Vice President of Software Engineering

Fimador; Greater London; On-site; GBP 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Fimador partners with an established global enterprise software organisation to appoint a Vice President of Software Engineering, owning the technology vision and engineering strategy for a substantial international portfolio. You will lead large-scale platform modernisation, drive API-first development, oversee budgets, and manage multi-location teams to align technology delivery with business objectives.

This role requires 10+ years in enterprise software engineering and leadership across

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in enterprise software engineering and delivering commercial software products.
• 10+ years' experience leading engineering organisations across multiple international locations.
• Strong technical understanding of cloud-native SaaS platforms, microservices and API-first engineering.
• Experience with AWS, Azure or GCP and delivering scalable, multi-tenant software products.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the long-term technology strategy across a portfolio of enterprise software products.
• Lead large-scale platform modernisation initiatives and transition legacy architectures to cloud-native SaaS solutions.
• Shape architectural direction with an API-first approach and modern engineering practices.
• Drive technology investments balancing innovation with commercial objectives and scalability.
• Establish engineering roadmaps to improve delivery efficiency and support business growth.
• Provide executive leadership to a global engineering organisation of 300+ professionals across locations.

Skills

Strategy leadership

Cloud-native SaaS

API-first development

DevSecOps

Generative AI

Enterprise architecture

Cross-functional leadership

Multi-location teams

Budget & resourcing

AWS/Azure/GCP

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Fimador is partnering with an established global enterprise software organisation to appoint a Vice President of Software Engineering, taking ownership of the technology vision, engineering strategy and continued evolution of a substantial international software portfolio.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Define and execute the long-term technology strategy across a portfolio of enterprise software products.
• Lead large-scale platform modernisation initiatives, transitioning legacy architectures towards scalable, cloud-native SaaS solutions.
• Shape architectural direction, championing API-first development, modern engineering practices and emerging technologies.
• Drive technology investment decisions, balancing innovation with commercial objectives and long-term scalability.
• Establish engineering roadmaps that improve delivery efficiency while supporting business growth.

Global Engineering Leadership

• Provide executive leadership to a global engineering organisation of 300+ professionals across multiple international locations.
• Build high-performing engineering teams, developing technical leadership capability and fostering a culture of innovation.
• Lead organisational transformation, introducing effective engineering operating models and delivery frameworks.
• Oversee engineering budgets, resource planning and strategic technology partnerships.
• Work closely with senior executives across Product, Commercial and Customer Success to align technology delivery with business priorities.

Engineering Excellence & Innovation

• Drive the development and delivery of enterprise-grade software platforms supporting complex global customers.
• Champion cloud-native architecture, microservices and modern application development.
• Advance engineering productivity through automation, DevSecOps and continuous delivery practices.
• Explore opportunities for Generative AI, intelligent automation and agentic AI within product development and engineering operations.
• Establish measurable engineering performance standards, improving product quality and accelerating time to market.
• 10+ years' experience within enterprise software engineering, including significant responsibility for delivering commercial software products and legacy products.
• 10+ years' experience leading engineering organisations, ideally across multiple international locations.
• Proven experience overseeing large-scale engineering transformations and complex, multi-product technology environments.
• Strong technical understanding of cloud-native SaaS platforms, modern software architecture and API-first engineering.
• Experience working with AWS, Azure or GCP and delivering scalable, multi-tenant software products.

Ideally Interesting Experience:

• Previous leadership within enterprise SaaS, B2B software or complex regulated technology environments.
• Experience integrating acquired technologies, products or engineering organisations.
• Leading AI and Generative AI adoption within enterprise engineering environments.
• Knowledge of agentic AI architecture, AI governance and responsible development practices.