Head of Software Engineering

Mid Waysupply; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software development company in Milton Keynes is seeking a Head of Software Engineering. This role involves leading the software engineering team, defining technical strategies, and delivering cloud and mobile projects. Ideal candidates will have a strong software engineering background, leadership experience, and a passion for product development.

Qualifications

• Over 5 years of experience as a software engineer before progressing into a leadership position.
• Minimum of 2 years leading a software engineering team.
• Technical background with Mobile, Digital and Cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Balance leadership duties with hands-on coding.
• Lead the software development team and maintain technical documentation.
• Assist with company technical direction for mobile, cloud and API platforms.
• Review code quality and sign off for production.
• Define project plans and distribute tasks across the team.

Skills

Leadership in software engineering

Hands-on coding

Mobile and cloud platforms

Full SDLC experience

Collaboration with SMEs

Tools

Typescript

React

Node.js

AWS

Git

JIRA

Job description

Head of Software Engineering

£90,000 + Benefits

Buckinghamshire

Zenovo are currently recruiting for a Head of Software Engineering to lead our customers software engineering team, help define the technical strategy and deliver cloud, digital and mobile projects.

Skills And Experience

• Over 5 years of experience as a software engineer before progressing into a leadership position
• Minimum of 2 years leading a software engineering team
• Full SDLC experience and proven experience
• Technical background with Mobile, Digital and Cloud platforms
• Ideally worked with SME's in the past and have a passion to help a company grow their products and service offering

Responsibilities

• Balance leadership duties with hands‑on coding
• Lead the software development team, define and distribute tasks and maintain technical documentation
• Assist with company technical direction and architecture for mobile, cloud and API platforms
• Review code quality and final technical sign‑off for releasing features/fixes into production
• Translate high‑level requirements into technical workstreams, defining project plans and distributing tasks across the team

Tech Stack

• Languages/Frameworks: Typescript, React, React Native, Node.js, PHP, Python, SQL, Postgres, Redis
• AWS: ECS, IoT Core, Redshift, Lambda, CodeBuild, CloudWatch, SNS, Cognito
• Git, JIRA, Postman, Confluence

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Software Development