In this role you will own Wheely's platform and infrastructure end-to-end, shaping the architectural direction and real-time capabilities of the driver and passenger apps. You will lead privacy-by-design initiatives and develop the internal agent harness that enables AI-driven workflows. Based in London, you will help establish Wheely as a global engineering hub while collaborating with the Cyprus core. The position is a hands-on leadership role in a fast-growing, privacy-focused scale-up, offering influence over tech strategy, hiring, and culture.
Pay / Benefits
Employee stock options plan
Private medical and dental insurance
Life and critical illness cover
Latest-generation MacBook Pro and 4k display
Monthly credit towards Wheely journeys
Relocation support, including visa sponsorship and allowance
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end technical direction of the platform, including architectural decisions on microservices vs alternative patterns
Deliver and optimize real-time functionality for the driver app under adverse network conditions
Lead engineering-centric privacy strategy and data-flow design
Develop and scale the agent harness to enable AI-driven automated workflows
Build and shape London as an engineering hub, including team growth and work allocation
Make hiring and leadership decisions for the London team and coordinate with Cyprus
Key requirements
Designed backend systems from scratch with documented trade-offs
Real-time systems experience at consumer scale
Several years of people leadership with hiring/firing responsibilities
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