Growth and change need different leadership moves
Why "scale" and "transformation" are not interchangeable, and why senior leaders often need to do both.
Read noteA map of my work
Teams. Platforms.
The physical world.
Different disciplines.
Connected challenges.Choose a project to explore.
People · software · real-world systems
Growth + changeVita MojoVP of Engineering
Protecting delivery while reshaping engineering.
Clarified ownership, strengthened release guardrails and connected cloud-spend governance to architectural choices.
Open the case study≈90%delivery output retained at ≈45% of original headcount
Hello, I’m Jake.
a London-based engineering leader with over 20 years across SaaS, regulated platforms, data and connected hardware. Most recently VP of Engineering (2023 to 2026) at Vita Mojo, a VC-backed SaaS business.
I help businesses grow engineering capability, products, and platforms; and lead teams through change without losing delivery, reliability or trust.
More about my approachIdeas, tested in practice.
A webhook is a signal, not a source of truth
A reliable integration starts by designing for missed events, retries and reconciliation, not for the happy path.
Read noteMake the safe path the easy path
Developer tools should make scope, risk and consequences visible before a consequential action runs.
Read noteA leadership range, not a single playbook
Know what the business needs next.
Growth asks for capacity, clarity and foundations that can stretch. Change asks for focus, trust and the ability to reshape without destabilising what works. Good engineering leadership knows the difference and can lead both.
GrowthMake the next stage possible.
Build teams, technical foundations and ways of working that let a business take on more without adding unnecessary complexity.
- Organisation and capability design
- Platform and product scale
- Delivery systems that can grow
ChangeChange the system, keep the trust.
Restructure, stabilise or modernise while protecting customers, delivery and the people who have to make the change real.
- Restructuring and turnaround
- Reliability, risk and cost control
- Clear ownership through transition
Both at onceKeep momentum through the messy middle.
Many businesses are growing and changing at once. Connect strategic direction with day-to-day execution so teams can move forward with confidence.
- Executive and board alignment
- Pragmatic technical leadership
- Outcomes over activity