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About the Role

Lead a small engineering team through a period of change and growth, bringing structure, momentum, and strong leadership while remaining technically hands-on. Partner closely with senior leadership to shape engineering standards, improve ways of working, and create better alignment across engineering, product, and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a small engineering team
• Drive accountability and keep delivery moving forward
• Make clear decisions and bring alignment across the team
• Gain the respect of the engineering team through both leadership and technical contribution
• Bring structure and focus to engineering planning and execution
• Challenge unproductive behaviours and keep teams aligned on priorities
• Work closely with senior leadership to raise concerns, unblock issues and improve outcomes
• Provide technical leadership across a modern JavaScript/TypeScript stack
• Contribute hands-on where needed across architecture, development, APIs and cloud-native services
• Help shape the future direction of engineering within the business
• Balance engineering quality with pragmatic delivery outcomes and momentum

Requirements

• Proven experience leading engineering teams within product or SaaS environments
• Deep expertise in JavaScript, ideally including TypeScript
• Strong full-stack engineering experience, including Node.js and API architecture
• Comfortable contributing technically within a modern cloud-native environment
• Comfortable leading difficult conversations and challenging constructively when needed
• Able to establish trust quickly with both engineers and stakeholders
• Strong decision-making skills and confidence operating in evolving environments
• Pragmatic mindset with the ability to balance engineering quality with delivery momentum
• Process-driven with the ability to create focus and avoid unnecessary tangents
• Comfortable balancing technical leadership with people leadership
• Confident operating in technical discussions with senior engineers and stakeholders
• Comfortable working within small, collaborative teams with minimal hierarchy
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working closely with founders, CTOs or senior leadership teams
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (Nice to Have)
• Experience with modern deployment platforms such as Vercel (Nice to Have)
• Exposure to geospatial, GIS or mapping products (Nice to Have)
• Interest or experience in open source technologies or communities (Nice to Have)

Skills

• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• Node.js
• API architecture
• Cloud-native delivery
• Full-stack engineering
• Technical leadership
• People leadership
• Stakeholder management
• Google Cloud Platform
• Vercel

Work Type

• Full Time
• Day Rate Contract
• Permanent Option

Experience Level

• Head of Engineering

Benefits

• Opportunity to shape and influence an evolving engineering function
• High level of autonomy and visibility within the business
• Chance to make a meaningful impact quickly
• Collaborative, low-hierarchy environment with direct access to leadership
• Small team environment where you can influence engineering direction from day one
• Work closely with experienced founders and senior leadership
• Strong opportunity to transition into a permanent leadership role

About the Company

• Established product and data-driven technology business