2519 IT & Software Developer jobs in the UK
Head of Software Development
£120,000 - 130,000
Spectrum IT Recruitment
Enterprise Road, Southampton
£120,000 - 130,000
Requirements
Must:
- Strong commercial experience in senior engineering leadership (Director, Head of Engineering, VP, or Senior Engineering Manager)
- Proven experience managing development managers and scaling engineering teams (40+)
- Comfortable leading distributed teams
- Deep understanding of modern software development (TypeScript/JavaScript/.Net) and mature DevOps practices
- Analytical, pragmatic, and outcome-focused with the credibility to engage at both strategic and technical levels
- Strong technical background having previously been hands-on with development, architecture, and delivery
Responsibilities
- Owning delivery, quality, and scalability across the development function
- Embedding modern DevOps practices as part of development - CI/CD, automation, small batch delivery, and fast feedback
- Driving continuous improvement using metrics and meaningful engineering KPIs
- Improving developer productivity through better tooling, process, and engineering discipline
- Leading and developing managers, creating consistency while allowing teams autonomy
- Partnering closely with the CTO on technology strategy, platform evolution, and future capability
- Balancing delivery pressure with sustainable, high-quality engineering
Description
We are a well-established company seeking an experienced Head of Software Development to lead our talented 50-person development team through a phase of rapid growth and internationalization. We pride ourselves on building complex, customer-facing B2B SaaS products utilized at significant volumes. With strong investment in engineering, tooling, and leadership, our ambitious plans require a leader who can scale the team, drive best practices, and ensure a high level of engineering performance. This role is based in a hybrid work model in Southampton.
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