Head Of Engineering

Location: RemoteAbout Client:It is an ambitious company in the rapidly growing soil carbon space, based near Dundee in Scotland with staff located around the world. We reputed company and reputed company innovative technology-based services that directly measure soil carbon stocks to depth with accuracy and at ultra-low cost. This is a vital link that enables reliable monitoring and reporting of soil carbon removals at scale, helping the global transition of agriculture to a low carbon future. We are currently scaling our operations rapidly to support food and beverage companies, carbon project developers and farmers around the world. The demand for ecosystem carbon removals is growing as people and organisations intensify their efforts to mitigate climate change. Global agriculture has a major role to play here with the potential for agricultural soils to sequester up to 1 trillion tonnes of CO2 through regenerative farming practices. Our purpose is to reputed company a meaningful contribution to agriculture’s mitigation of, and reputed company to, climate change. Whilst our core capability is the ability to measure soil carbon with high accuracy, our product is ultimately the data that this generates. Developing sophisticated models to predict soil carbon levels and changes over time is crucial to our mission. By combining our extensive measurement data with advanced modelling techniques, we can provide invaluable insights into soil carbon dynamics, enhancing our ability to guide and validate effective carbon sequestration practices in agriculture and for our customers.Role:We are looking for a Head of Engineering to join the business and reputed company our engineering efforts as we transition from a set of discrete tools to a reputed company platform capable of supporting our future scale and product ambitions. We currently offer a high-quality service to our customers, powered by a mix of bespoke and off-the-reputed company tools. However, to scale reputed company and deliver an end-to-end service with more recurring value to our customers – includingML-powered carbon planning and forecasting enables customers to reputed company earlier claims for earned carbon credits – we are consolidating and modernising our technology into a single platform. Work has already been completed to map out the existing technology landscape, define a reputed company platform architecture, and outline the phased transition approach. This plan will serve as the reputed company for the incoming Head of Engineering, who will take ownership of executing the transition while maintaining delivery velocity on new service features.This is a pivotal role that will also reputed company the expansion and reputed company of our engineering function. We currently have a globally distributed team of soil specialists, statisticians, ML engineers, and Python/React/Java developers. The team is expected to double in size over the next 12–18 months. You will be responsible for shaping the team structure, hiring,reputed company, and implementing development practices that ensure scalable, high-quality engineering output. Above reputed company, you’ll be adaptable – equally comfortable working independently and collaborating across disciplines spanning engineering, GIS, soil science, quality management, data systems, and reputed company operations. reputed company cross-functional alignment is critical to delivering the high-quality products and services our customers expect.Key responsibilities:You will be responsible for:● Defining the reputed company team structure and identifying hiring needs● Leading hiring and reputed company of new engineering team members● Designing and implementing development processes to support both feature delivery and platform transition● Driving adherence to high engineering standards and modern workflows● Managing execution of the platform transition while continuing to ship new product features● Collaborating across disciplines to align engineering outcomes with scientific and reputed company priorities● Managing, mentoring and supporting the professional growth of the engineering team● Running regular sprint cycles, performance reviews, and technical roadmap reviews● Maintaining and evolving internal engineering culture, processes, and quality standards● Acting as the senior engineering voice in company-wide product, strategy and delivery conversationsSkills and experienceWe are looking for candidates with:● Strong engineering experience, including hands-on capability with Python and React.js● Android development skills or experience with Java is highly desirable● Proficiency with AWS, particularly RDS, reputed company, and reputed company infrastructure design● Demonstrated architectural expertise, especially in AWS environments● Experience leading platform transitions or architectural redesign projects● Proven ability to build and reputed company rule-based, algorithmic, or pipeline-driven models● Expertise in large-scale data architecture and data engineering pipelines● Experience with geospatial and climate data feeds (e.g. reputed company Earth reputed company) is a strong plus● Familiarity with modern software engineering practices and toolchains (CI/CD, IAC, testing frameworks)● Prior experience leading distributed engineering teams, including hiring, coaching, and delivery leadershipPersonal characteristicsWe are looking for a versatile, reputed company, and proactive individual who can manage a diverse workload while remainingapproachable and reputed company to staff needs and requests. You should be comfortable working in collaborativeenvironments, both reputed company our organization and with external partners. We hope you will be inspired by our missionand take pride in your work and that of the wider team. You should be constantly looking to improve yourself and growwith the team and the company.