Head of Engineering & ML — Syn
Syn 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 do
- Own the engineering roadmap, day-to-day development management, and delivery timelines
- Lead and grow a team of 2 engineers
- Drive 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 effort
- Lead R&D; into deep learning architectures for spectral data, and process modeling for industrial intelligence
What we're looking for
- 6–10 years of experience across software engineering and machine learning, ready to lead
- Strong software architecture judgment, especially monolith-to-microservices and API-first design
- Hands-on experience with PLS/PCA and a strong interest in deep learning for spectral or signal data
- Hands-on expertise with Microsoft Azure (we're part of the Microsoft for Startups program)
- Entrepreneurial mindset and appetite for ownership
- Based in Madrid preferred — we're a close-knit team and believe working together in person helps us move faster
What 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
[email protected].
📌 Head of Engineering and ML (Madrid)
🏢 Syn
📍 Madrid