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Head of Software Engineering

F5
Posted 4 days ago, valid for 2 days
Location

Worcester, Worcestershire WR53DE, England

Salary

£60,000 - £72,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Head of Software Engineering role is based in Worcestershire, offering a permanent, full-time position with a salary range of £100,000-£120,000 plus bonus and car allowance.
  • The successful candidate will manage a software department of approximately 80 team members, overseeing the development of cloud-native administration systems and digital products.
  • Essential requirements include experience managing large-scale software development teams, particularly in financial services, as well as expertise in SaaS/Cloud applications and DevOps methodologies.
  • Candidates should be familiar with Agile practices such as Paired Programming and Test-Driven Development, with CI/CD experience being advantageous.
  • The role allows for hybrid working, averaging two days in the office per week, and requires significant experience in software engineering management.

Role: Head of Software Engineering

Location: Worcestershire (averaging 2 days per week in office)

Role: Permanent, Full Time

Package: £100-120K + Bonus & Car Allowance

F5 are delighted to be working with a market leading technology firm who are looking for a Head of Software Engineering to maximise the team's output by supporting them to deliver software quickly, efficiently and to a high standard of quality.

As the Head of Software Engineering, you will be responsible for managing the development of their cloud-native administration system as well as their other Digital products. You will lead a software department comprising of circa 80 Delivery Managers, QA and Engineers both on-shore and off-shore across six teams.

Essential Skills & Requirements:

  • Manage multiple software development teams focused on building vertical market software products. (ideally within financial services)
  • Experience of management of large scale software development teams.
  • Experience of SaaS/Cloud native applications using DevOps based methods.
  • Work closely with Product Management team who manage the roadmaps.
  • Utilise Agile techniques like Paired Programming and Test-Driven Development.
  • Apply a DevOps approach, with CI/CD experience being particularly advantageous.
  • Experience with near shore/offshore development teams (advantageous).

If this sounds like you, they can offer the following...

? £100,000-£120,000 basic salary

? Hybrid working, averaging 2 days per week in office (Worcestershire)

? Car Allowance

? Annual Bonus (typically circa 10%)

? Private Healthcare, Life Assurance, Enhanced Pension Contribution

If you're interested, please apply with your latest CV and we will be in touch for a confidential chat.

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