Chief Engineer & Platform Architect

CYBRET AI; Oslo; On-site; NOK 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop up to 20,000 NOK

Home office equipment (optional)

Mobile + home internet reimbursement

Fully remote role with home office

Job summary

CYBRET AI seeks a Head of Engineering to own the engineering function, define how the platform is built, scaled, and operated. You will set technical direction, make architectural decisions, and build a high-performing team while maintaining quality and rigor.

You will collaborate with the founder, product, security, and AI teams to ensure robust, scalable, secure systems designed for long-term autonomy. This role is hands-on, involving system design and code review.

Qualifications

• Strong experience leading engineering teams in complex, production systems.
• Deep hands-on background as a senior software or platform engineer.
• Proven ability to design and scale distributed systems.
• Strong judgment and ability to make hard technical decisions.
• Experience operating in early-stage or high-growth environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the overall technical architecture of the CYBRET AI platform.
• Make and communicate clear architectural decisions across backend, AI systems, data, and infrastructure.
• Ensure the platform is scalable, reliable, secure, and observable.
• Set engineering standards for quality, testing, and production readiness.
• Lead the implementation of core platform components.
• Ensure fast, disciplined shipping without compromising correctness or security.
• Balance speed and long-term maintainability in a high-growth environment.
• Hire, mentor, and scale a high-caliber engineering team.
• Build a culture of ownership, technical excellence, and accountability.
• Set expectations for seniority, performance, and collaboration.
• Structure teams and roles as the company grows.
• Partner closely with product, AI, and security leadership.
• Translate product and research goals into executable technical plans.
• Provide clear input on feasibility, trade-offs, and timelines.
• Act as a technical counterweight in strategic decisions.
• Ensure strong practices around deployment, monitoring, and incident response.
• Oversee cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and operational maturity.
• Embed security-first thinking across all engineering decisions.

Job description

CYBRET AI seeks a Head of Engineering to own the engineering function, define how the platform is built, scaled, and operated. You will set technical direction, make architectural decisions, and build a high-performing team while maintaining quality and rigor.

You will collaborate with the founder, product, security, and AI teams to ensure robust, scalable, secure systems designed for long-term autonomy. This role is hands-on, involving system design and code review.