Director of Software Engineering

Search 5.0; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to shape a high-performing team and influence technical direction. This role involves driving innovation and delivering value while managing a collaborative culture. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software management and a strong programming background.

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 a minimum of 15+ engineers.
• Strong background in object-oriented programming.

Responsibilities

• Hire, mentor, and develop a world-class Engineering team.
• Drive innovation through Engineering and Architecture.
• Improve agile processes and enable new development techniques.

Skills

Leadership

Innovation

Collaboration

Agile Processes

Tools

Java

C#

C++

Job description

This range is provided by Search 5.0. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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Co-Founder & Head of Software Engineering Recruitment at Search 5.0

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

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