About the Role
To support our next stage of expansion, Fleek is seeking an experienced and ambitious VP Engineering to lead and scale its Engineering organisation. The VP of Engineering will oversee a fast-growing engineering team, soon to be approximately 30 engineers, distributed across London and India, as well as manage Fleek's Data team, which is currently a team of four.
This is a senior leadership position reporting directly to Sanket Agarwal, Co-Founder of Fleek, and will play a critical role in shaping the company's technical direction, culture, and execution as Fleek scales.
What you'll Own
- Lead delivery of Fleek's AI initiatives, which sit at the heart of the company's product and long-term strategy
- Foster a culture of experimentation, agility, and hustle, encouraging rapid iteration and high ownership across teams
- Build and evolve the engineering organisation structure, ensuring scalability as the company grows
- Continue expanding the Engineering team, with the majority of hiring based in London
- Own the Data function as it grows alongside the broader Engineering organisation.
- Serve as a hands-on technical leader, able to build credibility quickly with engineers and guide architecture and execution
- Attract, hire, and retain exceptional "A-class" talent, acting as a true talent magnet for the organisation
- Partner closely with product and business leadership to ensure engineering teams are deeply aligned with company outcomes
Who We're Looking For
- Experience leading engineering teams in high-growth, scaling environments
- A background that began as a back-end engineer, with strong technical foundations
- Proven ability to build engineering teams that are both product-focused and business-oriented
- Previous experience overseeing data and managing data scientists
- Experience working with or building AI-driven products
- Strong leadership presence, with a track record of inspiring high-performing, fast-moving teams
- Previous entrepreneurial experience in an ambitious tech-driven scale-up, or as a founder, would be advantageous
- Experience in an international marketplace business is a strong plus for this role
- Deeply analytical: data-driven decision making is second nature
- Insatiably curious: you're constantly learning about new tools, approaches, and market changes
- Hungry and ambitious: you're driven to stay relevant and push boundaries
- Change agent: you've driven transformation in previous organizations
- Hands-on: you're not afraid to roll up your sleeves and do the work yourself
The Practicalities
- Location: London HQ, Commercial St, E1 (Liverpool St / Aldgate East)
- Work model: In-office, typically 3–4 days per week.
- Stage: Post-Series B, hyper-growth
- Team: 100+ across London, India, and Pakistan (~20 in London office)
- Visa: Unable to sponsor visas for this role
- Culture: High ownership, non-hierarchical, fast-moving. Founder-led with strong opinions loosely held.