VP of Engineering — AI/ML Scale & Real-Time Platforms

Explore Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI company in Greater London is looking for a Head of Engineering to drive technical strategy and team growth. This role involves leading a high-performing team, making critical architectural decisions, and ensuring system scalability. Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of engineering leadership experience, particularly in B2B SaaS or AI/ML contexts. Strong knowledge of Python and cloud infrastructures is vital. The environment is fast-paced and requires both strategic and execution-focused skills.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering leadership experience, ideally in AI or data-focused environments.
• Experience scaling teams through startup to scale-up.
• Strong technical foundation in modern scalable architectures.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical strategy and execution across core products.
• Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering team.
• Make key architectural decisions for system scalability.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Python

Distributed systems

Cloud infrastructure (Azure)

Agile practices

People-first leadership

Job description

A leading AI company in Greater London is looking for a Head of Engineering to drive technical strategy and team growth. This role involves leading a high-performing team, making critical architectural decisions, and ensuring system scalability. Ideal candidates will have over 8 years of engineering leadership experience, particularly in B2B SaaS or AI/ML contexts. Strong knowledge of Python and cloud infrastructures is vital. The environment is fast-paced and requires both strategic and execution-focused skills.