mimica - Head of/VP of Engineering
Requirements
• 1. Experience as Head of Engineering, Director of Engineering, or VP of Engineering in a similar scale-up growth story. • 2. Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills to build partnerships with CTO, Product, ML, Sales, People and other leaders. • 3. Expertise in building and designing processes and standards that increase engineers' ownership and enablement in rapidly scaling organisations. • 4. Track record of coaching and developing managers and Senior+ Engineers (Lead/Staff/Principal). • 5. Strong understanding of how engineering decisions impact product, revenue, and go-to-market. • 6. Ability to translate business goals into technical priorities, from the strategic to tactical level. • 7. Willingness to adapt to an existing team culture, processes, and changing needs, and thinking about how it can improve, without breaking what has worked. • 8. Knowledge of modern scalable practices in fast-paced environments & data-intensive architectures, including working knowledge of distributed systems, cloud architecture, reliability engineering, CI/CD, and observability. • 9. Strong skills in solving disagreements - and experience using a range of tools to achieve alignment at all levels, and navigating ambiguity and difficult conversations. • 10. Experience collaborating successfully in fully-remote working environments. • 11. Excellent written and verbal English skills - specifically, being able to articulate technical concepts and adapt your message to different audiences. • Stage 1 | Recruiter Screen w/ Technical Recruiter • Stage 2 | Product/System Presentation - w/ CTO & Co-Founder + Engineering Managers • Stage 3 | Live Challenge - w/ CTO & Co-Founder + Engineering Managers • Stage 4 | Founders/Behavioural Interview - w/ CTO & Co-Founder + TL • Optional: Coffee Chats with the Team - for you to get to know the team further before committing. • Identity Verification • Given the role's level and impact, we might request follow-up conversations. • This is a fully remote position. To ensure effective collaboration with our team, we are only considering candidates working within UTC-5 to UTC+3 time zones (Europe & UK, East Coast US, Eastern Canada, and South America).
Responsibilities
• 1. Introduce scalable engineering processes and practices while preserving a culture of strong ownership, psychological safety, individual initiative, a supportive environment, and servant leadership. • 2. Define and evolve the Engineering Strategy and North Star to support 10x usage growth. Set a clear technical vision and roadmaps that align workstreams, technical standards, and business goals (e.g. balancing speed versus quality). • 3. Facilitate organisation-wide engineering planning, factoring in the prioritisation set by each team, and advance the necessary investments (headcount, vendors, infrastructure) to accommodate needs and long-term goals. • 4. Partner with the CTO, function leaders (Product, ML, Sales, People) to develop a strong product, business and talent strategy. • 5. Align hiring strategy with organisational goals by improving procedures, forecasting talent needs, and improving our value proposition to attract and retain top talent. • 6. Improve cross-team collaboration by preventing silos, duplicate work, and supporting coordination with Product while maintaining transparency and open-door policies. • 7. Drive the development and enablement of Engineering Managers through regular 1:1s, coaching, and career progression support. Build and maintain career ladders for Senior+ Engineers and Engineering Managers. • 8. Collaborate with Managers on projects to advance the Engineering org's maturation, such as establishing and improving the SDLC, QA practices, and SLOs. • 9. Enabling teams to monitor and improve engineering health and efficiency by defining and tracking metrics, proactively identifying and mitigating risks, and leading retros on planning and delivery.
Benefits
• 💰 Generous compensation + stock options - aligned with our internal framework, market data, and individual skills. • 🏢 Distributed work: Work from anywhere - fully remote, in our hubs, or a mix. • 💻 Company-issued laptop, remote setup stipend, and co-working budget • 📍 Flexible schedules and location • ☀️ Ample paid time off, in addition to local public holidays • 🍼 Enhanced parental leave • 📖 Annual learning & development budget • 🌴 Annual workaways and regular virtual & in-person socials • 🌍 Opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking projects that shape the future of work • Note: Some benefits may vary depending on location and role • ⚠️ Mimica will only contact candidates from an @mimica.ai email address. We do not request banking or sensitive personal information during the recruiting process.
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