Head of R&D

About Watchful: Watchful is a startup at the forefront of the Digital Product Intelligence & Research category. We develop the world's most advanced platform, enabling product stakeholders—from line PMs to strategy teams and executives—to access and act on data previously thought inaccessible. Backed by top-tier VCs, we have already gained significant traction with several of the world's largest corporations as paying and onboarded customers.

Role Overview: As the R&D team lead, you will lead, build, and mentor a team of talented, multi-disciplinary individuals. You will bridge the gap between technology and business, being responsible for both long and short-term delivery, and serve as the Software Delivery owner within your domain.

Requirements:

(Must) Experience in Android and/or iOS reverse engineering

(Must) Proven experience in planning, architecting, and executing large and complex software systems with multidisciplinary teams

(Must) Demonstrated team-building experience, including sourcing and recruiting top talent engineers

(Must) Experience in managing a tech team with at least 3 employees

(Must) At least 5 years of experience in Back-End development, with strong proficiency in Python

(Must) In-depth knowledge of AWS services and cloud architecture

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.

(Must) Fluency in English

An understanding of the startup mentality, including the ability to move fast, remain agile, and get things done