Head of R&D, Piano

<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Simply's mission is to make the pursuit of creative hobbies simple and fun for all.</strong> Our top-grossing apps Simply Piano, Simply Guitar, Simply Sing, and Simply Draw put us on the fast track to building the world's largest consumer subscription service for creative learning. With over a million monthly downloads and hundreds of thousands of daily learners, we're building the AI creative companion for every home.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We're looking for a<strong> </strong>Head of R&amp;D, Piano to join us at Simply and help scale our teams, technologies, and processes to the next stage of growth. In this role, you’ll play a key part in building and scaling a high-performing engineering team, ensuring alignment between technology and business goals, and fostering a strong development culture. This is a unique opportunity to combine technical leadership, people management, and organizational influence – all within a fast-paced, high-impact environment.</span></p> <h4><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What You’ll Be Doing</strong></span></h4> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lead and scale high-performing engineering teams, driving execution, delivery, and growth.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Partner closely with product, design, data, and business stakeholders to shape roadmap and priorities.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Bridge product vision and engineering execution, making strategy actionable.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Own key architectural and technical choices that enable scale and continuous product evolution.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Identify bottlenecks, streamline processes, and boost team velocity through org and workflow changes.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Coach and mentor engineers, fostering growth, ownership, and impact.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Uphold high standards of code quality, collaboration, and engineering culture.</span></li> </ul> <h4><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Who you are and what you’ve done</strong></span></h4> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Proven experience leading and scaling teams, preferably in high-growth environments</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong hands-on technical background in software engineering and system architecture<br></span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Entrepreneurial experience, including founding or leading ventures</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Excellent understanding of modern development methodologies&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Love for problem-solving and shaping team culture</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong sense of ownership and a drive to get things done</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ability to balance long-term thinking with immediate delivery needs</span></li> </ul>