Head of Engineering - AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
This role is a senior leadership position overseeing the technology function across multiple value streams. The successful candidate will drive technical excellence, delivery velocity, and innovation, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of business features. The Head of Engineering will oversee the technology function, align with business objectives, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
* Technology Leadership: Develop and implement technology strategies to elevate leadership within the organization, showcasing expertise and thought leadership.
* Hands-on: Hands on development experience (ideally 20-40%) and strong technical savviness; drive cultural change through AI.
* Delivery Excellence: Ensure rapid delivery of business features with measurable outcomes, such as user engagement and transaction metrics.
* Technology Strategy: Collaborate with stakeholders to shape technology solutions for large transformation programs, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
* Team Management: Mentor and coach engineering leads and principal engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical mastery.
* Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with product owners, technology owners, and business stakeholders to align engineering outcomes with strategic goals.
* Innovation & Value Creation: Drive initiatives to maintain a competitive edge and client retention.
Qualifications
* 12+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in a senior leadership role.
* Proven track record in building and scaling microservices architecture.
* Deep expertise in technologies such as Springboot, NodeJS, Python, Angular, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes.
* Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and platform engineering.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Experience in Agile methodologies and tools like Jira / Confluence.
Required Skills
* Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform).
* Familiarity with BDD/TDD and API contract testing (e.g., PACT).
* Exposure to frontend frameworks and micro frontends.
* Strategic mindset with ability to quantify business value through technology.
* Hands on & Tech Savvy
If you're a motivated and experienced technology leader looking for a new challenge, we'd love to hear from you!
Seniority level
* Director
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering, Information Technology, and Finance
Industries
* Insurance and Technology, Information and Media
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