Vice President of Software Engineering

SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a mission-driven startup that values people and innovation! As a leader in engineering, you'll shape a culture of collaboration while managing high-performing teams. This role offers the opportunity to drive tech strategies and expand into international markets. With a focus on ethical work and cutting-edge technology, you'll be part of a fun and inclusive environment that prioritizes continuous learning and development. If you're passionate about making an impact and leading talented engineers, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Competitive Share Scheme

Enhanced Parental Leave Policy

Private Healthcare Insurance

Employer Pension at 5%

Monthly Wellbeing Allowance

Work from Home Budget

Monthly Company Socials

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading engineering teams in a B2B SaaS environment.
• Strong technical background with a focus on software engineering.

Responsibilities

• Set and own the engineering culture while managing Tech Leads.
• Drive tech strategy and ensure platform scalability.

Skills

Team Leadership in B2B SaaS

Stakeholder Management

Software Engineering Background

Technical Management of Teams

Architecture Reviews

Best Engineering Practices

Interest in Ethical Work

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

GoLang

Terraform

TypeScript

PostgreSQL

Job description

Direct message the job poster from SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation

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VP of Engineering | Mission Driven B2B SaaS Start-Up

• Central Bristol Location - Hybrid Working
• Post Series-A Mission Driven Startup moving closer towards profitability

Reporting Into: CEO, whilst working closely w/ VP of Product

SR2 are exclusively partnered with an innovative, well-funded post-Series A startup who are on a mission to reshape the world of investments in a sustainable way using cutting-edge SaaS technology.

Over the past 7+ years they have been shaping and growing a culture that is highly inclusive, values-driven and truly people first.

If you're local to Bristol, and on the lookout for a fulfilling and exciting challenge within Engineering Leadership… this role will give you the chance to scale a purpose-driven platform whilst leading a high performing engineering team!

We're looking for someone who is going to have an on-site presence within their Bristol office, so if you have an appetite for coming into the office and working in a highly collaborative environment then this is definitely for you. They offer tons of flexibility but this is definitely not a remote position.

Experience Needed:

• Experienced leading teams within B2B SaaS environment
• Stakeholder management experience at an Enterprise level
• Technically credible/background within software engineering/technology
• Experienced in leading engineering function of 10-50+ people, including directly managing Tech Leads
• Comfortable diving into architecture reviews, code discussions or debugging with team
• Passion for best engineering practices & embedding security principles
• Strong personal interest in impact-driven/ethical work
• All round good egg!

Key Responsibilities:

• Owning/building/setting the Engineering Culture
• Line Management of 5 Tech Leads & coaching the wider engineering team
• Setting the ongoing technical vision & architecture
• Cross-functional collaboration & stakeholder management

What you'll be getting up to:

• Leading and nurturing high-performing engineering squads, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration.
• Driving forwards their tech strategy, balancing legacy improvements with future scalability
• Supporting their expansion into international markets (Europe and US) by ensuring their platform is robust, secure and ready to scale.

Why should you join them?

• This is a mission-driven company who truly put their people first, highly inclusive and forward thinking with lots of flexibility.
• Their culture values autonomy, innovation and continuous learning and development
• They value diversity & inclusion and have created an environment where people can bring their whole selves to work and be a piece of the puzzle of the wider mission they are all contributing towards.
• They are invested in cutting edge technology such as Kubernetes, AWS, GoLang, Terraform, TypeScript, Microservices, PostgreSQL and more.
• Last but not least... they are FUN and you'll be working alongside a lovely team of humans.

Competitive Share Scheme (100% equivalent of your salary), Enhanced Parental Leave Policy (Maternity leave at 26 weeks, Paternity 6 weeks), Private, Healthcare Insurance, Employer pension at 5%, Monthly Wellbeing allowance, Work from home budget and monthly company socials.

Please apply with your CV and I will be in touch as soon as possible to discuss further.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering, Information Technology, and Other

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting, Software Development, and Financial Services