Head of Engineering

Otto; USA; Hybrid; USD 159.000 - 238.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Salary and equity

Zusammenfassung

Otto is seeking a senior engineering leader to drive the technical direction of an AI-enabled platform for financial advisers. You will build and mentor the engineering team, shape architecture, and collaborate with product and executive leadership on strategy and priorities.

The role blends hands-on technical decision-making with strategic leadership. You will lead architecture reviews, establish reliable delivery practices, and guide the team through a high-growth phase.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of engineering experience with leadership.
• Proven track record delivering and scaling production systems.
• Strong frontend, backend and infrastructure foundations.
• Experience hiring and building teams at an early-stage startup.
• Clear communication and stakeholder alignment.
• Collaborative, transparent, customer-focused approach.

Aufgaben

• Define and maintain the technical vision, system architecture and engineering roadmap.
• Hire, mentor and develop an effective engineering team.
• Set engineering practices that support reliable delivery, quality and pace.
• Work with company and product leadership to shape strategy and priorities.
• Contribute directly through architecture reviews and critical implementation work.

Kenntnisse

Engineering leadership

System design

Cross-functional collaboration

Frontend/Backend/Infra

Hiring and team building

Communication with stakeholders

Tools

TypeScript

React

Node.js/NestJS

GCP/Azure

Jobbeschreibung

Role overview

Lead engineering for an AI-enabled platform that helps financial advisers automate operational work, including meeting documentation, report preparation, onboarding and client communications. You will set the platform's technical direction, build the engineering team and work closely with company and product leadership, while staying hands-on on important technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the technical vision, system architecture and engineering roadmap.
• Hire, mentor and develop an effective engineering team.
• Set engineering practices that support reliable delivery, quality and pace.
• Work with company and product leadership to shape strategy and priorities.
• Contribute directly through architecture reviews and critical implementation work.

Requirements

• At least eight years of engineering experience, including leadership of an engineering team.
• A track record of delivering and scaling production systems.
• Strong foundations across frontend, backend and infrastructure engineering.
• Experience hiring and building teams at an early stage.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to align engineering, product and executive stakeholders.
• A collaborative, transparent and customer-focused approach.

Nice to have

• Experience with TypeScript, React, Node.js or NestJS, and cloud platforms such as GCP or Azure.
• Background in AI or machine learning products, or experience leading teams in regulated or enterprise settings.
• Experience establishing observability, CI/CD and engineering operations from the ground up.
• Previous experience as an early engineering leader at a high-growth startup.

Benefits and work setup

The role is full-time, based in London, with flexibility to work remotely. The package includes salary and equity, and offers scope to shape the engineering function and lead substantial initiatives.