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Head of Engineering

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Posted 3 days ago, valid for 4 days
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London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Head of Engineering position offers a salary of up to £130,000 depending on experience, along with benefits.
  • This role is based in East London and provides a hybrid working opportunity, requiring two days on-site.
  • The ideal candidate should have experience leading and scaling engineering teams, particularly within the Ruby on Rails ecosystem and modern JavaScript frameworks.
  • Candidates should also have a proven track record in project delivery, experience with AWS cloud infrastructure, and familiarity with SQL databases at scale.
  • This position is crucial for driving technical strategy and improving system performance as part of a rapidly growing e-commerce support platform.

Head of Engineering

  • Salary up to £130,000 DOE plus benefits
  • Based in East London
  • Hybrid working opportunity - 2 days on-site

About the client:My client assists online stores through their platform, providing useful data to help build customer confidence. Their flagship app was developed to provide insightful user-generated content and they are trusted by e-commerce stores across the globe. Due to significant growth, they are now looking for a Head of Engineering to lead the team and contribute to their success!

The Benefits:

  • Career progression opportunities
  • Hybrid working
  • Performance rewards
  • 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Health insurance
  • Quarterly events

The Head of Engineering role:

  • You'll co-lead the team, focusing on driving exponential output and identifying ways to increase their engineering impact.
  • You will leverage AI and automations.
  • Demonstrate technical leadership, working closely with the Chief Architect and Delivery Lead to implement quality practices.
  • You will ensure seamless rollout of features across their e-commerce base.
  • You will support business growth, driving technical strategy and lead initiatives to improve system performance.

Head of Engineering - Essential Skills:

  • Ruby on Rails ecosystem and modern JavaScript frameworks
  • Experience leading and scaling engineering teams
  • Experience using Cloud infrastructure (AWS)
  • SQL databases at scale and CI/CD
  • Proven track record of successful project delivery
  • Use of E-commerce platforms would be beneficial

To be considered…Please either apply by clicking online or emailing me directly to . For further information please call me on . By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

Key Skills: Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, Cloud, AWS, SQL, E-commerce, Leadership, Engineering

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