Head of Engineering

Talentedge Recruitment Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology recruitment agency is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead and mentor a team of approximately 20 engineers in London. This pivotal role entails shaping technical direction, ensuring high standards in engineering practices, and collaborating closely with Product, Design, and Commercial teams to enhance the consumer experience on a global scale. Candidates should have a proven background in senior engineering leadership, particularly in e-commerce environments, and be adept at driving system performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading teams and managers in a senior engineering leadership role.
• Strong full-stack technical background across modern web and mobile platforms.
• Deep understanding of system design, scalability, performance, and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of around 20 engineers across multiple teams and disciplines.
• Partner closely with Product, Design and Commercial leaders to improve user experience.
• Set and uphold a high bar for engineering excellence.

Skills

Team leadership

Full-stack development

Stakeholder management

E-commerce experience

System design

Job description

Head of Engineering

London (minimum 1 day a week in central London office)

D2C/B2C

c. £115,000 - £140,000 + options

TalentEdge Technology are delighted to be exclusively working with a long standing client of ours in the D2C space, as they search for aHead of Engineeringto lead a large, cross-functional engineering squad responsible for a core consumer-facing platform.

This is a senior leadership role with real scope: shaping technical direction, developing high-performing engineering leaders, and partnering closely with Product, Design and Commercial teams to deliver meaningful, high-quality user experiences at scale.

About the company:

The client is a fast-growing, international consumer technology company. They've grown rapidly over the past few years, earning recognition for innovation, growth and product impact, and now employs around 200+ people globally.

Engineering is organised into squads, each made up of multiple cross-functional teams spanning backend, frontend, mobile, QA, product and design. These teams own meaningful customer and business outcomes end to end.

This role reports to the VP of Engineering and sits on the senior engineering leadership team alongside other Heads of Engineering, the CTO and senior individual contributors.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead a team of around 20 engineers across multiple teams and disciplines (frontend, backend, mobile, QA), including managing and coaching engineering managers.
• Partner closely with Product, Design and Commercial leaders to improve user experience, performance, conversion and retention across a global consumer platform
• Set and uphold a high bar for engineering excellence, covering architecture, testing, observability, security, accessibility and reliability
• Create an inclusive, collaborative and high-performing engineering culture
• Coach manager-level reports to strengthen leadership capability and team effectiveness
• Mentor senior engineers and leaders, supporting career growth and progression
• Represent engineering internally and externally, contributing to hiring and employer brand
• Manage key external partners and vendors where required
• Oversee alignment on technical direction for a complex, headless eCommerce and content platform
• Guide the organisation through the practical adoption of AI-assisted development and modern engineering tooling

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience leading teams and managers in a senior engineering leadership role
• Strong full-stack technical background across modern web and mobile platforms
• Experience with headless architectures, CMS-driven platforms, checkout or transactional systems (eCommerce experience is very important)
• Deep understanding of system design, scalability, performance and reliability
• Strong stakeholder management skills and comfort operating at the intersection of engineering, product and commercial priorities
• A user-first mindset and passion for building high-quality consumer experiences
• Up-to-date knowledge of modern software development practices, tooling and frameworks