Head of Software Engineering

The role

We're looking for a full-time Head of Software Engineering to join our fast-growing team in Helsinki! You’ll own the technical direction and growth of our software team, leading engineers who build the core of the Autopilot and the product layers that tie it all together (perception, decision-making, control), ensuring we can reliably run our customers' energy operations autonomously. This is a leadership role with genuine engineering depth; you'll stay close to the architecture and code to make sharp decisions and earn your team's trust, while coaching the people and ways of working that let us move fast. Why this opportunity is ideal for you: This is a chance to step into a foundational engineering leadership role in a fast-growing company. As our first Head of Engineering, you'll set the technical direction for the Intergrid Autopilot that controls real industrial energy systems across Europe. The problems are genuinely hard: event-driven distributed systems, power market integrations, and mission-critical reliability at scale. This is a player-coach role. You'll report to our CTO, join the management team, and lead the Software Development team through a period of fast growth, from ~10 engineers today to the org that takes Intergrid to thousands of live customers. This is a rare opportunity to set the technical direction and execution, and build a high-performing tech team from the ground up. Own the technical direction of Autopilot: architecture, system design, and the engineering decisions that determine how we scale a mission-critical platform reliably Lead and grow the engineering team: hire and shape the software development team as we scale, and nurture the culture, practices, and ownership model that let the team move fast without breaking things Drive engineering execution: set and hold the bar on code quality, testing, CI/CD, observability, and incident response; ensure the team ships reliably and learns from failure Lead Intergrid's AI strategy in engineering: define how AI is embedded into both our product and our ways of working (AI-assisted development, automated testing, tooling); separate the signal from the hype and make deliberate bets Own the engineering roadmap: work closely with product, analytics, and operations to prioritise ruthlessly, manage trade-offs transparently, and deliver on commitments Be a key interface between engineering and leadership: translate technical complexity into strategic decisions, and push back when needed Shape how we build: establish the processes, tooling, and engineering standards that scale with the team; make deliberate build-vs-buy decisions across integrations, infrastructure, and IoT connectivity

What we offer

• Ownership: As the first Head of Engineering, you'll have genuine influence over our technical direction, product, and culture.
• Values-driven culture: Be part of a culture built on kindness, curiosity, and creating win-win-win outcomes for customers, planet, and our success.
• Rapid growth journey: Join one of today's most exciting industries and a quickly growing technology company on a mission to drive the green energy transition forward.
• Competitive salary & stock options: Reflect your experience and commitment to our shared success.
• Thrive in our Helsinki HQ: Vibrant, supportive, and inclusive office-first environment.