Head of Engineering
Job Type: Contract 6-12months
Salary: DOE
Location: Hybrid - London
Consultant: Rob Sheppard
We’re looking for a Head of Engineering to lead a talented, multi-disciplinary team across product and platform engineering. You’ll combine hands-on technical ability with strategic leadership, shaping the engineering culture, architecture, and delivery approach as the company scales.
You’ll work closely with Product, Design, and Data to drive high-quality releases, modernise the tech stack, and help the business evolve towards a best-in-class SaaS platform.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and develop engineering teams across product and platform functions
* Set technical direction, ensuring scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions
* Remain hands-on where needed – supporting architectural decisions and reviewing code
* Partner with Product and Design to define and deliver an ambitious roadmap
* Build a high-performance culture based on collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement
* Drive modern engineering practices – CI/CD, cloud-native design, observability, and automation
* Support hiring, mentoring, and career development across the engineering team
About You
* Proven experience leading engineering teams in a SaaS environment
* Strong background as a hands-on engineer, ideally with experience in cloud-native or distributed systems
* Track record of delivering high-scale consumer or B2C products
* Comfortable operating at both strategic and technical levels
* Experienced in Agile and modern DevOps practices
* Excellent communicator, able to inspire and influence across technical and non-technical teams
Tech Environment (indicative)
JavaScript / TypeScript, Node.js, React, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, Microservices
Why Join
* High-impact leadership role within a product-led, scaling business
* Collaborative, engineering-first culture with modern tooling
* Competitive salary, share options, and flexible hybrid working
* Opportunity to shape the future of a growing SaaS platform