Director of Software Engineering

develop; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 35%

Private healthcare

Car allowance

Job summary

develop in Nottingham is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to own end-to-end engineering delivery for a brand-new Finance SaaS platform, reporting to the C-suite. This leadership role drives the technical strategy, people leadership, and delivery excellence from the UK site.

You will lead ~15 engineers initially, with plans to scale, ensuring feature delivery while maintaining BAU stability and strong security, performance, and compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading engineering teams at scale in a SaaS environment.
• Strong technical background credible at an architecture and delivery level.
• Experience scaling complex platforms, ideally in finance, ERP, or regulated domains.
• Commercial mindset: understands engineering impact on revenue and market competitiveness.
• Confident stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end engineering delivery for a Finance SaaS product.
• Lead a team of engineers initially ~15, with growth plans.
• Balance new features with BAU stability.
• Partner with Product, Design, Finance, and Exec stakeholders.
• Drive security, performance, reliability, and compliance; introduce modern practices including AI-enabled development.

Skills

Engineering leadership

SaaS experience

Architecture & delivery

Finance/ERP domain

Stakeholder management

Commercial mindset

Job description

Director of Software Engineering | Nottingham | £140k + Bonus (Worth up to £50k) + Car Allowance

We’re partnering with a well-established, UK-based SaaS business that’s entering a major growth phase with a new platform on the horizon that will complete their SaaS offering to compete with major tech players globally.

The business have grown to nearly 1,000 employees now and have been a driving force in their industry for decades. This is a senior, high-impact leadership role with real ownership, delivery, and visibility at board level.

The Opportunity

You’ll take full ownership of engineering delivery for a brand-new Finance SaaS platform, leading multi-disciplinary teams across the UK. The platform is live, the ambition is big, and expectations are high. The business is investing heavily and now needs a commercial, technically credible Director to lead delivery, scale the product, and build long-term in-house capability. This is a leadership role that suits someone who’s grown from an engineering background and thrives in complex, delivery-driven environments.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Owning end-to-end engineering delivery for a Finance SaaS product
• Leading a team of 15 engineers initially with plans to scale much beyond that
• Balancing new feature development with BAU stability
• Partnering closely with Product, Design, Finance, and Exec stakeholders
• Driving high standards across security, performance, reliability, and compliance Introducing modern engineering practices, including AI-enabled development

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience leading engineering teams at scale in a SaaS environment
• Strong technical background (ex-developer) who is credible at an architecture and delivery level
• Experience scaling complex platforms, ideally in finance, ERP, or regulated domains
• Commercial mindset- understands how engineering/product impacts customer base, revenue growth and ensures they can compete in the market
• Confident stakeholder manager who can challenge constructively
• Experience with finance platforms, transactional systems, analytics, or ERP-style products is highly desirable.

Package

• Salary: Up to £140k
• Bonus: Performance based, up to 35%
• Private healthcare & strong benefits package
• Onsite- Nottingham (may have a slight flex but this Director of Engineering needs to be present with the team and c-suite)