3191 IT & Software Developer jobs in the UK
Requirements
Must:
- Proven experience standing up, reshaping or transforming a digital/engineering function
- Strong background within ecommerce environments (B2C or B2B)
- Solid hands-on software engineering foundation (prior development experience essential)
- Experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-native architectures
- Demonstrable ownership of engineering budgets and supplier relationships
- Strong understanding of DevOps principles and running applications in production environments
- Commercially aware; understands cost drivers, ROI, supplier management, and build vs buy trade-offs
- Innovation-aware; actively drives improvement rather than maintaining the status quo
- Focused on stable, maintainable engineering choices that scale effectively
- Comfortable operating strategically while remaining technically credible
- Able to build high-performing teams and develop future leaders within the function
Responsibilities
- Lead software engineering and low-code development across digital products and internal platforms
- Build, maintain and scale bespoke software solutions and ecommerce systems end-to-end
- Define and execute digital and engineering strategy aligned to business objectives
- Own and manage the digital team budget, ensuring strong commercial governance
- Partner with Service and Infrastructure leadership to embed DevOps practices and operational excellence
- Establish strong Agile product and delivery practices across the function
- Drive technology transformation and embed change operationally across the organisation
- Make pragmatic, scalable technology decisions
- Champion continuous improvement and innovation across the engineering function
Description
We are seeking a commercially minded, technology-driven Head of Engineering to lead and evolve our engineering function in Ipswich, primarily working onsite three days a week. This pivotal leadership role involves building and scaling our digital capability across bespoke software and ecommerce platforms while managing a team of 10-15 engineers and low-code developers. With an attractive salary range of £100,000 - £130,000 and a strong focus on innovation and improvement, we offer an opportunity to drive transformative change within our organization.
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Currently, there are 3191 Manager openings. Check also: CTO jobs, ERP jobs, Architect jobs - all with salary brackets.
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The company with most openings is Experis as they are hiring for 90 different IT Manager jobs in the UK. They are probably quite committed to find good IT Managers.