Lead of Foundations, London

Isomorphic Labs is seeking a Lead of Foundations in London to drive the strategic direction, execution, and operational excellence of their Platform teams. The successful candidate will lead a diverse team of engineering managers and individual contributors across multiple disciplines, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Requirements

• Experience in software engineering, with a significant portion focused on ML infrastructure, platform, or site reliability engineering.
• Demonstrated experience in a leadership role, managing multiple engineering teams and managers.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, cloud architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP), and modern infrastructure technologies.
• Proven experience with running horizontal Platform Engineering teams
• Strong background in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and practices, including incident management, observability, performance optimization, and automation.
• Familiarity with data infrastructure and systems supporting machine learning/prediction models.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to attract, hire, retain, and develop top engineering talent.
• Strategic thinker with a proven ability to define and execute complex technical roadmaps.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI and machine learning projects
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment
• Hybrid working model with 3 days in the office per week
• Access to professional development opportunities
• Equal employment opportunities and a commitment to diversity and inclusion