Director of Engineering - Infrastructure

About Us

Harmattan AI is a next\-generation defense prime building autonomous and scalable defense systems. Following the close of a $200M Series B, valuing the company at $1\.4 billion, we are expanding our teams and capabilities to deliver mission\-critical systems to allied forces.

Our work is guided by clear values: building technologies with real\-world impact, pursuing excellence in everything we do, setting ambitious goals, and taking on the hardest technical challenges. We operate in a demanding environment where rigor, ownership, and execution are expected.

About the Role As the Director of Engineering for Infrastructure at Harmattan AI, you will act as a vital management layer between R\&D modules and leadership, focusing on elevating our people and standardising our engineering excellence. This is a "hands\-off" people management role designed to relieve pressure on senior leadership by building high\-performing teams, improving internal tooling, and standardising work processes across the company without sacrificing execution speed. You will be a visionary partner to our leadership, contributing to organisational structure and the long\-term technical vision. In this role, you will lead our Engineering Infrastructure team in Paris — the foundation that all of R\&D runs on, covering CI/CD, test\-bench systems, internal developer tools, and the engineering\-facing tooling that keeps every other team productive. Every engineering team in the company is your customer.

Responsibilities

• People Management \& Mentorship: Act as a dedicated people manager for engineers, overseeing performance reviews, career growth, and training initiatives.


• Recruitment: Own the recruitment process as the number one priority, building and maintaining an effective engineering team to meet our ambitious growth plans in a competitive platform\-engineering and developer\-experience talent market.


• Process Standardisation: Develop and implement standardised work processes across CI/CD, test\-bench, and developer\-tooling teams to ensure high\-quality output and consistency.


• Engineering Infrastructure: Audit and improve internal tooling—deciding between off\-the\-shelf and custom solutions—to ensure engineers have the best resources to succeed.


• Organisational Strategy: Contribute to the organisational structure by reorganising modules and initiating changes to optimise cross\-functional (XFN) delivery.


• Vision \& Execution: Collaborate with leadership to build the company vision, bringing fresh ideas to the table rather than just executing existing plans.

• Educational Background: A strong academic record in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.


• Proven Leadership: Previous experience as an Individual Contributor (IC) who has successfully transitioned into a management role, allowing you to deeply understand the technical challenges your team faces.


• Experience: Direct experience leading a platform\-engineering or developer\-experience team at a hardware\-plus\-software company, with proven ownership of CI/CD, build infrastructure, and hardware test infrastructure (hardware\-in\-the\-loop and software\-in\-the\-loop testing, lab automation). You have served at least 50 engineering customers in a previous role and know how to balance feature requests against platform health.


• Technical Engagement: While this is a management\-focused role, you should still possess a desire to "keep your hands dirty" and remain engaged with the technical aspects of the work.


• Soft Skills \& Communication: Exceptional soft skills and communication abilities, with a "high\-bar" for excellence and a natural ability to elevate those around them.


• Commitment: 100% dedication to Harmattan AI's mission of building autonomous defence systems and a readiness to thrive in a fast\-paced, high\-pressure environment.

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