Head of Technology
About this role
What we're building
Shoppers expect more from product content. So does AI. Richer imagery and video on one side, AI-powered shopping assistants and machine-readable data on the other: brands and retailers need their product content to be accurate, complete, and live everywhere, automatically. That's what Syncle does.
We move product content, data, images, and video, from where it's created to where it's sold. We're at €3M ARR with a stable platform business and 500+ customers such as L'oreal, KICKS, Bosch and Elkjøp. The next phase is built on a new product surface that changes how the workflow runs. It's more automated, more configurable, and serves customer types and markets we couldn't fully reach before. We're backed by Vendep Capital and Ampli Ventures.
Responsibilities
- As our previous tech lead is moving into a Principal Architect role with a focused technical scope, the new Head of Technology takes full ownership of the platform's technical direction, the engineering team, and execution.
- The role sits on the leadership team as a peer to product, commercial, and finance, with shared ownership of where the company goes. You report to the CEO.
- What the role owns
- Syncle's technical direction. Our stack is deliberately lean and standard, with conscious avoidance of tight vendor lock-in where it would cost us flexibility. You track where the industry is heading and bring that thinking into our decisions. You form a clear point of view on how AI reshapes our direction and make the right bets to stay ahead, and connect technical choices to commercial outcomes.
- Lead the engineering team. You own the engineering organisation: a team of 9 engineers, (including a mix of back-end, full stack, front-end and data engineers) their performance, culture, and day-to-day leadership. You shape ways of working that remove bottlenecks and help the team ship fast. You drive change when priorities shift.
Requirements
- Technical credibility. Strong enough to earn the team's re