Head of Engineering and ML

Head of Engineering & ML — SynSyn delivers real-time chemical analysis of food and other products using near-infrared spectroscopy, and we're building toward a broader vision: industrial intelligence that combines spectral data with customer process data (LIMS, ERP, MES, SCADA) to model and optimize production. We've captured over 2 million spectra to date — a rare dataset we're ready to put to work.We're looking for a hands-on technical leader to take ownership of our engineering roadmap and lead our next phase: migrating from a Java monolith to a modern, web-based microservices architecture, while pushing our modeling capability from classical chemometrics into deep learning.What you'll doOwn the engineering roadmap, day-to-day development management, and delivery timelinesLead and grow a team of 2 engineersDrive the migration from of key infra from monolith to a microservices, web and API-first architecture (ongoing)Build the tooling that lets our customer success team train and retrain spectral models (PLS, PCA) with minimal effortLead R&D into deep learning architectures for spectral data, and process modeling for industrial intelligenceWhat we're looking for6–10 years of experience across software engineering and machine learning, ready to leadStrong software architecture judgment, especially monolith-to-microservices and API-first designHands-on experience with PLS/PCA and a strong interest in deep learning for spectral or signal dataHands-on expertise with Microsoft Azure (we're part of the Microsoft for Startups program)Entrepreneurial mindset and appetite for ownershipBased in Madrid preferred — we're a close-knit team and believe working together in person helps us move fasterWhat we offer Ownership of a live, revenue-generating platform's technical direction, leadership of a growing team, and competitive compensation with equity.Interested? Apply here on LinkedIn, or reach out directly to jacob.kristensen@syn.digital.