> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/3320713-head-of-engineering-in-network-security-remote-in-eu-or-uk](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3320713-head-of-engineering-in-network-security-remote-in-eu-or-uk). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Head of Engineering in Network Security (Remote in EU or UK) - **Company:** Abusix, Inc. - **Location:** London, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Network Security, Production Code, Codebase - **Published:** September 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c83a9aced5dcb350 ## About the Role * Proven experience as a Head of Engineering, Engineering Director, or senior technical lead: you've grown a team before and shifted from hands-on coding into architecture and leadership. Background in Product Management is a plus. * A player-coach mentality: technically excellent and genuinely hands-on, just as comfortable in the codebase as in a design discussion. * Experience building and shaping an engineering team or organization from the ground up, ideally in a fast-paced startup or scale-up. * A track record of working closely with a product function: you understand product priorities and can challenge or improve requirements, not just implement them. * A go-getter mentality: you prioritize what matters and make sure it gets done. * Strong communication skills: you translate business context for engineers and technical reality for the rest of the company, keeping engineering visible and easy to work with. * Comfort using AI in your daily development workflow, and curiosity about how it can make the team more effective. * Fluent English and a remote-first mindset. * Your core values match ours: Own It, Push Forward, Be Real. Check them out below! ## Description As our Head of Engineering, you lead Abusix's 10-person engineering team (including SRE) and own the technical direction and architecture behind our platform. You turn engineering into a performance-driven, product-minded unit, connecting what the team builds to the outcomes it creates for the security teams who rely on Abusix every day. In this role, you make the handoff between product and engineering work, unblock delivery, and keep releases predictable. From day one, you're hands-on in the codebase: shipping alongside the team, feeling the same friction they feel, and shifting the balance toward architecture and leadership as you earn the team's trust. As a player-coach, you lead through the work itself: hands-on and technically credible, bringing your own leadership concept and keeping engineering closely connected and visible across the rest of the company. You report to the CEO, are part of the leadership team, and work closely with the product team. The Impact You Make in This Role * Lead the 10-person engineering team, including SRE: setting priorities, delegating, running 1:1s, and supporting growth, to build a performance-driven, product-minded unit that ships things that matter. * Own technical direction and architecture for the platform, setting and enforcing engineering principles, to keep the codebase and systems something the team can build on with confidence. * Stay hands-on in the codebase, writing and reviewing production code alongside the team, to earn trust, feel the same friction engineers feel, and ship real improvements to the team's day-to-day work. * Improve the product-to-engineering handoff: tickets, subtasks, estimates, and refinement, with the product team, to turn roadmap intent into predictable delivery. * Communicate roadmap, status and risk to product and leadership, and bring business context back to the team, to keep engineering visible, trusted, and easy to plan around. * Unblock delivery and drive predictable releases, so the team consistently ships and the rest of the company can plan around engineering. * Improve engineering practices, including how the team uses AI in development, to raise the bar on what "good" looks like. * Hire, onboard and retain engineers as the team grows, to build an organization that can scale past you. ## Related Videos - [Getting to Know Your Legacy (System) with AI-Driven Software Archeology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1437-getting-to-know-your-legacy-system-with-ai-driven-software-archeology) - [Designing the Future of Human<>Agent Collaboration](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1447-designing-the-future-of-human-agent-collaboration) - [Small, Secure, Interconnected: The next Internet Protocol](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100062-small-secure-interconnected-the-next-internet-protocol) - [Your next 10x engineer isn't in your city. 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