Lead a Complete Technology Transformation
Drive the strategic evolution from legacy systems to a scalable, cloud-native SaaS platform at a rapidly growing technology company with 20% year-on-year growth.
You'll have complete freedom to reshape both technology choices and team structure as the senior technical authority in this ambitious, forward-thinking organisation.
About the Company
Scaling, recently invested into technology company experiencing sustained growth and ready for their next phase of technical evolution.
What You'll Be Doing
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, and secure by design.
You will lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team, encompassing Frontend, Backend, Mobile, Hardware, DevOps, and QA. Foster a culture of technical rigour that integrates software agility with the continued evolution of the core technology.
What You'll Need
Proven leadership, with experience leading a multidisciplinary technology function encompassing software development
Extensive experience successfully driving large-scale architectural transformation and modernisation projects (e.g., monolithic to microservices, legacy stack replacement)
Expertise in cloud-native, scalable system design
Deep understanding of modern web and mobile architecture, containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), and serverless patterns
Role Details
Job title: Head of Software Development. May also be known as: Software Development Manager, or Head of Software Engineering.
Location: Southwest England. Bristol, Bath, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Torquay – 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. 1 day a week in office, preferably 2, with flexibility coming when your team and you are comfortable.
Salary: £85K - £90K Basic + Bonus + LTIP + Benefits package
Ready to lead a complete technology transformation and make your mark as a key senior figure? Please apply now for this excellent career opportunity