Director of Software Engineering

JR United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Director of Software Engineering in Edinburgh, focused on shaping a high-performing team and influencing technical direction. This role offers a salary of up to £125,000, a world-class benefits package, and a remote-first working environment.

Benefits

World class benefits package

Flexible holidays

Healthcare and insurances

Cost cover on wifi and electric

Money to set up a home office

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a Software management role.
• Experience managing 15+ engineers.
• Strong background in object-oriented programming (Java, C# or C++).

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a world-class Engineering team.
• Drive innovation across Engineering and data teams.
• Foster a transparent culture of trust and collaboration.

Skills

Team Development

Innovation

Agile Processes

Cross-functional Leadership

Object-oriented Programming

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Search 5.0

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edinburgh, United Kingdom

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

Director of Engineering

Are you ready to take the lead in shaping a high-performing Engineering organisation from the ground up? This is a rare opportunity to scale a growing team, influence technical direction, and drive outcomes that will have a lasting impact on both our business and the broader industry. We’re building the next generation of technology to power a merchant-first ecosystem, and we’re looking for a Director of Software Engineering who is passionate about meaningful innovation, team development, and delivering real value. If you’re energised by the idea of leading with purpose, simplifying complexity, and making a measurable difference

What you will get

• Salary up to £125,000
• World class benefits package
• Remote first
• Flexible holidays
• Healthcare and insurances
• Cost cover on wifi and electric
• Money to set up a home office

What you will do

• Hire, Metor and develop a world class Engineering team.
• Be inspired by industry best practices across and drive innovation through Engineering, Architecture, DevOps and Data engineering teams.
• Build a collaborative, transparent culture of trust where team members are empowered and inspired to do their best work and drive learning and employee advancement.
• Work closely with cross functional teams and leaders to deliver great products.
• Improve agile processes with your teams and enable new Development techniques to reduce complexity, improve quality increase the velocity within the teams.
• Assist engineers grow their careers and give them the tools to learn new techniques and technologies.

What you will need

• 5 plus years in a Software management role
• Managed a minimum of 15 plus engineers
• comfortable leading cross-functional teams
• Willingness to backtrack, seek multiple solutions, and experiment to validate approaches.
• A strong background in object-oriented programming in a language such as Java, C# or C++.
• Creative, Investigative, Innovative, Insightful, and able to make technical leaps, finding novel solutions.

Find out more

If you would like to have a confidential conversation and find out more about this opportunity, then get in touch with Johnathan Potts at Search 5.0 - 07880850450 or click on the apply button below.