Head of Engineering
TILT
Tilt 🛸
Tilt isn’t just a marketplace. We’re building the next century of shopping—making it feel human, communal, and alive again. E-commerce has spent decades optimizing for clicks, stripping away the trust, joy, and connection that once made shopping meaningful.
Today, we are the UK's biggest live shopping platform and we've got our sights set on the world. We raised an $18m Series A, which we're using to rapidly grow and hire A-players to join our mission.
More about us:
Check us out on the UK app store! (other countries are inaccurate until we expand)
Your Mission
As Head of Engineering, you’ll lead the technical evolution of Tilt’s core platform and infrastructure. Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll be responsible for defining our engineering strategy, leading re-platforming initiatives, and preparing the organisation for the next generation of video and AI-powered innovation. You’ll shape a modern engineering culture rooted in velocity, quality, and autonomy—one that empowers teams to build delightful, performant experiences at scale.
This is a high-impact, executive-level role that offers the opportunity to directly influence Tilt’s future, both technically and culturally.
What You’ll Do
Define Engineering Strategy: Translate Tilt’s business goals into a robust, scalable technology roadmap that supports rapid product innovation.
Scale High-Performing Teams: Build, mentor, and retain diverse engineering teams across multiple locations, ensuring alignment, productivity, and career growth.
Instil Technical Excellence: Drive standards for quality, performance, and secure development across the stack.
Foster Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product, Design, and Operations to align roadmaps and deliver high-impact features.
Accelerate AI Adoption: Help shape and implement AI-assisted development workflows and product capabilities.
Operational Leadership: Set and track KPIs for velocity, uptime, code quality, and team health; continually optimise engineering workflows and tooling.
Be a Strategic Partner: Represent Engineering in company-wide decisions, external engagements, and investor conversations.
Our Stack
Frontend: VueJS, TypeScript
Backend: NodeJS
Mobile: Native iOS (Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit), Native Android (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose), with a shared KMP layer
Other: AWS, Vite, Webpack, GraphQL, Cypress, and more
About you
Strong experience developing and deploying highly scalable applications and APIs in production environments
Strong knowledge of modern frontend frameworks, particularly VueJS
Extensive experience with the NodeJS ecosystem and its associated technologies
Proven expertise with AWS services and IaC
Strong foundation in database design and management, particularly with relational databases
You're an ambitious problem-solver who thrives in fast-paced environments
You communicate technical concepts clearly and work effectively in autonomous teams
You approach challenges with curiosity and determination, eager to shape the future of AI-driven commerce
About You
7+ years of engineering experience, with 2–3+ years in a senior leadership role at a high-growth startup (Series B+) or tech company
Strong experience designing and deploying scalable applications and APIs in production environments
Deep knowledge of NodeJS, frontend frameworks and mobile platforms
Strong foundation in relational databases and schema design
Expertise with AWS services and Infrastructure-as-Code (CDK or similar)
Proven success leading engineering teams through scale, ambiguity, and rapid product iteration
Clear, empathetic communicator who thrives in collaborative, fast-paced environments
Curiosity, ambition, and a drive to build one of the world’s most impactful commerce platforms
Bonus skills
Experience with NestJS
Advanced proficiency in GraphQL
Deep experience with AWS Typescript CDK
Familiarity with NoSQL/Document DBs (e.g. DynamoDB, MongoDB)
Exposure to AWS Glue, DMS, or SageMaker
Expertise in e2e and test automation frameworks
Perks and benefits
We offer a competitive salary package including:
Equity through stock options
MacBook + ÂŁ500 office setup budget
29 days holiday in addition to UK bank holidays
Work from abroad for up to 30 days a year
Hybrid working - 3 days in the office inc. Mondays and Thursdays
Flexible hours as standard
Workspace in London (Canary Wharf), including access to gym
Who we are
As a fast-growing platform, we value innovation, autonomy, and rapid iteration. We believe in empowering our teams to make decisions and move quickly. We're building something unprecedented in the e-commerce space, and we need passionate people who share our vision of making fashion more accessible and enjoyable for everyone.
We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse work environment. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.B)
