Head of Engineering

Head of Engineering

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Head of Engineering to join a well-established organisation as it expands its commercial software offering. Leading a highly collaborative development team including software engineers, DevOps and product, you will shape engineering strategy, support and develop your team, and help take a new software product through launch and beyond. This role would suit a highly supportive, commercially minded engineering leader who has progressed from a software development background and enjoys bringing together people, technology and product direction.

Location: London - initially four days per week in the office, reducing to three days per week.

Salary: Negotiable (anticipated £100k - £110k) + comprehensive benefits

Requirements for Head of Engineering:

• Proven experience as a Head of Engineering or in an equivalent senior engineering leadership position

• Strong software development background, with an understanding of both front-end and back-end engineering

• Degree educated in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or similar

• Excellent people management skills, with a supportive, approachable leadership style and the ability to inspire and develop others

• Experience leading engineering delivery for a commercial software product, balancing customer needs, business priorities and technical considerations

• Experience contributing to product direction, roadmaps and prioritisation alongside business stakeholders

• Ability to set engineering strategy and translate this into clear, achievable plans

• Strong technical judgement, with the ability to guide architectural decisions and support developers with technical challenges

• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to work with non-technical stakeholders and understand their requirements

• A collaborative approach, with the confidence to lead change while building trust and maintaining a positive team culture

Responsibilities for Head of Engineering:

• Lead and develop a dev team of 10, working closely with existing team leaders

• Shape engineering strategy to support both commercial product development and internal business requirements

• Guide the continued development of a new commercial software product, helping establish its roadmap and support its growth

• Work with stakeholders to prioritise features and improvements that deliver value to customers and the business

• Oversee the development of internal applications, dashboards and tools that improve how teams work across the organisation

• Provide technical direction across software architecture, development practices and delivery

• Support team development through coaching, clear objectives and constructive feedback

• Balance product opportunities, internal projects and technical improvements, ensuring realistic priorities and effective use of resources

• Maintain a collaborative engineering culture with a strong emphasis on quality, communication and shared ownership

What the role offers:

• The opportunity to join an established organisation yet shape a new commercial software product at an early stage and influence its future direction

• Leadership of an established, collaborative engineering team with excellent staff retention

• A broad role combining people leadership, engineering strategy and commercial product development within an established business

Applications:

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