Head of Software

Enterprise Recruitment Ltd; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25% bonus

Pension

private healthcare

life assurance

enhanced holidays

additional flexible benefits

Job summary

Enterprise Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Head of Software in Newcastle to lead a growing software engineering team and shape the technical direction of our embedded product portfolio.

Reporting to the CTO, you will oversee capability, delivery and standards across the full product lifecycle, translating customer requirements into deliverable plans while maintaining high technical standards and team performance.

Qualifications

• Leading software engineering teams.
• Strong C++ development background.
• Embedded software experience.
• Experience delivering software for complex products.
• Strong understanding of software architecture and systems design.

Responsibilities

• Lead a growing software engineering team and shape the technical direction of embedded products.
• Oversee full product lifecycle from requirements to delivery, ensuring high standards and performance.

Skills

Embedded background

C++

Software Leadership

Tools

NVIDIA Jetson

Job description

We're supporting a fast-growing technology business that develops advanced real-time systems used to protect critical infrastructure and assets around the world. This is a key leadership appointment, giving you the opportunity to shape and develop an established software engineering team while playing a major role in the future direction of sophisticated embedded products.

Reporting to the CTO, you'll lead a team of software engineers (currently 12 & growing) and take ownership of capability, delivery, standards and technical direction. You'll work across the full product lifecycle, helping translate customer and business requirements into deliverable engineering plans whilst ensuring high technical standards and strong team performance.

Head of Software essential requirements

• Leading software engineering teams
• C++ development background
• Embedded software experience
• Experience delivering software for complex products
• Strong understanding of software architecture and systems design
• Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering environments
• Eligible for security clearance

Head of Software essential requirements

• Defence, aerospace, drone or robotics experience
• NVIDIA Jetson
• Linux driver development
• Python
• TCP/IP networking
• Safety-critical or regulated industry experience

Position: Head of Software

Location: Newcastle

Salary: £80-120k

Benefits:

• 25% bonus
• Pension
• private healthcare
• life assurance
• enhanced holidays
• additional flexible benefits

Key Skills:

• Embedded background
• C++
• Software Leadership