Head Of Engineering

Avanti Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited holiday

Private healthcare

Pension

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Avanti Recruitment is partnering with a technology business to hire a Head of Engineering to lead its software engineering function in London. You will oversee front-end, back-end, mobile and DevOps, drive engineering delivery, and champion AI-first development with agentic workflows.

A strong technical background in TypeScript, React, Node.js and cloud infra is essential. You will collaborate with Product Managers, manage recruitment and technical debt, and shape a growing engineering function

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading software engineering teams as a Head of Engineering, Engineering Director or senior Engineering Manager.
• Experience implementing and managing agentic AI coding workflows across an engineering team, not simply using AI tools individually.
• Strong technical background in TypeScript, React and Node.js.
• Good knowledge of GraphQL, PostgreSQL and cloud infrastructure, ideally Azure.
• Experience with CI/CD, Docker and modern DevOps practices.
• Strong people leadership, Agile delivery and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working alongside Principal or Staff Engineers.
• Experience with React Native, IoT, connected hardware or product-led SaaS businesses would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a multidisciplinary engineering team across front-end, back-end, mobile and DevOps.
• Owning software delivery, engineering processes, quality and performance.
• Driving the adoption of agentic AI development workflows, using tools such as Claude Code and Codex.
• Improving development speed, efficiency and quality through AI-assisted engineering.
• Working closely with Product Managers to deliver against the product roadmap.
• Managing recruitment, team development, technical debt and platform reliability.

Skills

Leadership

TypeScript

React

Node.js

Agile delivery

Stakeholder mgmt

CI/CD

DevOps practices

People leadership

Tools

Docker

CI/CD

Azure

GraphQL

PostgreSQL

Job description

Avanti Recruitment is working with an innovative, growing technology business looking for an experienced Head of Engineering to lead its software engineering function.

The company develops technology-led products combining cloud software, mobile applications and connected hardware. They're investing heavily in modern engineering practices, with a particular focus on AI-first, agentic software development.

This is a senior leadership role combining people management, technical oversight and ownership of engineering delivery.

The Role

• Leading and developing a multidisciplinary engineering team across front-end, back-end, mobile and DevOps.
• Owning software delivery, engineering processes, quality and performance.
• Driving the adoption of agentic AI development workflows, using tools such as Claude Code and Codex.
• Improving development speed, efficiency and quality through AI-assisted engineering.
• Working closely with Product Managers to deliver against the product roadmap.
• Managing recruitment, team development, technical debt and platform reliability.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience leading software engineering teams as a Head of Engineering, Engineering Director or senior Engineering Manager.
• Experience implementing and managing agentic AI coding workflows across an engineering team, not simply using AI tools individually.
• Strong technical background in TypeScript, React and Node.js.
• Good knowledge of GraphQL, PostgreSQL and cloud infrastructure, ideally Azure.
• Experience with CI/CD, Docker and modern DevOps practices.
• Strong people leadership, Agile delivery and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working alongside Principal or Staff Engineers.
• Experience with React Native, IoT, connected hardware or product-led SaaS businesses would be advantageous.

Salary & Benefits

• £110,000–£130,000 basic salary (proposed range, subject to confirmation).
• Performance-related bonus.
• Unlimited holiday and private healthcare.
• Pension and enhanced parental leave.
• Opportunity to shape a growing engineering function and lead the adoption of AI-first development practices.

Location: London, five days per week in the office.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineering leader who wants to combine strong technical leadership with the latest developments in agentic AI, helping shape how a growing technology business builds and delivers software