Remote UK: Chief Engineer in Cyber Security & AI R&D

Circle Recruitment; United States; Remote; USD 174,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Circle Recruitment is seeking a Head of Engineering for a cyber security, AI & R&D leader offering UK remote working. The role targets an experienced engineering executive responsible for strategic direction, people development and hands-on technical leadership across globally distributed teams.

You will steer security research, software development, data systems and AI-driven vulnerability research, shaping technical standards and prioritising delivery to scale sophisticated security

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Experience building engineering functions in B2B tech businesses serving enterprise customers.
• Experience developing large-scale cyber security platforms and systems processing millions of assets.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale global engineering teams across cyber security, backend development, sensor infrastructure and AI-driven vulnerability research.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership in architecture, system design and code reviews.
• Set technical strategy, standards and delivery priorities balancing innovation, quality and execution.
• Drive adoption of AI and autonomous workflows to accelerate vulnerability discovery and security analysis.
• Foster a high-performing, international engineering culture with shared direction.

Skills

Leadership

Cyber security

AI/LLMs

Python

Golang

Distributed systems

Security research

Team scaling

Tools

Python

Golang

Job description

Circle Recruitment is seeking a Head of Engineering for a cyber security, AI & R&D leader offering UK remote working. The role targets an experienced engineering executive responsible for strategic direction, people development and hands-on technical leadership across globally distributed teams.

You will steer security research, software development, data systems and AI-driven vulnerability research, shaping technical standards and prioritising delivery to scale sophisticated security