Overview
Head of Engineering Jobs in United States at Space Executive
Title: Head of Engineering
Company: Space Executive
Location: United States
Remote – UK / Europe / US East Coast overlap preferred
We’re partnered with a high-growth payments technology company building modern financial infrastructure used by businesses globally. As the business enters its next phase of growth, they’re hiring a Head of Software Engineering to lead the scale-up of their modern product engineering function.
This is a rare opportunity to join alongside an existing senior technology leader. While another Head of Technology will remain focused on the legacy platform and established engineering teams, this role will take ownership of the future-state engineering organisation – scaling new teams, hiring top talent, and driving delivery across modern platforms.
If you enjoy building teams, shaping culture, and creating engineering functions from the ground up, this is a standout opportunity.
Why This Opportunity Stands Out
- Join at a pivotal growth stage with major investment in engineering
- Clear ownership of the modern engineering function and new team buildout
- Existing Head of Technology focused on legacy systems, giving this role genuine autonomy
- Remote-first business with distributed teams across Europe and the US
- Strong product-market fit within the payments space
- High-trust culture with low bureaucracy and fast decision-making
- Competitive package including bonus, equity, and benefits
The Role
As Head of Software Engineering, you’ll lead the next-generation engineering teams responsible for new product development, modern platform architecture, and future hiring growth.
This is a leadership-first role, suited to someone who thrives on scaling teams, bringing in strong talent, implementing structure, and delivering modern engineering excellence.
You won’t be inheriting legacy systems or spending your time untangling old environments. Instead, your focus will be on building what comes next.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Build and scale new engineering teams across product and platform delivery
- Lead hiring strategy, workforce planning, and team design as headcount grows
- Manage and develop Engineering Managers, Team Leads, and senior ICs
- Partner with Product and Executive leadership on roadmap execution
- Own engineering standards, delivery processes, and team performance for the modern stack
- Oversee architecture direction across TypeScript, React, and Node.js environments
- Create a high-performance culture centred around ownership, quality, and pace
- Introduce scalable processes, metrics, and delivery predictability
- Work closely with the existing Head of Technology to ensure alignment across legacy and modern systems
- Help define the long-term technology organisation as the business scales
What We’re Looking For
Leadership & Team Building
- Proven experience scaling software engineering teams in high-growth environments
- Strong track record hiring top engineers and building strong leadership layers
- Experience leading Managers or multiple engineering squads
Technical Credibility
- Strong background in modern software engineering environments
- Experience with TypeScript, React, and Node.js ecosystems
- Able to guide architecture and technical direction without needing to code daily
Growth Mindset
- Excited by building new teams rather than maintaining legacy estates
- Comfortable operating in fast-moving, evolving businesses
- Able to bring structure without slowing momentum
Commercial & Strategic Thinking
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- Comfortable working with senior leadership on growth plans and delivery priorities
- Able to balance speed, quality, and scalability
FinTech / Payments Experience
- Experience in payments, fintech, SaaS, or transaction-led businesses highly beneficial
Package
- Competitive base salary + bonus
- Equity / stock options
- Private healthcare
- Flexible remote working
- Strong overall benefits package
If you want a role focused on building the future engineering function rather than inheriting the past, with real ownership to hire, scale, and shape a modern technology team, I’d be happy to share more.
