Head of Engineering (London)

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Tilt

Tilt isn’t just a marketplace. We’re building the next century of shopping—making it feel human, communal, and alive again. E-commerce has spent decades optimizing for clicks, stripping away the trust, joy, and connection that once made shopping meaningful.

Today, we are the UK's biggest live shopping platform and we've got our sights set on the world. We raised an $18m Series A, which we're using to rapidly grow and hire A-players to join our mission.

More about us:

• Why You Should Join Tilt
• $18m Series A, TechCrunch
• Is Livestream the Future of Second-hand Shopping?
• $3m Pre-seed from 2022
• Check us out on the UK app store! (other countries are inaccurate until we expand)

Your Mission

As Head of Engineering , you’ll lead the technical evolution of Tilt’s core platform and infrastructure. Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll be responsible for defining our engineering strategy, leading re-platforming initiatives, and preparing the organisation for the next generation of video and AI-powered innovation. You’ll shape a modern engineering culture rooted in velocity, quality, and autonomy—one that empowers teams to build delightful, performant experiences at scale.

This is a high-impact, executive-level role that offers the opportunity to directly influence Tilt’s future, both technically and culturally.

What You’ll Do

• Define Engineering Strategy: Translate Tilt’s business goals into a robust, scalable technology roadmap that supports rapid product innovation.
• Scale High-Performing Teams: Build, mentor, and retain diverse engineering teams across multiple locations, ensuring alignment, productivity, and career growth.
• Instil Technical Excellence: Drive standards for quality, performance, and secure development across the stack.
• Foster Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product, Design, and Operations to align roadmaps and deliver high-impact features.
• Accelerate AI Adoption: Help shape and implement AI-assisted development workflows and product capabilities.
• Operational Leadership: Set and track KPIs for velocity, uptime, code quality, and team health; continually optimise engineering workflows and tooling.
• Be a Strategic Partner: Represent Engineering in company-wide decisions, external engagements, and investor conversations.

Our Stack

• Frontend: VueJS, TypeScript
• Backend: NodeJS
• Mobile: Native iOS (Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit), Native Android (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose), with a shared KMP layer
• Other: AWS, Vite, Webpack, GraphQL, Cypress, and more

About You

• Strong experience developing and deploying highly scalable applications and APIs in production environments
• Strong knowledge of modern frontend frameworks, particularly VueJS
• Extensive experience with the NodeJS ecosystem and its associated technologies
• Proven expertise with AWS services and IaC
• Strong foundation in database design and management, particularly with relational databases
• You're an ambitious problem-solver who thrives in fast-paced environments
• You communicate technical concepts clearly and work effectively in autonomous teams
• You approach challenges with curiosity and determination, eager to shape the future of AI-driven commerce

About You

• 7+ years of engineering experience, with 2–3+ years in a senior leadership role at a high-growth startup (Series B+) or tech company
• Strong experience designing and deploying scalable applications and APIs in production environments
• Deep knowledge of NodeJS, frontend frameworks and mobile platforms
• Strong foundation in relational databases and schema design
• Expertise with AWS services and Infrastructure-as-Code (CDK or similar)
• Proven success leading engineering teams through scale, ambiguity, and rapid product iteration
• Clear, empathetic communicator who thrives in collaborative, fast-paced environments
• Curiosity, ambition, and a drive to build one of the world’s most impactful commerce platforms

Bonus skills

• Experience with NestJS
• Advanced proficiency in GraphQL
• Deep experience with AWS Typescript CDK
• Familiarity with NoSQL/Document DBs (e.g. DynamoDB, MongoDB)
• Exposure to AWS Glue, DMS, or SageMaker
• Expertise in e2e and test automation frameworks

Perks and benefits

We offer a competitive salary package including:

• Equity through stock options
• MacBook + £500 office setup budget
• 29 days holiday in addition to UK bank holidays
• Work from abroad for up to 30 days a year
• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office inc. Mondays and Thursdays
• Flexible hours as standard
• Workspace in London (Canary Wharf), including access to gym

Who we are

As a fast-growing platform, we value innovation, autonomy, and rapid iteration. We believe in empowering our teams to make decisions and move quickly. We're building something unprecedented in the e-commerce space, and we need passionate people who share our vision of making fashion more accessible and enjoyable for everyone.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse work environment. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. B)

• Seniority level
  Executive

• Employment type
  Full-time

• Job function
  Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries
  Technology, Information and Internet

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