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‑knitted 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Head of Engineering and ML (Comunidad de Madrid)
🏢 Syn
📍 Comunidad de Madrid