Head Of Engineering (Remote)

8/8/2025

The Head of Engineering will lead the transition from discrete tools to a unified platform while managing the engineering team. This role involves defining team structure, overseeing hiring, and ensuring high engineering standards during the platform transition.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

201-500 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

About The Company

Remote Star is providing professional BPO services to clients worldwide. Their peace of mind is our business! We bring outsourcing to a whole new level by creating a special team exclusively dedicated to each of our clients. This enables them not to bother with all the business procedures and protocols of managing the workforce and allows them to focus on their core business. With our help entrepreneurs save not only time but also on average 62% of all costs in comparison to having in-house teams. We constantly search, train, and manage the best talents, to match them with reputable entrepreneurs who shape the future of business. We believe the best talents from South and East Europe, when put in a strong positive environment with top-notch management, can help innovative start-ups worldwide achieve greatness beyond measure!

About the Role

<div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Location: Remote <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">About Client:<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is an ambitious company in the rapidly growing soil carbon space, based near Dundee in Scotland with staff located around the world. We develop and deploy innovative technology-based services that directly measure soil carbon stocks to depth with accuracy and at ultra-low cost. This is a vital link that enables reliable monitoring and reporting of soil carbon removals at scale, helping the global transition of agriculture to a low carbon future. We are currently scaling our operations rapidly to support food and beverage companies, carbon project developers and farmers around the world. The demand for ecosystem carbon removals is growing as people and organisations intensify their efforts to mitigate climate change. Global agriculture has a major role to play here with the potential for agricultural soils to sequester up to 1 trillion tonnes of CO2 through regenerative farming practices. Our purpose is to make a meaningful contribution to agriculture’s mitigation of, and adaptation to, climate change. Whilst our core capability is the ability to measure soil carbon with high accuracy, our product is ultimately the data that this generates. Developing sophisticated models to predict soil carbon levels and changes over time is crucial to our mission. By combining our extensive measurement data with advanced modelling techniques, we can provide invaluable insights into soil carbon dynamics, enhancing our ability to guide and validate effective carbon sequestration practices in agriculture and for our customers. <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Role:<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are looking for a Head of Engineering to join the business and lead our engineering efforts as we transition from a set of discrete tools to a unified platform capable of supporting our future scale and product ambitions. We currently offer a high-quality service to our customers, powered by a mix of bespoke and off-the-shelf tools. However, to scale efficiently and deliver an end-to-end service with more recurring value to our customers – including<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ML-powered carbon planning and forecasting enables customers to make earlier claims for earned carbon credits – we are consolidating and modernising our technology into a single platform. Work has already been completed to map out the existing technology landscape, define a target platform architecture, and outline the phased transition approach. This plan will serve as the foundation for the incoming Head of Engineering, who will take ownership of executing the transition while maintaining delivery velocity on new service features.<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is a pivotal role that will also lead the expansion and evolution of our engineering function. We currently have a globally distributed team of soil specialists, statisticians, ML engineers, and Python/React/Java developers. The team is expected to double in size over the next 12–18 months. You will be responsible for shaping the team structure, hiring,<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">onboarding, and implementing development practices that ensure scalable, high-quality engineering output. Above all, you’ll be adaptable – equally comfortable working independently and collaborating across disciplines spanning engineering, GIS, soil science, quality management, data systems, and commercial operations. Close cross-functional alignment is critical to delivering the high-quality products and services our customers expect. <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Key responsibilities: <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You will be responsible for:<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">● Defining the target team structure and identifying hiring needs<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">● Leading hiring and onboarding of new engineering team members<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">● Designing and implementing development processes to support both feature delivery and platform transition<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">● Driving adherence to high engineering standards and modern workflows<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">● Managing execution of the platform transition while continuing to ship new product features<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">● Collaborating across disciplines to align engineering outcomes with scientific and commercial priorities<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">● Managing, mentoring and supporting the professional growth of the engineering team<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">● Running regular sprint cycles, performance reviews, and technical roadmap reviews<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">● Maintaining and evolving internal engineering culture, processes, and quality standards<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">● Acting as the senior engineering voice in company-wide product, strategy and delivery conversations <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Skills and experience <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are looking for candidates with:<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">● Strong engineering experience, including hands-on capability with Python and React.js<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">● Android development skills or experience with Java is highly desirable<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">● Proficiency with AWS, particularly RDS, ECS, and cloud infrastructure design<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">● Demonstrated architectural expertise, especially in AWS environments<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">● Experience leading platform transitions or architectural redesign projects<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">● Proven ability to build and deploy rule-based, algorithmic, or pipeline-driven models<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">● Expertise in large-scale data architecture and data engineering pipelines<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">● Experience with geospatial and climate data feeds (e.g. Google Earth Engine) is a strong plus<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">● Familiarity with modern software engineering practices and toolchains (CI/CD, IAC, testing frameworks)<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">● Prior experience leading distributed engineering teams, including hiring, coaching, and delivery leadership <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Personal characteristics<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are looking for a versatile, diligent, and proactive individual who can manage a diverse workload while remaining<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">approachable and receptive to staff needs and requests. You should be comfortable working in collaborative<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">environments, both within our organization and with external partners. We hope you will be inspired by our mission<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and take pride in your work and that of the wider team. You should be constantly looking to improve yourself and grow<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">with the team and the company. </div>

Key Skills

PythonReact.jsAndroid DevelopmentJavaAWSArchitectural ExpertiseData ArchitectureData EngineeringGeospatial DataClimate DataSoftware Engineering PracticesDistributed Engineering TeamsHiringCoachingDelivery Leadership

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