Lead, grow and inspire a team of engineers on the Agentic Commerce team, creating an environment of ownership, psychological safety, and high performance.
Drive execution across the full SDLC, from discovery and planning through to delivery, monitoring, and iteration, with a relentless focus on shipping quality software at speed.
Embed AI-first thinking into the team's day-to-day — championing the use of AI tooling to automate processes, accelerate development cycles, and remove friction throughout the engineering workflow.
Work closely with Product, Engineering, and Commercial leadership to align on roadmap priorities, surface dependencies early, and ensure cross-functional delivery runs smoothly.
Define and uphold engineering best practices across code quality, system design, testing, and deployment.
Foster a culture of continuous improvement — running effective retrospectives, identifying bottlenecks, and driving meaningful change to how the team operates.
Stay close to the JavaScript ecosystem and emerging technologies to inform technical direction and keep Swap ahead of the curve.
Requirements
8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in an engineering leadership or management role.
Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with other Engineering teams, Product, and Commercial teams, translating business goals into clear engineering priorities and keeping stakeholders aligned.
Comfortable getting hands-on when needed — you don't just delegate, you contribute.
Experience working in a start-up or scale-up environment — you understand the pace, the ambiguity, and what it takes to build effectively.
Hands-on experience building or managing teams working on agentic systems, LLM-powered products, or AI-driven workflows.
Strong background in distributed systems and cloud-native architecture; GCP a plus.
Background in e-commerce, fintech, or similarly high-growth product domains.
Tech Stack
Cloud
Distributed Systems
Google Cloud Platform
JavaScript
SDLC
Benefits
Competitive salary.
Stock options in a high-growth scale-up.
Competitive PTO with public holidays additional.
Birthday leave — an extra paid day off to celebrate.