Head of Software Development

Hireful Ltd; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech-focused company in the Southwest England region is seeking an experienced Head of Software Development to lead and oversee software engineering disciplines. The role requires proven leadership and experience with large-scale architectural transformations. You will manage a multi-disciplinary team and ensure robust, scalable cloud-native solutions. This is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership, with experience leading a multidisciplinary technology function.
• Extensive experience successfully driving architectural transformation projects.
• Deep understanding of cloud-native, scalable system design.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all software engineering disciplines.
• Lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team.
• Foster a culture of technical rigor that integrates software agility.

Skills

Proven leadership

Experience with multidisciplinary technology function

Expertise in cloud-native system design

Understanding of modern web and mobile architecture

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PHP

React

Job description

Scaling, recently invested into technology company is seeking an experienced Software Development Manager / Head of Software Engineering, to be the senior technical authority driving the strategic evolution of the development environment towards a scalable, software-first SaaS platform.

With sustained, 20% year-on-year growth, you'll relish working in a fast-paced development environment where you will be free to make, guide & select the best way forward in both your people & technology selection.

An excellent opportunity to make your mark as a key, senior figure in an ambitious, forward-thinking company!

Job title

Head of Software Development.. May also be known as: Software Development Manager, or Head of Software Engineering.

Location

Southwest England. Bristol, Bath, Exeter, Cardiff, Plymouth – all reasonable. We are relaxed about office time / home time, but think to be effective in this role, you'll need to be able to spend a good amount of time in the office; certainly, toward the beginning of your tenure, with flexibility coming when your team & you are comfortable.

Salary

£85K - £90K Basic + Bonus + LTIP + Benefits package

The role

Acting as a key partner to the Technology Director and the Head of Delivery, you will oversee all software engineering disciplines, ensuring technical solutions are scalable cloud-native, robust, & secure by design. You will lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team, encompassing Frontend, Backend, Mobile, Hardware, DevOps, and QA; fostering a culture of technical rigour that integrates software agility with the continued evolution of the core technology.

Core Of What You Will Need To Bring

• Proven leadership, with experience leading a multidisciplinary technology function encompassing software development.
• Extensive experience successfully driving large-scale architectural transformation and modernization projects (e.g., monolithic to microservices, legacy stack replacement).
• Expertise in cloud-native, scalable system design.
• Deep understanding of modern web and mobile architecture, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and serverless patterns.

Our current stack is PHP, React, Native mobile. HOWEVER – we are not tied to this & part of the role will be to assess, change & drive forward change.

Please apply now for this excellent career opportunity.

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