Director of Software Engineering

JR United Kingdom; Guildford; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Guildford is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to shape a high-performing engineering organization. This role involves leading a team of engineers, driving innovation, and ensuring a transparent culture of trust. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years in management, strong programming backgrounds, and a passion for team development.

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.
• Managed teams of 15+ engineers.
• Strong object-oriented programming background.

Responsibilities

• Hire, mentor, and develop a world-class engineering team.
• Drive innovation through engineering best practices.
• Build a collaborative culture of trust.

Skills

Leadership

Innovation

Team Development

Job description

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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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.