Our client, a VC-backed software company transforming the way enterprises approach quality assurance, is searching for a Head of Engineering to lead their technology function through its next stage of growth. Backed by top investors and trusted by organisations such as Deutsche Bank, UBS and the European Commission, the company is redefining how engineering teams test, validate and release with speed and reliability. This is an opportunity to join the leadership team of a high-growth scaleup and take ownership of building an engineering function that matches the ambition of the business.

The company’s platform addresses one of the most fundamental challenges in software: ensuring reliability at scale. By automating test data, test cases and test environments, it enables enterprise teams to ship faster, reduce compliance risks and modernise QA across the board. The organisation has completed a successful Series A round with leading global investors and is now scaling its leadership team to deliver on ambitious growth plans. The Head of Engineering role is central to this journey, combining strategic leadership with hands-on oversight of technical direction, people development and organisational excellence.

The Head of Engineering will be tasked with building and enabling a world-class engineering team that thrives in a fast-moving, commercially focused environment. The responsibilities are broad and high-impact:

• Team leadership and growth – Define clear goals, processes and delivery rhythms, creating structure and predictability while maintaining agility. Establish a culture of accountability, innovation and continuous improvement where engineers can do their best work.
• Cross-functional partnership – Work closely with Product and Commercial leadership to ensure technical direction aligns with customer needs and revenue goals. Maintain a strong product mindset, connecting technical decisions directly to business outcomes.
• Technical direction – Drive architectural and engineering decisions, with a particular focus on scaling automation and developing AI-driven capabilities. Balance long-term platform scalability with the immediate needs of customers and the business.
• People development – Hire, coach and mentor both engineering managers and individual contributors. Build clear pathways for growth, ensuring that talent development sits at the heart of the engineering function.
• Leadership team contribution – Operate as a peer to the CEO and senior leadership, contributing strong ideas, challenging assumptions and ensuring a focus on execution. Influence the wider business strategy with a technical perspective.
• Balance of agility and discipline – Champion startup speed and creativity while embedding enterprise-grade standards of reliability, compliance and delivery discipline.

The ideal candidate brings proven experience leading engineering organisations in high-growth startups or scaleups, or alternatively senior leadership experience in larger technology companies with a record of building and scaling teams. A strong product orientation is essential, as is the ability to translate complex technical considerations into clear business impact. Experience in QA, testing technologies, automation or AI is highly desirable.

This is also a role for a confident people leader: someone who knows how to build trust, set high expectations and develop individuals into high-performing teams. The company values leaders who bring clarity from ambiguity, who can create structure without stifling innovation, and who thrive on accountability at every level.

For the right candidate, this role represents a chance to lead an engineering organisation at the heart of one of Europe’s most ambitious AI-driven startups. You will have the opportunity to influence technical direction, build and shape a high-performing team, and play a central role in scaling a business trusted by some of the world’s most respected institutions.

If you are an experienced engineering leader ready to combine technical vision with commercial impact, and if you want to be part of a leadership team building one of the most innovative QA platforms on the market, our client would like to hear from you.