We bring together the best in strategic services, user experience and technical delivery using Lean and Agile processes.
Founded in 2010 by Stuart, Cain and David, we help large organisations improve their speed to market whilst focusing on delivering value to their users and customers. We work with our clients to understand their problems and validate ideas in order to deliver improved process efficiencies, strategic enhancements and new digital products and services (or make significant improvements to existing ones).
The best bit about Red Badger is, of course, the team. We’ve been around for 10+ years now and we are 120 strong. We are really proud of our people; we support and learn a lot from each other; we work really hard but have fun doing it. We are a diverse group made up of 22 different nationalities, speaking 17 different languages.
Our 3 founders have considerable tech and consultancy experience and still own the company. We’ve been consistently profitable and have grown responsibly from the beginning. We are embarking on the next phase of growth and development.
The role
We’re seeking an exceptional Head of Engineering or VP of Engineering to own the technical vision and execution of our clients product platform while building and scaling our engineering team.
You will lead and mentor a team of 7 engineers across backend, frontend, and AI, driving technical excellence while ensuring strong alignment with business objectives. This role requires both hands-on architectural depth and strategic leadership as we grow rapidly.
What You Can Expect
Strategic Technology Leadership: Define and execute our long-term technical strategy, balancing immediate delivery needs with scalable architecture for future growth.
Team Building & Management: Lead, coach, and expand a team of 7 engineers into a high-performing, collaborative group. Shape culture, set technical standards, and mentor engineers at all levels.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner with Product, Design, and AI teams to shape product strategy and roadmap, ensuring technical feasibility and alignment with company goals.
Architectural Oversight: Guide the evolution of our systems architecture, ensuring security, scalability, reliability, and performance as we integrate complex financial and AI-driven features.
Operational Excellence: Establish engineering best practices in development, testing, deployment, and monitoring, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
In Return, We Ask For
Proven Engineering Leadership: Experience leading and scaling engineering teams, with a track record of delivering complex, high-impact products.
Strategic & Hands-On Balance: Ability to operate at both the architectural and management levels—guiding technical decisions while empowering engineers to deliver.
People Development: A strong passion for mentoring, coaching, and creating career growth opportunities for engineers.
Technical Depth: Expertise in backend (Python), frontend (React), databases, cloud-native infrastructure (AWS, Docker), and system design.
Business Alignment: Ability to translate business objectives into technical execution, with pragmatism and user-centric decision-making.
Adaptability & Curiosity: Comfort with ambiguity in a high-growth environment and a desire to continuously learn and innovate.
You Shouldn’t Apply If
You prefer to stay purely hands-on with code and avoid management responsibilities.
You are not comfortable leading through ambiguity and driving technical strategy in a fast-paced start-up.
You are reluctant to mentor, coach, and develop engineers at different career stages.
What You’ll Do
Lead, grow, and manage a team of 7 engineers across multiple disciplines.
Own engineering delivery, ensuring high-quality, scalable systems are shipped quickly and reliably.
Define and evolve BuiltAI’s architecture, guiding decisions across backend, frontend, data, and AI integration.
Partner with Product leadership to shape the roadmap and ensure technical feasibility of new initiatives.
Build a culture of ownership, learning, and technical excellence within the engineering team.
Oversee hiring, onboarding, and retention of top engineering talent.
Establish operational best practices including testing, deployment pipelines, system monitoring, and incident response.
Represent engineering in leadership discussions, aligning technology with overall company strategy.
What You’ll Bring
Track record as an engineering leader (Head of Engineering, VP, or senior manager role).
Strong technical expertise across the stack (Python, React, SQL/NoSQL, AWS, Docker).
Experience building and scaling teams in a start-up or high-growth environment.
Proven ability to manage engineering delivery while fostering innovation and quality.
Excellent communication skills—able to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Bonus: Experience in proptech, fintech, FP&A, or other AI-heavy domains
Tech Stack
Backend: Python 🐍
Frontend: React ⚛️
Databases: PostgreSQL / MySQL (and others as needed)
Deployment: Docker 🐳
Cloud: AWS ☁️
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