About FX DigitalWe create living room experiences that are best when shared — allowing people to watch, listen, and play together. From Connected TV apps for streamers and major broadcasters to innovative interfaces for OTT platforms, we specialise in technology that brings people together at home.We’re growing fast, with ~70 people today across London and Barcelona — and big ambitions for the years ahead. We’re already working with brands like the BBC, BritBox, ITV, Comcast and ATP Media, with more to come.As we scale, we’re looking for an Engineering Director to lead our Engineering function into its next chapter — strengthening structure, standards, and leadership to consistently deliver quality at scale.The RoleWe’re looking for a thoughtful, strategic leader to take ownership of our Engineering function and help us scale without losing what makes our work — and our team — special. You’ll bring a deep understanding of delivery-focused engineering in an agency setting, and know how to lead a growing team with clarity, confidence, and care.You’ll report to the Managing Director and oversee both the Head of Technology and an incoming Engineering Manager. Your focus will be ensuring Engineering consistently delivers high-quality work — across multiple projects, clients, and platforms — while strengthening engineering leadership at every level. A key part of this will be developing our senior engineers and Tech Steers to act as multipliers of performance, quality, and culture.Until now, our Managing Director has lead the technology teams. With our next phase of growth underway, we’re creating this new role to bring in dedicated, strategic leadership to take it forward.What you'll doSet the direction: Define and communicate a clear strategy for how the Engineering function scales — including team structure, technical leadership, and collaboration with other departments.Build and lead the team: Manage senior technical leaders. Develop a scalable model for line management, performance, and growth. Enable senior engineers and Tech Steers to lead effectively and support others.Own engineering delivery: Ensure the department is consistently equipped to deliver high-quality work — across multiple projects and teams — with the right standards, processes, and resourcing in place. Stay close to the team’s day-to-day reality — from onboarding new joiners to understanding how each project is running — and support engineers at all levels to do their best work.Partner with Technology: Work closely with our Head of Technology to embed architectural decisions, innovation, and R&D into everyday engineering practice.Support commercial planning: Lead Engineering’s input into pitches, estimates, and pre-sales discussions. Ensure realistic and sustainable solutions are scoped and staffed appropriately.Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with Delivery, Product, QA, and Design to ensure smooth collaboration and shared accountability for success.Represent FX externally: Contribute to technical thought leadership, events, or industry conversations that reinforce our reputation in the CTV space.About YouYou might not tick every box — and that’s okay. But here’s what we think will help you thrive:ExperienceHave led technical teams in a fast-paced agency or consultancy setting10+ years in engineering, including hands-on work and team leadershipExperience managing managers — and scaling teams of 20+Comfortable setting standards and building scalable structures for team performance, development, and high-quality deliveryConsiderable experience leading Engineering across projects involving web-based CTV, OTT platforms, or video-focused front-end applications(Ideal) Experience leading teams and contributing to the building of OTT infrastructure(Ideal) Experience leading teams and contributing to the building of mobile platforms and native development technologies, such as Swift and KotlinSkills & QualitiesPragmatic and delivery-focused — understands the demands of project-based work and keeps things movingInvests in people — believes strong teams are built through support, structure, and trustConfident in engineering discussions — can support and challenge decisions with credibility, without egoStrong communicator with cross-functional instincts — builds alignment across technical and non-technical teamsStays connected to the whole team — understands what’s happening across projects and makes time for engineers at all levelsStructured in approach — uses systems, process, and planning to enable others, not to controlThrives in a fast-paced, scaling environment — comfortable with ambiguity, curious about improvement, and willing to adaptIf you’re excited to build and lead an Engineering function in a scaling company — and want to help shape the future of living room technology — we’d love to hear from you.---Salary: £100k–£130k + profit share, based on experience.We expect most successful candidates to fall in the lower half of this band, with flexibility for exceptional experience.Why work at FX?Annual profit share distributed equally across all roles and departmentsPension contributions with Nest pensionsGenerous 35 days of annual leave, including bank holidays and Christmas office shutdownMonthly one-on-one Sanctus mental health coaching sessionOptional Vitality Health Insurance with discounted Apple Watch, cinema tickets, and Amazon PrimeCycle-to-work scheme with up to 47% savings on a new bikeFlexi start time between 9am and 10amRegular appraisals for feedback and growthWeekly dedicated training time for personal developmentCollaborate with prestigious global brands in media, sports, and entertainmentWe take great pride in our culture of acceptance, diversity and inclusion.Join us at our monthly Show and Tell, where team members update us on what they’ve been working on.Quarterly social eventsMacBook on your first day at FX
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