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Director of Software Engineering

Interquest
Posted 20 hours ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Manchester, Greater Manchester M17 1DJ, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A leading retail client in Manchester is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead a team of over 100 people through a digital and cultural transformation.
  • The role requires proven experience in leading large engineering functions, particularly in cloud-native, event-driven, microservices architecture, and a strong background in DevOps practices.
  • Candidates should have a minimum of 8 years of experience in engineering leadership, with a focus on product-based teams and consumer-facing businesses.
  • The position offers an industry-leading salary and benefits package, including options for hybrid or remote working.
  • Interested applicants are encouraged to apply through the advert, and the recruitment process is managed by InterQuest Group, an equal opportunities employer.

Great opportunity for a Director of Engineering to join a leading retail client in Manchester.

You’ll report directly to the CTO and will lead an engineering function of 100+ people through a significant digital and cultural transformation, transitioning existing platforms to a cloud-native, event-driven, microservices architecture, and the department towards product-based teams and a DevOps culture.

You’ll be responsible for building out the engineering function and developing a target operating model, working with teams to embed a strong engineering culture to drive accountability and champion best practices.

You will also work alongside third-party consultancies and ensure seamless integration within the enterprise business.

As a strong engineering leader, you'll balance technical decision making with effective people management to inspire and develop your teams.

Skills:

  • Proven experience in leading large engineering functions through digital transformation.
  • Experience with cloud-native, event-driven, microservices architecture.
  • Strong background in DevOps practices.
  • Experience working with product-based teams.
  • Ability to call out inefficiencies and drive improvements.
  • Experience in an enterprise business environment.
  • Experience in a consumer-facing business.
  • Strong leadership and people management skills.
  • Ability to champion engineering best practices.
  • Excellent technical skills and hands-on experience in software development.

Software/Tech:

  • Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform)
  • Microservices architecture
  • DevOps tools and practices
  • Event-driven systems
  • Programming languages (Java, TypeScript, C#)

In return they can offer an industry leading salary and benefits package, including hybrid/remote working.

If you’re interested in this opportunity and would like to know more, please apply through this advert and I will contact you ASAP.

InterQuest Group is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. InterQuest Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, religion/belief, race, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, sex or sexual orientation. Please make us aware if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

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