Posted 6 hours ago
Head of Engineering
LightdashHead of Engineering
Requirements
Engineering leadership experience, Startup or scaleup background, Deep technical expertise, Architecture and security knowledge, AI-first mindset
Skills
TypeScriptReactNode.jsDockerKubernetes
About the role
Responsibilities
- Set the bar for engineering velocity through coaching, mentoring, and unblocking the team
- Make fast architectural and security decisions balancing speed with resilience
- Build and own best-in-class developer experience, tooling, and workflows
- Monitor and protect reliability and SLAs while maintaining startup speed
- Establish a culture where iteration is celebrated and perfectionism is challenged
Requirements
- Proven engineering leadership experience in fast-moving startups or scaleups
- Deep technical expertise with strong architecture and security instincts
- Startup operator mindset with experience taking products from 0→1 or through hyper-growth
- Obsession with velocity, iteration, and developer experience
- Bullish on AI and AI-assisted workflows
- Experience with monitoring, observability, and performance
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with TypeScript, React, Node, and SQL
- Experience with Express, Redux, or Mantine
- Experience with Docker, GCP, Kubernetes, Tracing, or Prometheus
About the Company
Lightdash is an open-source data platform that builds in public and biases hard toward impact and high-velocity execution.
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Lightdash · London