.

What We Offer

• A senior leadership role at the centre of Hypervolt’s platform strategy.
• Ownership of cloud systems operating at real-world, grid scale.
• Close partnership with the CTO and senior leadership team.
• The opportunity to build infrastructure that shapes the future of energy.