We're looking for a Head of R&D, Piano to join us and help scale our teams, technologies, and processes to the next stage of growth. In this role, youll play a key part in building and scaling a high-performing engineering team, ensuring alignment between technology and business goals, and fostering a strong development culture. This is a unique opportunity to combine technical leadership, people management, and organizational influence – all within a fast-paced, high-impact environment.
What Youll Be Doing:
Lead and scale high-performing engineering teams, driving execution, delivery, and growth.
Partner closely with product, design, data, and business stakeholders to shape roadmap and priorities.
Bridge product vision and engineering execution, making strategy actionable.
Own key architectural and technical choices that enable scale and continuous product evolution.
Identify bottlenecks, streamline processes, and boost team velocity through org and workflow changes.
Coach and mentor engineers, fostering growth, ownership, and impact.
Uphold high standards of code quality, collaboration, and engineering culture.
What Youll Be Doing:
Lead and scale high-performing engineering teams, driving execution, delivery, and growth.
Partner closely with product, design, data, and business stakeholders to shape roadmap and priorities.
Bridge product vision and engineering execution, making strategy actionable.
Own key architectural and technical choices that enable scale and continuous product evolution.
Identify bottlenecks, streamline processes, and boost team velocity through org and workflow changes.
Coach and mentor engineers, fostering growth, ownership, and impact.
Uphold high standards of code quality, collaboration, and engineering culture.
Requirements:
Proven experience leading and scaling teams, preferably in high-growth environments
Strong hands-on technical background in software engineering and system architecture
Entrepreneurial experience, including founding or leading ventures
Excellent understanding of modern development methodologies
Love for problem-solving and shaping team culture
Strong sense of ownership and a drive to get things done
Ability to balance long-term thinking with immediate delivery needs
Proven experience leading and scaling teams, preferably in high-growth environments
Strong hands-on technical background in software engineering and system architecture
Entrepreneurial experience, including founding or leading ventures
Excellent understanding of modern development methodologies
Love for problem-solving and shaping team culture
Strong sense of ownership and a drive to get things done
Ability to balance long-term thinking with immediate delivery needs
This position is open to all candidates.
