Job Title: Head of Engineering
Location: Bath
Salary: £90k – £110k
Job type: Full Time – Permanent
The Role
We are looking for a Head of Engineering, looking to lead exciting software projects in web and mobile apps. We are looking for someone who has experience overseeing large Development teams, and who enjoys working closely with senior stakeholders (including the CTO, Head of Product, and CEO). You’ll be responsible for mobile apps, web projects and reporting tools/ DevOps.
You’ll need experience in Android, iOS, Web and Backend Development in the cloud (ideally GCP), and will be a senior engineer with experience of managing a development team.
Good leadership and management skills are essential as you will have an overall team size of over 50 people including several direct reports who work across Android, iOS, Web, Data and DevOps.
Our business is based in the North Somerset/Avon area and operates a hybrid way of working, with this position being able to operate mainly remotely.
Responsibilities include
- Establishing a technical strategy for the Development team.
- Evaluating and identifying the best technology platforms, tools and frameworks to be used on each project.
- Conducting code reviews, assurance reviews and specification conformance testing, following the software development methodology.
- Day-To-Day Liaising with multiple product teams to deliver the right solutions for clients.
- Writing code (approximately 5% of the role).
- Run 1:1s with your direct reports.
- Mentoring and developing the team leads.
Ideal Candidate
- Previous experience launching new, native apps to the mass market (B2C)
- Expert in version control and deployment tools
- Know how to motivate developers and report complex technical issues to senior management in a digestible format
- Experience of managing budgets
- Experience of working with key stakeholders to define and own a technical strategy
Benefits
- Hybrid working able to operate mainly remotely
- Salary sacrifice benefits
- Personal accident insurance
- High street retail discounts
- Cycle scheme
- New starter gifts
- A diverse, collaborative and inclusive culture
- Bonuses for employee referrals
- A focus on a healthy, good work life balance
- Access to counselling schemes and a mental health first aider on site
- Throughout covid we have operated in a way that puts our employees and their families’ health and safety first.
Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; IT Developer, Software Developer, Software Engineer, Coder, Modeller, System Coder, Senior Developer, Programmer, Senior Programmer, Technical Developer, Systems Developer, Java Developer, Java Engineer, JavaScript Developer, Java Integration Developer, Systems Developer, Application Developer, IT Software Developer, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, PHP Development, WordPress, IT Database Developer and Software Integration may also be considered for this role.
