Head of Software Engineering – AWS Cloud & AI-Driven Energy

Myenergi; Stallingborough Top; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading clean-tech manufacturer in the UK seeks a Software Development Manager to lead and mentor backend and mobile engineering teams. You will play a pivotal role in cloud-native architecture, problem-solving, and guiding technology strategies to enhance development processes. The ideal candidate has proven expertise in AWS and TypeScript, along with leadership experience in dynamic environments. This is an opportunity to influence the future of energy efficiency and sustainability while working in a supportive and innovative team.

Benefits

Free on-site EV charging

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

25 days’ holiday

Mental Health First Aiders

Career development support

Employee empowerment and autonomy

Free on-site parking

Positive, purpose-driven working environment

EV salary sacrifice scheme

Birthday leave

Long service awards

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Life Celebrations vouchers

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Software Development Manager, Head of Software, or Senior Engineering Manager.
• Strong technical background with TypeScript and at least one additional backend language.
• Hands-on AWS experience, ideally using Terraform for infrastructure as code.
• Strong experience designing and building cloud-native backend systems.
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills, including network-level analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a cross-functional engineering team.
• Act as a hands-on technical leader, contributing to architecture and design.
• Provide architectural guidance to the backend and AWS engineering team.
• Translate business objectives into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive the use of AI-assisted development tools.

Skills

TypeScript

Go

Rust

C#

AWS

Terraform

Automated testing frameworks

SQL

NoSQL

Git-based workflows

Education

Proven experience in engineering management

Tools

AWS IoT Core

Wireshark

Job description

A leading clean-tech manufacturer in the UK seeks a Software Development Manager to lead and mentor backend and mobile engineering teams. You will play a pivotal role in cloud-native architecture, problem-solving, and guiding technology strategies to enhance development processes. The ideal candidate has proven expertise in AWS and TypeScript, along with leadership experience in dynamic environments. This is an opportunity to influence the future of energy efficiency and sustainability while working in a supportive and innovative team.