Head of Development - South East London

In this role, you will lead agile engineering teams across the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), from ideation to deployment, in a collaborative and high-impact environment. You will drive architectural decisions and development best practices using technologies like Python, React, Kubernetes, object storage, Terraform, and both Linux/Windows deployments. Encouraging a culture of creative problem-solving, A/B testing of processes, and continuous experimentation to improve team velocity and release cadence will be part of your mission. You will foster a healthy, inclusive, and resilient team culture and actively mentor engineers to grow technically and professionally. Leading your teams through defects in production, complex troubleshooting, and process streamlining under pressure is critical. A DevOps mindset with knowledge of CI/CD, IaaS, deployment architectures, and GPU-based infrastructure is required. You will oversee and optimize development operations using tools such as Jira and Confluence, take full ownership of technical processes, tech debt, and improvement strategies, and partner with Directors, AI Leads, and Infrastructure Leads to align software outcomes with business goals.