Head of Engineering
đź“Ť London
🏢 Agentic AI Startup | Financial Services
My client is a London-based agentic AI startup building production-grade AI systems for financial services. Backed by strong investors and already working with regulated institutions, they are now looking for a Head of Engineering to lead their next phase of scale.
The role
You’ll own engineering execution, scale, architecture, and team growth - working closely with the founders to turn cutting-edge agentic AI into secure, scalable, real-world products.
What you’ll do
* Lead and scale a high-performing engineering team
* Own delivery, platform reliability, and technical direction
* Productionise agentic AI / LLM-driven systems
* Build robust, secure systems for regulated financial environments
* Set engineering culture, standards, and best practices
What we’re looking for
* Proven engineering leadership experience
* Strong backend / platform engineering background
* Experience working with AI/ML systems (LLMs, applied AI)
* Experience with financial services, fintech, or regulated domains
* Hands-on, pragmatic, and comfortable with ambiguity