Head of Engineering

Join the Olarm Team:
Where Innovation and Collaboration Thrive!

At Olarm, we're not just a company – we're a passionate team of forward-thinkers, tech enthusiasts, and problem solvers. Our mission to revolutionise the home security and monitoring markets is driven by a set of core values that define who we are and how we work together. We believe in harnessing the power of cutting‑edge IoT technology to make a real difference in people's lives.

We are very big on our culture and company values so be sure to have a look at what we value below and apply if you think you can see yourself working with the Olarm team.

Creative & Innovative Minds: We're on a continuous journey of discovery, pushing the boundaries of what's possible. Bring your creative ideas and innovative spirit to the table, as we challenge conventions and embrace new solutions.

Collaborative Energy: At Olarm, collaboration is more than just a buzzword – it's how we achieve greatness. We value diverse perspectives, foster open communication, and support one another to reach our collective goals.

Results-Driven Focus: We don't just aim for success; we make it happen. We're a team of motivated individuals who thrive on delivering results.

Personal Impact: You will have a personal impact on people's lives being in the home security industry. Join us in shaping the future of IoT and home security, leaving a lasting impact.

Learning Culture: In a fast-paced industry, learning never stops. We encourage continuous growth, providing opportunities to expand your skill set, explore new technologies, and elevate your career to new heights.

State-of-the-Art Tooling: We believe in empowering our team with the best tools available. At Olarm, you'll have access to modern, state-of-the-art AI and developer tooling to help you move faster, solve complex problems, and focus on what matters most—building great products.

The Head of Engineering owns how Olarm's technology is built, operated and delivered, across every engineering discipline and the company's internal IT. The areas include Software, Firmware, Hardware, Industrial Design, Agile Delivery and IT & Network.

Engineering leadership

• Lead Olarm's engineering organisation through a team of functional leads, not through direct technical work.
• Build and maintain the leadership layer: appoint, develop and hold accountable the leads for each function.
• Own engineering hiring, capability development, career levels and succession.
• Set engineering culture, standards and ways of working across disciplines.
• Build multi-skilled, multifunctional teams that can work across disciplines and cover for one another.
• Manage bus-factor risk: keep a key-person risk register, and remove single points of knowledge through cross-training, pairing, documentation and shared ownership of critical systems.

• Own technical architecture across devices, firmware, MQTT backbone, cloud, mobile and web.
• Make the final call on technical trade-offs, technical risk and technology choices.
• Maintain a technical roadmap that supports the product strategy.

• Lead Olarm's technical advancement into new fields, including AI and robotics, in both products and internal operations.
• Build the capability, prototypes and partnerships needed to turn new technology into viable products and operational improvements.
• Stay abreast of new technology trends in software and electronics, and assess their relevance to Olarm.
• Bring emerging-technology opportunities to CTO and Product through the Product and Innovation Forum, where strategic bets are agreed.

• Own engineering capacity, technical sequencing and delivery planning, partnering with Product to shape…