Build, lead and scale high‑performing teams, establishing strong leadership layers and fostering autonomy, accountability and modern engineering practices.
Partner tightly with Product, driving shared ownership of outcomes, prioritisation and delivery.
Lead platform modernisation, contributing to decoupling efforts, architectural direction, clear domain boundaries, communication patterns and scalability.
Champion new ways of working, embedding shift‑left engineering, continuous improvement and modern delivery practices.
Lift engineering standards, improving speed, quality, reliability and release processes.
Shape culture and leadership, challenging legacy thinking and driving a high‑standards, product‑led engineering environment.

Senior engineering leadership experience in SaaS or high‑growth scale‑up environments.
Successful leadership of 40–60+ engineers through managers, leads and senior ICs.
Proven experience modernising engineering organisations and driving cultural change.
Strong partnership history with Product, delivering measurable outcomes and shaping shared strategy.
Experience with platform evolution, decoupling/modernisation, and large‑scale technical transformation.
Deep understanding of modern engineering practices (shift‑left, trunk‑based/CI‑first, high‑standards cultures, data‑informed decision‑making).
Comfortable leading through ambiguity, challenging legacy models and establishing new ways of working.

25 days’ holiday + bank holidays
Option to buy or sell 5 extra annual leave days per year
Vitality Health Insurance, including private healthcare, virtual GP access and mental‑health support
Pension with 5% matched contribution
Regular team‑wide and company‑wide events
2 volunteering days per year
Remote‑first working environment with offices in London and Nottingham

Head of Engineering

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