Head Of Development

Langham Recruitment; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing EdTech company is seeking an experienced Head of Development to lead its engineering function. This role requires a hands-on manager who can balance development work with team leadership in a hybrid setting. Responsibilities include managing a multidisciplinary team of developers while also contributing to projects. The position emphasizes critical areas like system architecture, code quality, and delivery, making it vital for the company’s growth across markets.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior engineering role.
• Comfortable managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong background in system architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Contribute directly to web-based projects.
• Ensure platform’s system architecture is scalable and secure.

Skills

Leadership skills

Hands-on development

Team management

JavaScript

C#

Job description

Head of Development | EdTech / SaaS | Hybrid (Manchester) | £100,000 - £112,000 Package

A fast-growing EdTech / SaaS company is looking for an experienced Head of Development to lead and scale its engineering function across web and immersive technologies.

The business builds interactive, technology-driven learning platforms that bridge the gap between theoretical and practical education. As the company continues to scale across the UK and US, this role will be critical in shaping the technical architecture, delivery capability and long-term engineering strategy.

This is a senior leadership role for a hands‑on engineering manager who enjoys balancing active development work with team leadership. You'll take ownership of system architecture, code quality and delivery, while managing and developing a multidisciplinary team of web and Unity developers.

Role Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team of 6+ across web and immersive (Unity) technologies.
• Balance hands‑on development with leadership responsibilities, contributing directly to web‑based projects while overseeing broader technical delivery.
• Own and evolve the platform's system architecture, ensuring scalability, performance, maintainability and security as the product and team grow.
• Set and uphold engineering best practices through code reviews, technical standards and mentoring across JavaScript and C# stacks.
• Work closely with a Project Manager to plan capacity, estimate work, prioritise delivery and ensure projects are delivered on time and to a high standard.