Head Of Technical Up to 80k + Bonus Oxford, UK

cyberteam; Oxford; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology-driven company in the United Kingdom seeks a Head of Technical to lead software development and manage a technical team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in C#, JavaScript, and web technologies, along with a passion for solving complex problems. This role offers an opportunity to shape the technology strategy and improve productivity through effective leadership and innovative practices.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Pension

Critical Illness Cover

Disability Protection

Well-Being Reimbursement

EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

Travel Insurance

Qualifications

• 10 years of software development experience.
• 5 years of technical leadership experience managing technical teams.
• Fluent in C#, JavaScript, AJAX, and web technologies.
• Exceptional hands-on software development experience.
• Experience with test-driven development (nUnit advantageous).
• Experience scaling platforms for high transaction volumes.
• Experience leading development for QA and IT teams.
• Proven experience hiring software engineers.

Responsibilities

• Manage Front-End Development Software QA Systems Operations.
• Ensure software engineers write maintainable code meeting business needs.
• Oversee development and testing environments.

Skills

C#

JavaScript

AJAX

Object-Oriented design

Design Patterns

Algorithms and Data Structures

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Head of Technical

You will be a highly visible employee will be responsible for managing Front-End Development Software QA Systems Operations and a team of Back-End Software Engineers as well as contributing to the overall direction and leadership of the company.

Do you thrive on technical challenges? Do you love building and leading exceptional teams? Do you get excited watching the traffic to your web site grow exponentially while you have the confidence that there are no bottlenecks in the data flow?

We love solving challenging problems and seek those who share this passion. Our team is seeking a Technical Director to take us to the next level of growth. A small and growing team of engineers C# JavaScript Ajax and other web technologies we are searching for a leader who can draw from vast experience to help architect and build future generations of the platform. This leader will be responsible of each level of the system from all phases of development to testing and deployment. The candidate must be comfortable working in these areas and able to develop highly scalable solutions working with teams of engineers.

Requirements

• 10 years of software development experience
• 5 years of technical leadership experience with proven experience managing high-performing technical teams
• Fluent C# JavaScript AJAX and other web technologies
• Exceptional hands‑on experience developing software
• Understands test-driven development (nUnit an advantage)
• Significant Object-Oriented design experience familiar with Design Patterns
• Knows how the web works can easily build a web server and site from scratch
• Comfortable discussing algorithms and data structures
• Experience scaling platforms to reach high transaction volume
• Experience leading development for QA and IT teams
• Proven experience hiring solid software engineers
• Proven technical leadership experience
• Passion for solving complex technical and business problems
• Worked in an Agile development environment
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the company has appropriate WebsiteOffice IT / Systems / Telephony / Support to operate its business both now and plans for the future.
• Ensure that the Software Engineers are writing robust readable and maintainable code and are meeting the needs of the Product Team and the business as a whole.
• Ensure that the development and testing environments meet the needs of the Engineers both now and into the future.

Insights

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate. You will be taking ownership of the technology strategy for the business helping us to upgrade expand and develop both our infrastructure and core web architecture. The role will be varied from recruiting and growing the team to improving our productivity through developing our working practices. We have some big ambitions for the right leader who has the experience knowledge and drive to define the technology direction for our company.

Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension
• Critical Illness Cover
• Disability Protection
• Well-Being Reimbursement
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Travel Insurance

Required Experience

Director

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Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1