Director of Software Engineering

talego; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative HealthTech leader is seeking a dynamic Head of Recruitment to spearhead their engineering team. This role offers the chance to influence the technical architecture of a platform used by industry leaders. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in leading large engineering teams, fostering a collaborative culture, and driving high performance in a high-growth environment. With a passion for modern engineering principles, you will play a key role in shaping the future of the brand as it expands. If you're ready to take on complex challenges and make a significant impact, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of attracting and leading engineering teams.
• Experience managing platforms at scale with a focus on security and availability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale the R&D engineering team within a complex environment.
• Drive engineering excellence and best practices for CI/CD and automation.

Skills

Leadership

Team Management

AWS

.NET

Typescript

Node.js

Terraform

CI/CD

TDD

Problem Solving

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Head of Recruitment / Principal @ Talego | Your go to Tech-for-Good Partner

A fantastic opportunity working with a Global HealthTech leader (Series B | £40m investment) currently looking for a Director of Engineering.

Day-to-day, you will:

• Lead and scale the R&D | engineering team (Software Engineers, Quality Engineers and Architects) within a complex environment.
• Work together with your exec peers (Product, Growth, Sales & Finance) to develop & implement the overall product roadmap for key business capabilities and goals.
• Drive engineering excellence and best practices for continuous integration, continuous delivery (CI/CD), automation, security and infrastructure as code.
• Influence and contribute to the overall technical architecture of the company’s core platform used by some of the industry leading companies.
• Providing strong and strategic leadership to the engineering teams (100 heads) including coaching, mentoring and promotion skills development.
• Fostering a collaborative and innovative team culture, encouraging continuous learning and professional development.

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for a highly experienced Engineering leader with a track record attracting, leading and scaling teams in high growth companies.

• You have a demonstrated success in managing platforms at scale, where security & availability globally is the number 1 priority.
• You’ll have a clear track record of leading and growing large software engineering teams, and a proven track record of driving high performance.
• You will have the ability to deep dive on different technology options quickly and provide recommendations on a path forward.
• You have a wealth of technical knowledge and expertise including (but not limited to) AWS, .net, Typescript, Node, Terraform, CICD, TDD
• You’ll be able to solve complex challenges across people, process and technology. A high level of intellectual curiosity and comfort with ambiguity is essential.

With a strong passion for modern engineering principles. a deep understanding of performance management and operational excellence, the right candidate will go far with our client and be highly influential on the future trajectory of the brand as it further expands.

*Please note*, this role be based minimum 2 days in London per week

What are the next steps? - Apply now and we'll be in touch

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Media

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