Head of Platform Engineering & Product Delivery

Burns Sheehan; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 144,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established tech company in Greater London is seeking a Head of Software Engineering to drive platform evolution and lead multiple teams. The role focuses on improving product throughput and modernizing legacy architecture, ensuring sustainable growth. Candidates must possess strong architectural judgement and hands-on technical experience, along with strategic leadership skills. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to join at a time of significant growth, with a competitive salary and hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Experience building or evolving platforms in scaling technology environments.
• Confidence operating at executive level and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Ability to challenge assumptions and make difficult decisions.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve platform architecture and core services.
• Improve engineering throughput by simplifying systems.
• Lead evolution from monolithic to modern architectures.
• Communicate technical trade-offs in business-focused language.
• Enable growth through scalable platform design.
• Foster a high-agency culture focused on measurable outcomes.
• Support adoption of AI capabilities in engineering.

Skills

Architectural judgement

Hands-on technical credibility

Commercial mindset

Strategic thinking

Leadership capabilities

Job description

A well-established tech company in Greater London is seeking a Head of Software Engineering to drive platform evolution and lead multiple teams. The role focuses on improving product throughput and modernizing legacy architecture, ensuring sustainable growth. Candidates must possess strong architectural judgement and hands-on technical experience, along with strategic leadership skills. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to join at a time of significant growth, with a competitive salary and hybrid working model.