Head of Engineering: AI-Driven Delivery & Quality

Sanderson; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 66,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson are seeking a Director of Engineering to lead and shape a growing SaaS organisation's engineering function. Reporting to the CTO, you will guide a sizeable team of developers and testers, set technical direction and drive delivery, quality and engineering practices.

You will champion AI integration, improve test automation, and establish strong engineering standards and tooling while collaborating with senior stakeholders to prioritise delivery across the business.

Qualifications

• Senior-level leadership experience overseeing sizeable software teams.
• Proven ability to set technical direction and standards across multiple teams.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, testing, CI/CD and modern engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a sizeable engineering function across software development, QA and release.
• Provide technical guidance across a Microsoft technology environment (.NET/C#/Azure) and align with architecture strategy.
• Drive improvements in delivery, quality and engineering practices; champion AI adoption in the SDLC.

Skills

Leadership

Software development

QA leadership

Azure

Tools

.NET

C#

Azure

Angular

Job description

Sanderson are seeking a Director of Engineering to lead and shape a growing SaaS organisation's engineering function. Reporting to the CTO, you will guide a sizeable team of developers and testers, set technical direction and drive delivery, quality and engineering practices.

You will champion AI integration, improve test automation, and establish strong engineering standards and tooling while collaborating with senior stakeholders to prioritise delivery across the business.