Head of Software Development

Hireful; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing technology firm in the Southwest England is seeking a Head of Software Development to drive the strategic evolution towards a scalable SaaS platform. You will lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team and ensure that technical solutions are secure and cloud-native. The role offers a competitive salary of £85K - £90K, plus bonuses, and provides the opportunity to implement significant architectural changes. A strong leadership background and expertise in cloud systems are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a multidisciplinary technology function encompassing software development.
• Experience driving large-scale architectural transformation and modernization.
• Expertise in designing scalable cloud-native systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all software engineering disciplines to ensure robust, secure solutions.
• Lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team including Frontend, Backend, and DevOps.
• Foster a culture of technical rigor and software agility.

Skills

Proven leadership

Large-scale architectural transformation

Cloud-native system design

Modern web and mobile architecture

Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Job description

Overview

Scaling, recently invested into technology company is seeking an experienced Software Development Manager / Head of Software Engineering, to be the senior technical authority driving the strategic evolution of the development environment towards a scalable, software-first SaaS platform.

With sustained, 20% year-on-year growth, you’ll relish working in a fast-paced development environment where you will be free to make, guide & select the best way forward in both your people & technology selection.

An excellent opportunity to make your mark as a key, senior figure in an ambitious, forward-thinking company!

Job title

Head of Software Development. May also be known as: Software Development Manager, or Head of Software Engineering.

Location

Location: Southwest England. Bristol, Bath, Exeter, Cardiff, Plymouth – all reasonable. We are relaxed about office time / home time, but think to be effective in this role, you’ll need to be able to spend a good amount of time in the office; certainly, toward the beginning of your tenure, with flexibility coming when your team & you are comfortable.

Salary

Salary: £85K - £90K Basic + Bonus + LTIP + Benefits package

The role

Acting as a key partner to the Technology Director and the Head of Delivery, you will oversee all software engineering disciplines, ensuring technical solutions are scalable cloud-native, robust, & secure by design. You will lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team, encompassing Frontend, Backend, Mobile, Hardware, DevOps, and QA; fostering a culture of technical rigour that integrates software agility with the continued evolution of the core technology.

Core of what you will need to bring

• Proven leadership, with experience leading a multidisciplinary technology function encompassing software development.
• Extensive experience successfully driving large-scale architectural transformation and modernization projects (e.g., monolithic to microservices, legacy stack replacement).
• Expertise in cloud-native, scalable system design.
• Deep understanding of modern web and mobile architecture, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and serverless patterns.

Our current stack is PHP, React, Native mobile. HOWEVER – we are not tied to this & part of the role will be to assess, change & drive forward change.

Please apply now for this excellent career opportunity.