Head of Engineering

Want to help us build the world's best childcare service? Engineering & People all-rounder for a friendly VC-backed, profitable and growing startup

Koru Kids is building the world's best childcare service. We're making it easier and more affordable for families to access high quality childcare. We're growing, are backed by fantastic investors, including top venture capitalists and business angels, and have won a bunch of awards.

About Koru Kids

At Koru Kids we have a triple mission: to support working parents during the hardest years of their life, to give children the best possible childhood to allow them to flourish as adults, and to create really great jobs for childcarers. We're a marketplace, which means we have two customers: people who look after children and families. The challenge is massive, but our team is really good.

Our business is growing fast year-on-year and we've delivered over 4M hours of childcare. We're backed by strong investors and top-class VC's. Our culture is informal, hard-working and kind. We're also really committed to working with integrity, doing the right thing and building a company we are truly proud of.

What is Product Engineering at Koru Kids?

The Product Engineering team at Koru Kids looks after all aspects of technology, including nanny vetting, a two-sided marketplace for families and nannies to connect, and product finance tools for paying thousands of nannies each month. Our key focus is to help families find great nannies by ensuring we have options for a wider set of needs.

As a team, we spend most of our time shipping new features that add real value to our customers, and we also enjoy building tools that empower our operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 3 senior engineers and take responsibility for all engineering efforts at Koru Kids.
• Balance hands-on technical work and people management, with approximately 20-30% of your time focused on the people side.
• Contribute to the day-to-day work of our cross-functional product team through pair programming, code reviews, and technical design discussions.
• Support the personal development of engineers through coaching, mentoring, and feedback.
• Work closely with the senior product manager to agree on goals, define product and engineering strategy, and explore product ideas.
• Nurture a culture of ownership and accountability, empowering the team to take initiative and push for change.

What We Offer

• A salary of £110-125k, with equity options available.
• 50% off Koru Kids childcare, up to a value of £7,000 per year as a taxable benefit.
• Work from home opportunities; we are a remote-first company.
• MacBook and home office allowance.
• Video therapy sessions through Spill, to support positive mental health.
• A 20-minute phone call with Michael, the Head of Engineering.
• A 60-minute remote coding session with one of the engineers.
• An assessment day to meet the product team and cover system design, product thinking, and culture.
• An optional day with the team to experience Koru Kids without interview pressure.

Important Information

Timing: We'd like to have the right person join as soon as possible, but we will wait to find the right person.

Flexibility: This is a remote role, but we have an office in Shoreditch, London, and we'd love it if you wanted to spend time there!

Hours: This is a full-time role, but we're keen to hear from you if you might need a more part-time or flexible arrangement.

Please apply even if you don't think you tick every single box, but you can imagine yourself thriving in this role.

Diversity & Inclusion

We embrace diversity and equality seriously. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills, and views. Creating a culture of equality is the smart thing to do.