Head of Engineering

• Oversee and mentor multiple engineering team leads guiding technical challenges team management and project execution.
  
• Drive the adoption and refinement of engineering best practices including Extreme Programming (XP) TestDriven Development (TDD) and Pair Programming.
  
• Participate in coding design and architecture discussions providing handson examples to demonstrate best practices and innovative solutions.
  
• Collaborate with the CTO and senior leaders to define and implement the technical strategy aligned with business goals.
  
• Lead initiatives to improve software quality scalability and performance across all products and services.
  
• Foster a culture of innovation continuous learning and knowledge sharing within the engineering department.
  
• Work closely with product management to ensure timely delivery of highquality software that meets customer needs.
  
• Conduct regular code reviews architecture reviews and technical debt assessments to maintain high code quality standards.
  
• Develop and implement metrics to measure team performance code quality and engineering efficiency.
  
• Participate in hiring and retention efforts to build and maintain a worldclass engineering team.
  
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies evaluating their potential application to our products and processes.
  

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field.
  
• 12 years of experience in software development with at least five years in senior leadership roles.
  
• Deep expertise in C/C Java and other relevant programming languages and frameworks.
  
• Proven track record of successfully implementing and scaling agile methodologies notably XP.
  
• Strong understanding of distributed systems microservices architectures and cloud technologies.
  
• Experience with highperformance largescale data processing systems and realtime analytics.
  
• Indepth knowledge of network protocols IP traffic handling and telecommunications engineering concepts.
  
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate large engineering teams across multiple projects.
  
• Excellent problemsolving skills and ability to make sound technical decisions balancing various tradeoffs.
  

• Experience with AI/ML technologies and their application in data processing and analytics.
  
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools (CI/CD containerization etc.).
  
• Contributions to opensource projects or published research in relevant fields.
  
• Experience working in the telecommunications or cybersecurity industries.
  

• Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to inspire and mentor engineering teams.
  
• Strong communication skills articulating complex technical concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences.
  
• Handson mindset willing to lead by example and dive into code when necessary.
  
• Passionate about software craftsmanship and committed to continuous improvement.
  
• Adaptable and resilient able to thrive in a fastpaced dynamic environment.
  
• Strategic thinker with the ability to balance longterm vision with shortterm deliverables.
  

• Fluent oral and written English is mandatory.
  
• Occasional travel may be required for teambuilding events conferences or client meetings.
  
• Flexibility to work across different time zones when collaborating with distributed team members.
  
• Travel: Occasional travel may be required for conferences client meetings or interoffice collaboration
  

Benefits