💻 Head of Engineering / Senior Engineering Manager
🙌 Leadership / Senior
☁️ Cloud Infrastructure & Developer Platform
🌍 Preference for Hybrid in London - Willing to flex to monthly/bi-monthly trips for great remote candidates
💷 Up to €170,000 + Equity + Benefits
A fast-growing open-source startup is reimagining how developers build and scale cloud-native backends. With a platform loved by thousands of developers, we’re creating the next-generation experience for building and shipping with Rust.
This is a rare opportunity to lead a highly technical team shaping the foundation of a developer platform used across the globe. We’re looking for a seasoned engineering leader who combines deep Rust and cloud infrastructure experience with the ability to scale teams, systems, and culture.
You’ll be both strategic and hands-on — driving architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and ensuring that shipping velocity matches ambition.
What You’ll Do
- Own and evolve the core platform architecture to support our growing developer base.
- Lead a high-performing distributed team, driving technical direction and engineering best practices.
- Champion simplicity, reliability, and speed in every layer of the stack.
- Contribute directly to the codebase (Rust-based systems) and guide major technical decisions.
- Collaborate closely with the founding team to translate product vision into execution.
- Introduce and refine AI-assisted developer workflows as they scale.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3+ in a leadership capacity.
- Proven track record building and scaling backend systems in Rust (or strong proficiency with a willingness to dive deep).
- Experience designing or operating cloud-native architectures on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Strong understanding of distributed systems and developer tooling.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, IaC tools (Terraform/Pulumi), and CI/CD pipelines.
- Ability to lead through influence — mentoring engineers, improving velocity, and driving technical clarity.
- Startup mindset: ownership, pragmatism, and bias for action.
Nice to Have
- Background in building PaaS or developer platforms.
- Experience with open-source projects or developer communities.
- Interest in applying AI tools to accelerate developer productivity.
- Prior experience scaling small teams into high-performing orgs.
Benefits
- Salary up to €170,000 + Equity
- EoR or B2B
- Flexible hours and opportunity to have remote-friendly working
- Mental & physical health stipend
- Education and professional growth budget
- Regular off-sites and socials
- Health insurance and wellbeing benefits
