Head of Developer Experience & Platform Enablement

AJ Bell plc; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing investment platform company in Manchester is looking for a Head of Developer Experience. This senior role will lead enhancements across developer platforms and tools, fostering faster and more efficient delivery processes. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience with platform management and DevOps, demonstrating the ability to improve speed and quality. They will collaborate with various teams to ensure the delivery of a top-notch developer experience while standardizing practices across product teams.

Benefits

Starting holiday entitlement of 28 days

Choice of pension schemes with matched contributions

Discretionary bonus scheme

Free gym membership

Personal development programmes

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading platform and DevOps functions.
• Hands-on experience implementing developer tooling and platforms.
• Strong experience standardizing agile ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve internal developer platform Backstage.
• Drive adoption of modern productivity tools.
• Implement automated quality gates and workflows.
• Standardize metrics and reporting for teams.

Skills

Leadership in platform management

DevOps experience

Stakeholder management

Data-driven mindset

Tools

Backstage

GitHub

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud infrastructure

Job description

A growing investment platform company in Manchester is looking for a Head of Developer Experience. This senior role will lead enhancements across developer platforms and tools, fostering faster and more efficient delivery processes. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience with platform management and DevOps, demonstrating the ability to improve speed and quality. They will collaborate with various teams to ensure the delivery of a top-notch developer experience while standardizing practices across product teams.