Senior Director of Software Engineering

Retelligence; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology staffing firm in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple development teams. The role involves shaping architectural direction and ensuring high-quality software delivery while mentoring engineers and implementing best engineering practices. Successful candidates will possess deep technical expertise in software architecture and object-oriented design principles, along with strong leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading multiple engineering teams.
• Deep understanding of software architecture and object-oriented programming principles.
• Skilled in designing scalable, maintainable, and robust systems.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Passionate about building high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop multiple teams of software engineers.
• Drive architectural strategy focused on modularity and scalability.
• Champion modern engineering practices like CI/CD and automated testing.
• Maintain technical oversight across projects to ensure consistency and quality.
• Recruit, develop, and retain high-performing engineers.

Skills

Leadership

Software architecture

Object-oriented design

Microservices

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Strong communication

Tools

Node.js

Python

Kafka

Azure

Terraform

App Insights

Prometheus

Job description

A leading technology staffing firm in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple development teams. The role involves shaping architectural direction and ensuring high-quality software delivery while mentoring engineers and implementing best engineering practices. Successful candidates will possess deep technical expertise in software architecture and object-oriented design principles, along with strong leadership skills.