22 of 22 Permanent Head of Software Engineering Jobs in the UK excluding London

Head of Software Engineering My client, a forward-thinking company, is seeking a visionary Head of Software Engineering to lead and evolve their engineering function. This is a unique opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation making a genuine impact on people's lives through accessible and inclusive technology solutions. We … would also consider exceptional candidates who have been an Engineering Manager or Principal Software Engineer and are now ready to take the next step into a senior leadership role. If you're a strategic and hands-on tech leader with strong energy, excellent communication skills , and a passion for driving innovation , challenging the status quo , and shaping the … future of digital platforms , this role could be your perfect fit. As Head of Software Engineering , you'll take ownership of the engineering function - shaping the technical vision, leading high-performing teams, and ensuring the delivery of secure, scalable, and high-quality digital solutions. This role reports directly to the CTO and More ❯

Head of Software Engineering My client, a forward-thinking company, is seeking a visionary Head of Software Engineering to lead and evolve their engineering function. This is a unique opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation making a genuine impact on people's lives through accessible and inclusive technology solutions. We … would also consider exceptional candidates who have been an Engineering Manager or Principal Software Engineer and are now ready to take the next step into a senior leadership role. If you're a strategic and hands-on tech leader with strong energy, excellent communication skills , and a passion for driving innovation , challenging the status quo , and shaping the … future of digital platforms , this role could be your perfect fit. As Head of Software Engineering , you’ll take ownership of the engineering function — shaping the technical vision, leading high-performing teams, and ensuring the delivery of secure, scalable, and high-quality digital solutions. This role reports directly to the CTO and More ❯

Head of Software Engineering My client, a forward-thinking company, is seeking a visionary Head of Software Engineering to lead and evolve their engineering function. This is a unique opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation making a genuine impact on people's lives through accessible and inclusive technology solutions. We … would also consider exceptional candidates who have been an Engineering Manager or Principal Software Engineer and are now ready to take the next step into a senior leadership role. If you're a strategic and hands-on tech leader with strong energy, excellent communication skills , and a passion for driving innovation , challenging the status quo , and shaping the … future of digital platforms , this role could be your perfect fit. As Head of Software Engineering , you’ll take ownership of the engineering function — shaping the technical vision, leading high-performing teams, and ensuring the delivery of secure, scalable, and high-quality digital solutions. This role reports directly to the CTO and More ❯

Head of Software Engineering My client, a forward-thinking company, is seeking a visionary Head of Software Engineering to lead and evolve their engineering function. This is a unique opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation making a genuine impact on people's lives through accessible and inclusive technology solutions. We … would also consider exceptional candidates who have been an Engineering Manager or Principal Software Engineer and are now ready to take the next step into a senior leadership role. If you're a strategic and hands-on tech leader with strong energy, excellent communication skills , and a passion for driving innovation , challenging the status quo , and shaping the … future of digital platforms , this role could be your perfect fit. As Head of Software Engineering , you’ll take ownership of the engineering function — shaping the technical vision, leading high-performing teams, and ensuring the delivery of secure, scalable, and high-quality digital solutions. This role reports directly to the CTO and More ❯

Head of Software Engineering My client, a forward-thinking financial company, is seeking a visionary Head of Software Engineering to lead and evolve their engineering function. This is a unique opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation making a genuine impact on people's lives through accessible and inclusive financial solutions. … If you're a strategic and hands-on tech leader ready to drive innovation, challenge the status quo, and shape the future of digital platforms, this role could be your perfect fit. The Role: Head of Software Engineering As Head of Engineering, you’ll take ownership of the engineering function … shaping the technical vision, leading high-performing teams, and ensuring the delivery of secure, scalable, and high-quality digital solutions. This role reports directly to the CTO and will see you working closely with the wider leadership team. Your input will be instrumental in transforming ideas into robust technology, driving performance, and fostering a culture of technical excellence. More ❯

Head of Software Engineering My client, a forward-thinking financial company, is seeking a visionary Head of Software Engineering to lead and evolve their engineering function. This is a unique opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation making a genuine impact on people's lives through accessible and inclusive financial solutions. … If you're a strategic and hands-on tech leader ready to drive innovation, challenge the status quo, and shape the future of digital platforms, this role could be your perfect fit. The Role: Head of Software Engineering As Head of Engineering, you’ll take ownership of the engineering function … shaping the technical vision, leading high-performing teams, and ensuring the delivery of secure, scalable, and high-quality digital solutions. This role reports directly to the CTO and will see you working closely with the wider leadership team. Your input will be instrumental in transforming ideas into robust technology, driving performance, and fostering a culture of technical excellence. More ❯

Job Description Your impact We have a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Software Engineering in the Integrated Sensing and Protection (ISP) line of business, covering our Basildon and Southampton sites. Within the ISP line of business, it is our mission to develop and deliver solutions that protect lives and enhances mission effectiveness. Delivering … capability through technology, ISP brings capability to the frontline. Our technology counters the threat of drones, rockets, artillery and missiles, protects ground forces from improvised explosive devices and allows effective maritime communications, both on and under the sea. You will lead the ISP software community of around 80 engineers across the breadth of our three capability … areas of Sensors, Mission Systems, and Communications & Force Protection, to design, develop and deliver effective software solutions for land, sea, air and space. Your responsibilities will span the Basildon and Southampton locations, alongside contributing to the UK Software Engineering strategy. As Head of Software, you will be responsible for: Timely delivery of More ❯

Head of Software Engineering/CTO Our client is on a mission to empower global organisations with truth, accuracy, and trusthelping millions make informed decisions every day. Technology drives this mission, but its people who make it happen. As Head of Engineering, youll lead, support, and inspire talented teams to deliver platforms and … closely with business leaders, youll ensure technology is aligned with strategy, secure, and always built to the highest standards. What Youll Be Doing Leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing engineering teams. Defining and delivering the engineering roadmap, ensuring quality and innovation. Building strong collaboration between engineering and wider business teams. Exploring new technologies to improve how people … work and deliver value. Overseeing compliance, resilience, and information security. What Youll Bring Experience leading engineering teams in SaaS or platform-based businesses. Strong background in Microsoft Azure (.NET, C#, T-SQL, DevOps). A passion for building inclusive, supportive, and high-performing teams. Excellent communication and stakeholder skills. An interest in applying AI and automation to make life More ❯

Head of Engineering – Digital Product Studio (London/Hybrid) 💻 £130,000–£150,000 + Profit Share | Employee-Owned | AI, Mobile, Web, Cloud | Start Jan 2026 We’re working with a global digital product studio known for creating beautifully crafted, high-impact digital products and experiences. They partner with some of the world’s most innovative brands … combining design, technology, and strategy to deliver solutions that make a difference. As they expand into larger-scale, AI-powered and data-rich projects, they’re looking for a Head of Engineering to lead and grow their multidisciplinary engineering team. The Opportunity This is a key leadership role at the intersection of technology, people, and … ideal for someone who wants to combine hands-on architectural expertise and people leadership, delivery with strategic influence across a creative, purpose-driven business. You’ll lead a diverse engineering group spanning the UK and EU, helping scale the team from ~35 to 50+ people. You’ll shape technology strategy, nurture a high-performing culture, and play a pivotal More ❯

Head of Engineering - Digital Product Studio (London/Hybrid) £130,000-£150,000 + Profit Share Employee-Owned AI, Mobile, Web, Cloud Start Jan 2026 We're working with a global digital product studio known for creating beautifully crafted, high-impact digital products and experiences. They partner with some of the world's most innovative brands … combining design, technology, and strategy to deliver solutions that make a difference. As they expand into larger-scale, AI-powered and data-rich projects, they're looking for a Head of Engineering to lead and grow their multidisciplinary engineering team. The Opportunity This is a key leadership role at the intersection of technology, people, and … ideal for someone who wants to combine hands-on architectural expertise and people leadership, delivery with strategic influence across a creative, purpose-driven business. You'll lead a diverse engineering group spanning the UK and EU, helping scale the team from 35 to 50+ people. You'll shape technology strategy, nurture a high-performing culture, and play a pivotal More ❯

Head of Engineering – Digital Product Studio (London/Hybrid) 💻 £130,000–£150,000 + Profit Share | Employee-Owned | AI, Mobile, Web, Cloud | Start Jan 2026 We’re working with a global digital product studio known for creating beautifully crafted, high-impact digital products and experiences. They partner with some of the world’s most innovative brands … combining design, technology, and strategy to deliver solutions that make a difference. As they expand into larger-scale, AI-powered and data-rich projects, they’re looking for a Head of Engineering to lead and grow their multidisciplinary engineering team. The Opportunity This is a key leadership role at the intersection of technology, people, and … ideal for someone who wants to combine hands-on architectural expertise and people leadership, delivery with strategic influence across a creative, purpose-driven business. You’ll lead a diverse engineering group spanning the UK and EU, helping scale the team from ~35 to 50+ people. You’ll shape technology strategy, nurture a high-performing culture, and play a pivotal More ❯

Head of Engineering – Digital Product Studio (London/Hybrid) 💻 £130,000–£150,000 + Profit Share | Employee-Owned | AI, Mobile, Web, Cloud | Start Jan 2026 We’re working with a global digital product studio known for creating beautifully crafted, high-impact digital products and experiences. They partner with some of the world’s most innovative brands … combining design, technology, and strategy to deliver solutions that make a difference. As they expand into larger-scale, AI-powered and data-rich projects, they’re looking for a Head of Engineering to lead and grow their multidisciplinary engineering team. The Opportunity This is a key leadership role at the intersection of technology, people, and … ideal for someone who wants to combine hands-on architectural expertise and people leadership, delivery with strategic influence across a creative, purpose-driven business. You’ll lead a diverse engineering group spanning the UK and EU, helping scale the team from ~35 to 50+ people. You’ll shape technology strategy, nurture a high-performing culture, and play a pivotal More ❯

Head of Engineering Manchester Hybrid (2 days/week) £125k-£150k + Bonus + Equity We're hiring a Head of Engineering to lead the rebuild of a complex, cloud-native platform used by millions. It's a high-impact, senior leadership role - reporting directly to the CTO - where you'll shape technical … setting coding standards, and designing workflow systems that can be rolled out and replicated across customers and products. You'll influence how we scale, how we work, and how engineering shows up across the business. What you'll be doing: Leading and mentoring multiple cross-functional engineering teams Architecting a modular, cloud-native platform (Azure/AWS - your … call) Driving a culture shift across engineering - CI/CD, SRE, DevEx, clean code Setting engineering standards: quality gates, testing practices, observability, automation Working with Product, Delivery, and Exec teams to align on priorities and timelines What we're looking for: Senior engineering leader (Head of/Director level) with strong architectural credentials Proven experience More ❯

Head of Engineering Manchester | Hybrid (2 days/week) £125k–£150k + Bonus + Equity We’re hiring a Head of Engineering to lead the rebuild of a complex, cloud-native platform used by millions. It’s a high-impact, senior leadership role — reporting directly to the CTO — where you’ll shape technical … setting coding standards, and designing workflow systems that can be rolled out and replicated across customers and products. You’ll influence how we scale, how we work, and how engineering shows up across the business. What you’ll be doing: Leading and mentoring multiple cross-functional engineering teams Architecting a modular, cloud-native platform (Azure/AWS – your … call) Driving a culture shift across engineering – CI/CD, SRE, DevEx, clean code Setting engineering standards: quality gates, testing practices, observability, automation Working with Product, Delivery, and Exec teams to align on priorities and timelines What we’re looking for: Senior engineering leader (Head of/Director level) with strong architectural credentials Proven experience More ❯

Head of Engineering Manchester | Hybrid (2 days/week) £125k–£150k + Bonus + Equity We’re hiring a Head of Engineering to lead the rebuild of a complex, cloud-native platform used by millions. It’s a high-impact, senior leadership role — reporting directly to the CTO — where you’ll shape technical … setting coding standards, and designing workflow systems that can be rolled out and replicated across customers and products. You’ll influence how we scale, how we work, and how engineering shows up across the business. What you’ll be doing: Leading and mentoring multiple cross-functional engineering teams Architecting a modular, cloud-native platform (Azure/AWS – your … call) Driving a culture shift across engineering – CI/CD, SRE, DevEx, clean code Setting engineering standards: quality gates, testing practices, observability, automation Working with Product, Delivery, and Exec teams to align on priorities and timelines What we’re looking for: Senior engineering leader (Head of/Director level) with strong architectural credentials Proven experience More ❯

Head of Engineering Manchester | Hybrid (2 days/week) £125k–£150k + Bonus + Equity We’re hiring a Head of Engineering to lead the rebuild of a complex, cloud-native platform used by millions. It’s a high-impact, senior leadership role — reporting directly to the CTO — where you’ll shape technical … setting coding standards, and designing workflow systems that can be rolled out and replicated across customers and products. You’ll influence how we scale, how we work, and how engineering shows up across the business. What you’ll be doing: Leading and mentoring multiple cross-functional engineering teams Architecting a modular, cloud-native platform (Azure/AWS – your … call) Driving a culture shift across engineering – CI/CD, SRE, DevEx, clean code Setting engineering standards: quality gates, testing practices, observability, automation Working with Product, Delivery, and Exec teams to align on priorities and timelines What we’re looking for: Senior engineering leader (Head of/Director level) with strong architectural credentials Proven experience More ❯

strategies for clinical trials, delivering efficient data management and real-time visibility into trial progress. By focusing on radiological endpoints, the team ensures the our clients have objective evidence of drug efficacy and safety. With nearly 20 years of experience and contributions to over 700 clinical trials, IAG empowers biotech and pharmaceutical sponsors to make confident, data-driven … decisions. Role Description This is a full-time hybrid role for the Head of Software Delivery & Engineering. You will take executive responsibility for managing our global team that delivers the technology back-end and frontend solutions, image viewer and radiology reading systems powering DYNAMIKA, the industry-leading medical imaging platform for clinical research. This blended leadership role … documentation oversight, global team enablement, and strategic roadmap input to support drug development for major pharma, biotech, and research clients worldwide. The role involves hands-on involvement and oversight of software development team, managing project lifecycles, releases and documentation to ensure timely and high-quality software delivery. The Head of Software Delivery & Engineering More ❯

strategies for clinical trials, delivering efficient data management and real-time visibility into trial progress. By focusing on radiological endpoints, the team ensures the our clients have objective evidence of drug efficacy and safety. With nearly 20 years of experience and contributions to over 700 clinical trials, IAG empowers biotech and pharmaceutical sponsors to make confident, data-driven … decisions. Role Description This is a full-time hybrid role for the Head of Software Delivery & Engineering. You will take executive responsibility for managing our global team that delivers the technology back-end and frontend solutions, image viewer and radiology reading systems powering DYNAMIKA, the industry-leading medical imaging platform for clinical research. This blended leadership role … documentation oversight, global team enablement, and strategic roadmap input to support drug development for major pharma, biotech, and research clients worldwide. The role involves hands-on involvement and oversight of software development team, managing project lifecycles, releases and documentation to ensure timely and high-quality software delivery. The Head of Software Delivery & Engineering More ❯

strategies for clinical trials, delivering efficient data management and real-time visibility into trial progress. By focusing on radiological endpoints, the team ensures the our clients have objective evidence of drug efficacy and safety. With nearly 20 years of experience and contributions to over 700 clinical trials, IAG empowers biotech and pharmaceutical sponsors to make confident, data-driven … decisions. Role Description This is a full-time hybrid role for the Head of Software Delivery & Engineering. You will take executive responsibility for managing our global team that delivers the technology back-end and frontend solutions, image viewer and radiology reading systems powering DYNAMIKA, the industry-leading medical imaging platform for clinical research. This blended leadership role … documentation oversight, global team enablement, and strategic roadmap input to support drug development for major pharma, biotech, and research clients worldwide. The role involves hands-on involvement and oversight of software development team, managing project lifecycles, releases and documentation to ensure timely and high-quality software delivery. The Head of Software Delivery & Engineering More ❯

Were working with a growing tech-co, a UK leader within EDI solutions and part of a major global group. Were looking for a Head of Software Engineering to join the business as it embarks on the next phase of its journey, to drive the strategic evolution of the technology and its product … with daily operational challenges, and is passionate about building products that scale effectively. Key Responsibilities Deliver on current product and platform stabilisation initiative to reduce technical debt Drive the engineering, product development, and technical strategies to support business growth. Implement best in class tech stacks and processes Manage a team of developers, architects and dev-ops professionals Collaborate … closely with stakeholders across IT, Service, and Sales to ensure the product and platform roadmap is aligned to business objectives Establish and refine engineering best practices, DevOps processes, and software quality standards. Drive agile development methodologies and prioritize product roadmaps based on business objectives. Our ideal person? Were looking for a dynamic individual who thrives on challenges and More ❯

Change Software Forever QA slows the world down. Flaky tests kill trust, stall releases, and bleed engineering velocity. Duku AI is ending that era. We’re building autonomous agents that think like engineers: they run every critical user journey, catch failures before users do, and self-heal as the codebase evolves. Real AI teammates, not test scripts that … playbooks, and grew Deliveroo from zero to hypergrowth. We know what elite execution looks like and we’re hunting for one more builder to help us rewrite the rules of software quality. What You’ll Do You will own engineering execution end-to-end. You will take ideas from zero to production. You will help define the … technical DNA of the company.Ship fast, learn faster : We deploy daily, not monthly Talk to users, shape the roadmap : Sit in the trenches with founders on calls that define what we build Train AI agents: Design LLM-powered testers that explore, learn, and adapt in real time Own the stack :Python, TypeScript, cloud infra, from commit to production Turn More ❯

Change Software Forever QA slows the world down. Flaky tests kill trust, stall releases, and bleed engineering velocity. Duku AI is ending that era. We’re building autonomous agents that think like engineers: they run every critical user journey, catch failures before users do, and self-heal as the codebase evolves. Real AI teammates, not test scripts that … playbooks, and grew Deliveroo from zero to hypergrowth. We know what elite execution looks like and we’re hunting for one more builder to help us rewrite the rules of software quality. What You’ll Do You will own engineering execution end-to-end. You will take ideas from zero to production. You will help define the … technical DNA of the company.Ship fast, learn faster : We deploy daily, not monthly Talk to users, shape the roadmap : Sit in the trenches with founders on calls that define what we build Train AI agents: Design LLM-powered testers that explore, learn, and adapt in real time Own the stack :Python, TypeScript, cloud infra, from commit to production Turn More ❯