Director, Software Engineering (Platform)
At a glance
Director-level Engineering Leadership role at Neko Health. London · full-time · $405,000–$480,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build a secure Azure foundation for health and member data that can grow across regions
- Improve the platform so product teams can release changes faster
- Raise reliability and cut operational incidents that disrupt clinic work
- Set the platform’s long-term direction with Product and Data leaders
- Grow a platform engineering group, initially comprising ten to fifteen engineers
What you bring
- You have built and expanded large infrastructure systems, including platform-style services or SRE-level systems
- You bring hands-on engineering ability, including coding and system design
- You have scaled infrastructure across regions and led managers in multi-team organizations
- You have used AI tooling platforms such as Claude Code
Who this fits
This director role suits a hands-on engineering leader who can guide managers while building a multi-team platform organization. It is based in London and hybrid.
From the employer
Mission
Neko is redefining what prevention means, from treating illness when it arrives, to sustaining health before it's ever at risk. Our mission: make data-driven, preventative care accessible to more people, before symptoms appear.
In a single, non-invasive visit under an hour, proprietary technology and direct clinical care combine to deliver personalised, actionable insights. It's a team that thinks in 10x, not 10%. Every role here plays a part in building a world where prevention is the norm, and where your work genuinely helps people live longer, healthier lives.
Role Purpose
The Director of Software Engineering, Platform will lead the design, scaling, and reliability of Neko Health’s core infrastructure. This platform underpins health data, member data, and system reliability across clinics and internal product systems.
This role is mission-critical: platform failures directly impact clinic operations and patient care. You will deliver an AI-first platform that ensures absolute resilience and regional scale, enabling the rest of the organization to scale our impact 10X faster.
What You’ll Deliver in the First 6–12 Months
Establish a scalable, secure infrastructure platform on Azure supporting health and member data
Enable significantly faster product deployment cycles through platform improvements
Increase system reliability and reduce operational incidents affecting clinics
Build and scale a high-performance platform engineering team (10-15 engineers initially)
Define long-term platform strategy in close partnership with Product and Data
Minimum Qualifications
Proven experience building and scaling large-scale infrastructure systems
Experience building infrastructure as a platform (PaaS mindset) or SRE-level systems
Strong hands-on engineering background; ability to code and design systems
Experience scaling infrastructure across regions
Experience using AI tooling platforms (Claude Code)
Experience leading managers and scaling to multi-team structures
Preferred Experience
Deep experience with Microsoft stack (Azure, Cosmos DB, Docker)
Experience supporting data platform infrastructure
Experience in highly regulated or mission-critical environments
Exposure to AI platform development
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