VP of Engineering | AI Transformation & Core Systems

Client of Reqiva

What Makes This Role Different

• Architectural Authority
  You have the mandate to challenge and replace legacy systems. If it slows the business down, you can redesign it.
• AI Ownership
  You will define how AI reshapes engineering, operations, and decision making across the organisation.
• Elite Global Teams
  You will lead a small, exceptional group of senior engineers and architects where outcomes matter more than hierarchy.

The Challenges You Will Own

• AI Native Migration
  Transition systems from traditional CI CD and rule based logic into AI native operations with self healing infrastructure and automated code generation.
• Real Time Non Deterministic Systems
  Build and oversee AI systems operating in real time, handling complex, high stakes decisions where latency matters.
• The Fast AI Problem
  Integrate heavyweight models without sacrificing performance. AI must enhance speed, not compromise it.
• End to End Technical Ownership
  From low level backend performance and memory efficiency through to high performance, fluid user interfaces.
• Radical Process Re Engineering
  Identify human bottlenecks and replace them with AI driven optimisation wherever possible.
• Technical Leadership at the Highest Level
  Set direction, mentor elite engineers, and provide clarity in highly complex problem spaces.

Core Engineering

• Deep hands on experience with C++, Rust, Go, or Python in high performance environments.

AI and ML

• Practical experience with LLM fine tuning, RAG pipelines, vector databases such as Milvus or Pinecone, and production grade MLOps.

Systems and Infrastructure

• Strong background in distributed systems, Kubernetes, and low latency data streaming.
• Comfortable operating close to the metal when needed.

Leadership Profile

• Builder first, executive second
• Comfortable making hard technical calls
• Intolerant of good enough
• Proven at scaling systems, not just teams

Why This Role You will be joining a profitable, fast moving, engineering led organisation operating at the edge of what is technically possible. Engineering is not a support function here. It is the product.

This role is for someone who is restless with the status quo and has the technical scars to prove they can build what others say cannot be done.