Overview Scaling, recently invested into technology company is seeking an experienced Software Development Manager / Head of Software Engineering, to be the senior technical authority driving the strategic evolution of the development environment towards a scalable, software-first SaaS platform.
With sustained, 20% year-on-year growth, you’ll relish working in a fast-paced development environment where you will be free to make, guide & select the best way forward in both your people & technology selection.
An excellent opportunity to make your mark as a key, senior figure in an ambitious, forward-thinking company!
Job title Head of Software Development. May also be known as: Software Development Manager, or Head of Software Engineering.
Location Location : Southwest England. Bristol, Bath, Exeter, Cardiff, Plymouth – all reasonable. We are relaxed about office time / home time, but think to be effective in this role, you’ll need to be able to spend a good amount of time in the office; certainly, toward the beginning of your tenure, with flexibility coming when your team & you are comfortable.
Salary Salary : £85K - £90K Basic + Bonus + LTIP + Benefits package
The role Acting as a key partner to the Technology Director and the Head of Delivery, you will oversee all software engineering disciplines, ensuring technical solutions are scalable cloud-native, robust, & secure by design. You will lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team, encompassing Frontend, Backend, Mobile, Hardware, DevOps, and QA; fostering a culture of technical rigour that integrates software agility with the continued evolution of the core technology.
Core of what you will need to bring Proven leadership, with experience leading a multidisciplinary technology function encompassing software development.
Extensive experience successfully driving large-scale architectural transformation and modernization projects (e.g., monolithic to microservices, legacy stack replacement).
Expertise in cloud-native, scalable system design.
Deep understanding of modern web and mobile architecture, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and serverless patterns.
Our current stack is PHP, React, Native mobile. HOWEVER – we are not tied to this & part of the role will be to assess, change & drive forward change.
Please apply now for this excellent career opportunity.
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