About this role
VP of Engineering, Applications globe (3) Architecture 1 VP of Engineering, Applications Industry: Technology / Artificial Intelligence / Software Overview of the Role We are working with a growing technology company developing intelligent software products designed to simplify and automate everyday digital tasks. The organisation is building AI-enabled products that can handle complex, multi-step workflows, interact with external systems and deliver reliable outcomes with minimal user input. As the product scales, they are looking for a senior engineering leader to take ownership of the application engineering organisation and translate advanced AI capabilities into robust, intuitive and production-ready products. This is a senior, hands-on engineering leadership position with responsibility across backend, mobile and desktop development. The successful candidate will combine strong technical judgement with the ability to build and lead a high-performing engineering team. What You'll Be Doing - Own the application engineering strategy and execution across backend, mobile and desktop platforms. - Lead and grow a small, highly capable applications engineering team covering backend, mobile and desktop development. - Set the architectural direction for AI-enabled product workflows, APIs and client integrations. - Ensure AI capabilities are integrated into products through well-defined abstractions, predictable behaviour and appropriate failure handling. - Work closely with Machine Learning leadership to translate technical capabilities into scalable and commercially viable product features. - Make high-impact technical decisions covering latency, cost, reliability, security and user experience. - Establish clear ownership and architectural boundaries across backend, mobile and desktop engineering. - Drive production readiness across application systems, including observability, monitoring, retries, fallbacks, privacy and cost ma...