Engineering Director at high-growth AI cybersecurity startup

As Engineering Director, you will co-lead the engineering organization in daily partnership with the CTO. You will scale the team from 10 to 25+ engineers while maintaining a high-performance culture. Your focus is on operational excellence, people management, and ensuring engineering decisions prioritize customer value and revenue over traditional delivery metrics.

Location

Remote, EU/UK

Why this role is remarkable

• Rare opportunity to co-lead an engineering organization in a true daily partnership with the CTO rather than a traditional reporting structure.
• Well-funded startup backed by top-tier VCs, operating at the cutting edge of generative AI and cybersecurity automation.
• Significant equity upside and the chance to architect an AI-native engineering culture from the ground up during a hypergrowth phase.

What you will do

• Drive day-to-day engineering operations across multiple product teams to ensure seamless collaboration and clear technical priorities.
• Directly manage technical leads and engineers, focusing on performance management, career development, and maintaining high-quality code standards.
• Navigate hypergrowth challenges by building scalable systems and processes that enable fast delivery without sacrificing technical excellence or customer impact.

The ideal candidate

• Extensive leadership experience scaling engineering teams from 20 to 100+ people within high-growth technical product environments.
• Proven background in ML/AI engineering leadership, with hands-on experience managing teams building core ML/AI features and architecture.
• Business-minded leader who measures success through revenue impact and customer value rather than internal process metrics or delivery timelines.

About the company & next steps

High-growth AI cybersecurity startup. This role is being recruited for on behalf of the client. If you’re interested, visit the company website and follow the application steps with the recruiter.