1. Location: Shrewsbury
2. Salary: GBP - GBP per annum
3. Start Date: 16/07/
4. Contract Type: Permanent
JOB ROLE - Head of Engineering
Location: Ludlow (Hybrid)
Salary: £75, – £85, + bonus + benefits
This is your opportunity to lead the technical evolution of a fast-growing SaaS platform used by over institutions globally. As Head of Engineering, you’ll guide a high-performing engineering team in delivering an AI-first product suite that’s transforming the education and event tech space.
You’ll report into North American Operations, playing a strategic leadership role with full oversight of engineering, delivery, and innovation leading a small team of developers and technical leads.
RESPONSIBLITIES:
5. Leading the engineering roadmap for a mission-critical SaaS platform in the education and events sector
6. Partnering with Product to define and deliver scalable, secure, high-performing features aligned to global strategy
7. Driving modern DevOps and CI/CD practices for reliable, test-driven delivery
8. Developing and growing an inclusive, collaborative engineering culture grounded in accountability and innovation
9. Mentoring tech leads and developers while scaling the platform for North American growth
10. Representing the engineering function in stakeholder discussions including clients and partners
11. Promoting security, platform resilience, and industry-standard compliance at every layer
SKILLS:
You’re a strategic engineering leader with hands-on technical know-how and a track record of building SaaS platforms at scale in a product focused environment. You’ll be confident balancing product priorities with technical integrity and enjoy leading high-trust, agile teams.
Essential experience:
12. Senior leadership in engineering, ideally in SaaS or EdTech environment
13. Deep technical understanding of modern stacks: .NET (4.8+), C#, WCF, WPF, LINQ, ASP.NET MVC, SQL/ORM
14. Proficiency in front-end technologies such as JavaScript, AJAX, CSS, and Angular
15. Strong background in cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) and serverless architecture
16. Passion for Agile delivery, DevOps, CI/CD, and high-quality release processes
17. Confident communicator, able to align teams and influence at executive level
BENEFITS:
18. £75,–£85, salary + performance bonus
19. 25 days holiday + bank holidays + 2 wellbeing days + Christmas shutdown
20. Company-contributed pension
21. Customisable flexible benefits – including private healthcare, life assurance, personal development, and retail discounts