Head of Software Engineering

ITSS Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software consultancy in the UK is seeking a Head of Software Engineering to inspire a team of 20. This hybrid role involves leading product development while ensuring a strong engineering culture focused on quality and innovation. Candidates should possess strong problem-solving abilities and experience with cloud platforms like Azure and AWS. The company encourages creativity, offering a relaxed yet professional environment, complemented by competitive benefits including a 100K salary and bonuses.

Benefits

Bonus

25 Days Holiday

2 Wellbeing Days

Private Healthcare

Qualifications

• Strong basis knowledge of cloud platforms and development practices.
• Experience in leadership and mentoring engineering teams.
• Desire to inspire and create innovative software products.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering managers and technical leads.
• Build and maintain a strong engineering culture.
• Champion the adoption of Infrastructure as Code practices.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Communication skills

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Tools

Microsoft Azure

AWS

GCP

C#

Go

JavaScript

Job description

Head of Software Engineering - Milton Keynes - Hybrid (2x per week in office) - 100K + Bonus + 25 Days Holiday + 2 Wellbeing Days + Private Healthcare

We are looking for a highly motivated Head of Software Development to join an award winning software consultancy that works within both the public and private sectors with the head office in Milton Keynes. Their technical team is comprised of over 40 individuals including Developers, Software Testers, Product owners and Project Managers.

This exciting opportunity will suit a talented Head of Software Engineering who is looking to inspire a team of 20 and spearhead the software engineering team. They employ over 100 people, turning over north of 25 million.

They are a big believer in sharing thoughts and encouraging and supporting innovation and creativity. The Head of Software Engineering will also be given the chance to be involved in all aspects of the project process from conception through to completion and launch.

The environment is relaxed yet professional, gone are the days of a corporate rigid structure. The position is primarily remote with the technical team being based across the UK. A fortnightly 'get together' is encouraged.

Head of Software Engineering Responsibilities and Tech Stack

• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering managers and technical leads across multiple product development teams
• Build and maintain a strong engineering culture focused on quality, innovation, continuous improvement, and customer‑centricity
• Lead the evolution of the cloud operations team into a product‑aligned Site Reliability Engineering function
• Champion the adoption of Infrastructure as Code practices across all environments and further use AI technologies to automate provisioning and self‑healing platform services
• Partner closely with Product Management teams, CTO, and business stakeholders to align engineering delivery with business priorities
• Provide technical vision and architectural guidance for the migration from on‑premise and hosted solutions to true multi‑tenant SaaS delivery models
• Oversee the technical strategy for migrating existing customers to new products and platforms working in alignment with our AI development teams

Technical Environment

• Cloud Platforms: Multi‑cloud environment (Microsoft Azure, AWS and GCP)
• Languages: C#, Go, JavaScript
• Development Practices: AI and Agile methodologies, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code
• Quality Assurance: Mix of in‑house and outsourced QA resources
• Operations: Transitioning to SRE model with IaC and product‑aligned support

We are not expecting the Head of Software Engineering to be an expert in all the technologies above, just a strong basis knowledge and passion to inspire!

You will be an enthusiastic Head of Software Engineering, a natural leader, have fantastic communication skills and a desire to create amazing products. The successful Head of Software Engineering should have strong problem solving abilities, organisational skills and the ability to work as part of a team.

We are interviewing currently so apply now for immediate consideration for the Head of Software Engineering position or contact George Harvey at ITSS Recruitment for further information.