Head of Engineering Job at Oho Group Ltd (London)

Job Description

Head of Engineering required for a rapidly-growing London-based defence start-up building next-generation autonomous and AI-driven systems to support critical national security missions. Founded by experienced operators and technologists, and backed by top-tier investors, the company is entering a pivotal growth phase. This is a hands-on leadership opportunity to define the technical vision, scale the engineering organisation, and build the systems, processes, and culture that will underpin the company’s next stage of growth.

Job Responsibility

Define the technical vision
Scale the engineering organisation
Build the systems, processes, and culture that will underpin the company’s next stage of growth

Requirements

10+ years of software engineering experience, with several years in engineering leadership roles as a Head of Engineering, VP Engineering, or Engineering Director
Proven track record of building and scaling high-performing engineering teams within start-up environments
Strong technical background with experience designing and delivering complex, scalable systems
Comfortable across modern technologies and languages (e.g. Python, Rust, C++, Java, Go) with a pragmatic, language-agnostic mindset
Experience setting technical strategy while remaining close to architecture and key technical decisions
Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Interest in defence, security, or mission-critical systems
Passion for building products that deliver real-world impact

Nice to have

Background in defence, aerospace, robotics, autonomy, or security domains
Previous founder experience, with a strong understanding of scaling teams, products, and technology from early-stage growth through to maturity
Experience building engineering functions from an early-stage foundation
Experience working on mission-critical or safety-critical systems

What we offer

Mission-driven work supporting defence and national security outcomes
High-growth start-up environment with experienced founders and strong investor backing
Opportunity to shape the company’s technical vision and engineering culture from the ground up
Work on advanced autonomy, AI, and distributed systems at the cutting edge
Build and lead a world-class engineering organisation
Join a small, high-calibre, highly trusted team solving complex and meaningful challenges

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