Head of Engineering

HEAD OF ENGINEERING Company Overview Mindpeak is a Hamburg-based AI company applying state-of-the-art deep learning to computational pathology, with a clear mission: enabling more effective, personalized cancer treatment. We work at the intersection of AI, medicine, and drug development-building regulatory-grade solutions that help pharma, biotech, and clinical partners discover, validate, and translate meaningful biomarkers into real-world impact. Our technology analyzes H&E, IHC, and multiplex tissue data to support drug development, patient stratification, and clinical trials. What makes this work especially rewarding: our AI is already deployed in routine diagnostics in more than 25 countries, meaning the tools we build are used by clinicians and patients every day. At Mindpeak, we believe that reliable, clinically applicable AI can change how cancer is treated. If you want to work on challenging problems, collaborate across disciplines, and see your work make a real difference in patient care, you’ll feel at home here. The Role You will lead and develop our Engineering organization, helping teams operate with greater clarity, accountability, and effectiveness. Your mission is to ensure our software engineering runs reliably today while building the foundation for future growth. You will help the team deliver predictably, raise quality and ownership, and connect software engineering decisions closely to customer and business needs. You will shape the evolution of our AI-assisted software development lifecycle, driving Engineering to embrace and adopt new ways of building software while ensuring high quality, robustness and reliability, and at substantially increased speed. You will work closely with Product, Machine Learning, Clinical and QA/Regulatory teams. What You'll Do BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THE ENGINEERING TEAM * Lead, coach, and develop engineers * Establish a culture of accountability, trust, and continuous improvement * Architect a high-performing team; attract, hire, and retain exceptional talent CREATE STRUCTURE AND CLARITY * Establish clear ownership, responsibilities, and improved ways of working * Improve planning, prioritization, and execution * Help teams focus on the highest-impact work * Apply AI-assistance in all steps of the Software-Development-Lifecycle BUILD A RELIABLE ENGINEERING ORGANIZATION * Increase predictability and transparency of delivery * Ensure issues and risks are surfaced early, communicated clearly and openly to relevant stakeholders * Create an environment where teams consistently deliver high-quality outcomes DEVELOP PEOPLE AND FUTURE LEADERS * Provide coaching, feedback, and career development * Support individual growth and leadership development * Raise the overall capability of the engineering organization, esp. AI-assisted software development STRENGTHEN CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION * Improve alignment between Engineering, Product, Clinical, Regulatory, and Commercial teams * Remove organizational friction and close communication gaps * Share global context to ensure engineering stays closely connected to customer and business needs * Challenge Product building the RIGHT THING, and Engineering building it the RIGHT WAY What Success Looks Like After 12 Months * Engineering teams operate with clear ownership and accountability * Delivery is more predictable and transparent * Productivity has increased using AI-assistance while ensuring high quality and full human code accountability * The organization has successfully grown through strong hires * Team engagement and retention remain high * Collaboration across functions is significantly stronger * Engineers spend less time firefighting and more time creating value for customers (<30% unplannable work) * Engineering decisions are strongly connected to customer and business impact. * The team has developed a stronger ownership mindset across functions. What You Bring * 5-10 years of experience leading and developing software engineering teams * Strong coaching, mentoring, and people management skills * A proven track record of building high-performing teams * Experience improving execution, delivery, and organizational effectiveness * Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills * A software engineering background with sufficient technical credibility to work effectively with senior engineers * A pragmatic, hands-on approach and a strong sense of ownership * A strong ownership mindset and willingness to take responsibility beyond the boundaries of Engineering. * Curiosity to explore the impact of AI-assistance on software development and the will to reshape the tech industry, including your own role. Ideal Candidate You are an engineering leader who enjoys and excels building high-performing teams, developing people, and creating clarity in complex and uncertain environments. You care deeply about helping others succeed and building an organization where talented engineers can do their best work. Why Mindpeak * The opportunity to build AI systems that power both clinical cancer diagnostics and data-driven drug development. * An open, creative work environment with flat hierarchies and quick decision-making. * Be part of an excellent leadership team that invests in continuous development through regular workshops, peer exchange, and coaching * Diverse, engaging projects that help you deepen both your technical and domain expertise. * A centrally located Hamburg office with a beautiful view over the harbor. Application Details Please provide: * Your CV * Job references * Your salary expectations and the earliest possible starting date Note: Direct applicants only. We do not work with recruiting agencies for this position.

Compensation: Competitive (Financial Services) About TradingHub Founded in 2010, TradingHub delivers uniquely intelligent trade surveillance software to world leading financial institutions. Developed by market professionals, our solutions use sophisticated modelling techniques to detect single and cross-product market manipulation. With a team of over 150 experts worldwide, TradingHub combines global reach with deep markets expertise to help our customers mitigate financial, regulatory, and reputational risk. The Role We are looking for a Head of Engineering to lead our Engineering Core department, responsible for the platforms that power TradingHub’s market-leading trade surveillance solutions. The function encompasses three principal teams: Infrastructure, Calculation and Web, covering our cloud platform, big-data processing framework and user-facing applications. The successful candidate will provide strategic and technical leadership across these teams, driving engineering excellence, platform reliability and innovation while building a high-performing organisation aligned to TradingHub’s business objectives. Responsibilities: * Define and evolve the core services and platform architecture, ensuring scalability, resilience, and a cloud-native, future-proof design * Set architectural standards and drive platform consistency to reduce complexity, duplication, and operational risk * Champion an AI-first approach, identifying and embedding agentic AI workflows to enhance engineering productivity and capability * Translate strategic business objectives into scalable, reliable engineering outcomes, owning end-to-end delivery against critical timelines * Partner cross-functionally with Product, Data, and Infrastructure teams to align platform direction, data capabilities and system reliability * Own the reliability and performance of core systems, including uptime, latency, SLOs/SLAs and continuous improvement through incident management * Ensure security, data protection, and regulatory compliance, while leading and developing a high-performing, accountable engineering organisation Requirements * Significant experience of commercial software delivery, preferably within financial technology or 'big tech' * Proven track record of owning and successfully delivering substantial transformation projects on time and with precision * Proven success in balancing competing short/medium and strategic priorities to ensure key strategic deliverables are met * Confident leading high-performing software development teams, especially through changes to working practices * AWS (or other public cloud provider) experience preferable * Experience of AI-first SDLC working practices Benefits Life at TradingHub is a rewarding journey within a fast-growing company that thrives on innovation and collaboration. By combining the best of technology and global markets, we’re able to solve complex problems together and deliver meaningful results to our customers. Everybody has value to bring, and we welcome individuality as a key driving force behind our collective success. Rooted in everything that we do are our core values: Accountability, Ambition, Partnership and Trust. These values provide the foundation for a sustainable workplace culture that empowers you to grow, contribute, and become your best self. Employee Benefits: * Annual discretionary performance bonus (permanent employees only) * Hybrid working policy * Office lunches twice a week * Private medical insurance + dental cover * Extended parental leave (up to 6 months of fully paid maternity leave) * 25 days annual leave + bank holidays * Enhanced company pension plan * 5 days study leave towards professional qualifications * Salary sacrifice schemes * Death in service coverage Don’t tick every single requirement? Research shows that candidates from under-represented groups are less likely to apply unless they meet all the criteria. We are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace, so if this role excites you, please don't let our specification hold you back. Get in touch! TradingHub is an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, ethnic or national origins, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, socio-economic background, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics. TradingHub selects candidates for interview based solely on their skills, experience and qualifications. We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all and we encourage candidates to inform us of any required adjustments. A full copy of our diversity, equity and inclusion policy will be made available to you upon request.