18 of 18 Permanent Head of Engineering Jobs in Watford

Head of Engineering (Ops) Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. This range is provided by La Fosse. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range Head of Engineering (Platform/SRE/Operations focused) - Leading Entertainment Provider Permanent Role, Watford, Hybrid (2-3x a week in office) up to £160,000 Base Salary + 25% Bonus + benefits We are a partnered with a leading entertainment provider in their search for a Head of Engineering who will drive processes to ensure the scalability and stability of their digital services and platforms, within their innovation hub. As part of their priority to drive innovation and stay ahead of the market, they are building a engineering function where More ❯

Head of Engineering IoT Lead the company's largest revenue generating team Role: Head of Engineering Salary: Up to £110,000 + Bonus Location: Watford - 2 days per week on site (hybrid) We are partnered with a leading international IoT service provider experiencing rapid … with solutions trusted across multiple countries including the UK, Ireland, the Nordics, Benelux, and Spain. With major multi-million pound projects securing the future of the business for the next several years, we are supporting their push for excellence with multiple new hires. They are looking for a Head of Engineering to lead the company's largest revenue-generating team; someone with the right blend of technical, interpersonal, and leadership skills. Head of Engineering role We seek an experienced and driven Head of Engineering to lead this part of More ❯

Head of Engineering | IoT | Lead the company's largest revenue generating team Role: Head of Engineering Salary: Up to £110,000 + Bonus Location: Watford - 2 days per week on site (hybrid) We are partnered with a leading international IoT service provider experiencing rapid … with solutions trusted across multiple countries including the UK, Ireland, the Nordics, Benelux, and Spain. With major multi-million pound projects securing the future of the business for the next several years, we are supporting their push for excellence with multiple new hires. They are looking for a Head of Engineering to lead the company's largest revenue-generating team; someone with the right blend of technical, interpersonal, and leadership skills. Head of Engineering role We seek an experienced and driven Head of Engineering to lead this part of More ❯

its intelligent Heat Pump systems that provide heating, hot water, cooling and fresh air. The company’s vision is to become the energy platform of modern buildings: creating comfortable and healthy internal environments without costing the Earth. The company has a successful track record in bringing innovative energy/… ventilation technologies to market, and has assembled a supply chain for the design and launch of it’s new Heat pump. Role Description This is a full-time hybrid role for a Head of Engineering at Ventive Limited. The Head of Engineering will … serve as a key member of the executive team, responsible for the technical vision, architecture, and delivery of innovative Heating and Ventilation solutions. This role requires hands-on leadership across hardware and software development, deep collaboration with product and operations teams, and the ability to build and inspire More ❯

Our client are seeking a Head of Data Engineering to lead the strategic direction, delivery, and ongoing evolution of enterprise data engineering capabilities for a leading insurance client in London. This role blends deep technical expertise with visionary leadership, responsible for defining, building, and scaling … a modern data platform aligned to business and regulatory needs. As the Head of Data Engineering, you will own the end-to-end data engineering function – overseeing architecture, platform operations, integration strategy, and team leadership. You’ll shape the roadmap for data engineering initiatives across … Azure, Snowflake, Kafka, and modern Lakehouse architectures, ensuring resilience, scalability, governance, and performance. Key Responsibilities: Lead the Data Engineering Function : Define and implement the data engineering strategy, architecture, and operating model across the enterprise. Platform Ownership : Own the full lifecycle of the data platform – ingestion, storage, transformation More ❯

Head of Engineering – SaaS Pipped is recruiting on behalf of an innovative, high-growth client in the SaaS sector. Location: UK (remote-first with occasional team meet-ups) Package: £75-90k Why this role? Our client is scaling rapidly and needs an accomplished Head of Engineering to steer a 30-strong, cross-disciplinary team through its next phase of growth. You’ll shape engineering strategy, champion best practice and deliver products that delight thousands of customers - without having to write production code yourself. Current stack: PHP, Python, React … AWS (serverless & containerised environments). What you’ll own Strategy & Vision – Define and execute an engineering roadmap fully aligned with product and commercial goals. Leadership – Inspire, mentor and develop managers and ICs across multiple locations; build succession and hiring plans. Delivery – Partner with Product, Design and CX to ship More ❯

Head of Engineering (Platform/SRE/Operations focused) - Leading Entertainment Provider Permanent Role, Watford, Hybrid (2-3x a week in office) up to £160,000 Base Salary + 25% Bonus + benefits We are a partnered with a leading entertainment provider in their search for … a Head of Engineering who will drive processes to ensure the scalability and stability of their digital services and platforms, within their innovation hub. As part of their priority to drive innovation and stay ahead of the market, they are building a engineering function where all new front-end products and integrations of the backend for front-end will be developed by a different team. After delivery of these products and services, you'll be responsible for ensuring the maintenance, resilience and scalability to meet the demand of their More ❯

Head of Engineering (Platform/SRE/Operations focused) - Leading Entertainment Provider Permanent Role, Watford, Hybrid (2-3x a week in office) up to £160,000 Base Salary + 25% Bonus + benefits We are a partnered with a leading entertainment provider in their search for … a Head of Engineering who will drive processes to ensure the scalability and stability of their digital services and platforms, within their innovation hub. As part of their priority to drive innovation and stay ahead of the market, they are building a engineering function where all new front-end products and integrations of the backend for front-end will be developed by a different team. After delivery of these products and services, you'll be responsible for ensuring the maintenance, resilience and scalability to meet the demand of their More ❯

Head of Engineering (Platform/SRE/Operations focused) - Leading Entertainment Provider Permanent Role, Watford, Hybrid (2-3x a week in office) up to £160,000 Base Salary + 25% Bonus + benefits We are a partnered with a leading entertainment provider in their search for … a Head of Engineering who will drive processes to ensure the scalability and stability of their digital services and platforms, within their innovation hub. As part of their priority to drive innovation and stay ahead of the market, they are building a engineering function where all new front-end products and integrations of the backend for front-end will be developed by a different team. After delivery of these products and services, you'll be responsible for ensuring the maintenance, resilience and scalability to meet the demand of their More ❯

Head of Data Centre Design Engineering | EMEA Our client is looking for an experienced leader to drive the development of state-of-the-art facilities that power the world’s leading trading and investment firms. They focus on delivering cutting-edge solutions across the EMEA … region, with expanding opportunities in the USA. As the Head of Data Centre Design Engineering , you will lead a team responsible for designing highly resilient, scalable, and efficient data centres. Reporting to senior leadership, you will oversee the delivery of critical infrastructure projects, ensuring they meet … the exacting standards of the trading and investment industries. You will collaborate closely with stakeholders, from technical teams to C-level executives, to align data centre design with the firm’s strategic goals. Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership : Define and drive the data centre design strategy across EMEA and US More ❯

Head of Analytics Engineering | No.1 in the UK! - Purpose-Driven HealthTech | Redefining Wellbeing | Central London/Hybrid | £110,000 + Exceptional Benefits Join a next-generation D2C health brand that’s reshaping the future of preventative care and personalised wellbeing. Backed by strong funding and a … user base, this is a company on a mission, to make better health accessible, measurable, and sustainable for all. They're now hiring a Head of Analytics Engineering, in a company where data drives every key decision. Why this role is different: This isn’t just any … Head of' role', it’s a chance to shape the data foundation of a business that’s doing good and scaling fast. You’ll own everything from growth attribution and forecasting, to how health behaviours are measured, understood, and improved across hundreds of thousands of More ❯

Head of Backend Engineering Remote UK Only Up to £150,000 + 20–25% bonus (permanent) Contract option: £750/day Remote-first | No equity at this stage WeDo is exclusively supporting a mission-led fintech that delivers working capital and training to underserved micro and small … businesses. With millions of loans already disbursed and an impressive repayment rate, they combine mobile money, machine learning, and a hybrid service model to create long-term, sustainable impact. They are now seeking a Head of Backend Engineering to lead the development and evolution of their core lending platform. This is a strategic, hands-on leadership role with ownership of backend architecture, performance, and team growth. Someone who is a technologist at heart and regrets not coding as much but can still (if needed) review PRs, design solution architectures, or contribute to system More ❯

to creators around the world by launching Lureo, the world’s first no-code spatial storytelling platform. The Opportunity We are seeking a visionary Head of Engineering (Spatial Computing) to lead the technical strategy and execution of Lureo, our no-code spatial storytelling platform. This individual … will be responsible for architecting and developing cutting-edge technology that enables seamless, world-class immersive experiences. You will oversee the engineering team, drive innovation, and ensure that our platform remains at the forefront of spatial computing advancements. This role will be a healthy mix of hands … on development and strategic leadership. Key Responsibilities: Technical Leadership & Strategy: Develop and execute the engineering roadmap for our no-code spatial storytelling platform. Platform Development: Oversee the architecture, development, and optimization of the platform, ensuring performance, scalability, and ease of use. Innovation & R&D: Stay ahead of More ❯

Director of Platform Engineering UK Remote (must be based in the UK) £110,000 – £125,000 + Equity + Bonus 🌍 Growing start-up | Build a team | Series A funded This is a fantastic opportunity to join a mission-driven company building the future of network automation. As … Director of Platform Engineering, you’ll play a key role in owning infrastructure operations, growing a squad of engineers, scaling internal platforms, and enabling engineering teams to build securely and reliably at pace. 🎯 Key Details: This is primarily a leadership role , but you'll remain hands … on with day-to-day engineering and operational decisions. We're looking for someone who has grown with a fast-paced start-up or scale-up. For example, from SEED through Series A or B funding rounds. You should be comfortable driving technical direction while supporting and scaling high More ❯

About the role QCIC is seeking a dynamic and experienced Global Head of Engineering to oversee and inspire our global team of Application Engineers. With direct responsibility across our regional offices, this leadership role will be key in driving technical excellence, standardisation, and innovation across the … business. This individual will serve as both a mentor and a technical authority, ensuring our engineering practices remain industry-leading and aligned with evolving security technology trends. This role is fully remote and can be based at our of our hubs around the world What you will do … Leadership & Team Management: Lead a global team of Application Engineers, structured by access control technologies (Honeywell, Genetec, CCURE, Lenel). Provide strategic direction, technical oversight, and support to regional engineering leads. Foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and consistency in standards across regions. Technical Excellence & Standards: Define, document, and enforce More ❯

Who we are: BuildPrompt is a cutting-edge startup working with some of the most well-known names across the built environment. We're revolutionising how industries interact with their data through AI-powered interfaces and intelligent workflows. Our clients range from international airports to mega rail projects and … global real estate portfolios, using our platform to extract instant insights from a range of complex data including delivering Europes largest infrastructure project. Role Summary: As Head of Engineering at BuildPrompt, you'll lead both our AI orchestration layer and full-stack platform development. You'll … oversee the technical evolution of our document Q&A system, manage our multi-technology stack spanning Laravel backend, Nuxt frontend, and Python AI services, while driving the scalability of our cloud-native infrastructure. Key Responsibilities: AI & ML Leadership: Lead development of our Python-based AI orchestration application More ❯

About SS&C Technologies SS&C is a global provider of investment and financial software-enabled services and software for the global financial services and healthcare industries. The GIDS product suite powers mission-critical investor and distributor services across asset managers, insurance companies, retirement providers, and wealth management platforms. … Job Overview As the Head of Production Engineering and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) for the GIDS organisation, you will lead a team responsible for the scalability, resilience, performance, and reliability of cloud and hybrid infrastructure powering some of the most critical client-facing applications … systems and teams that proactively address issues before they impact clients. Key Responsibilities: Leadership & Strategy Define and execute the vision and roadmap for Production Engineering and SRE within GIDS. Build and lead globally distributed, high-performance teams with a focus on talent development, SRE culture, and operational excellence. Collaborate More ❯

Head of Data Engineering & Governance Investment & Wealth Management Hybrid (3 days at home with 2 days traveling in the UK) £120k - £140k basic (DOE) + bonus (10-25%) and benefits (pension, life insurance, healthcare, holidays, & more). “Money makes the world go round,” they say. Maybe it … UK financial services sector – fully recognise this. They understand that embracing data and AI is what will continue to position them at the forefront of the UK’s investment management sector. This isn’t a dalliance with data. It’s a firm commitment. A strategic focus, driven from board … level. The company have spent the last four years investing more than £6 million in one of the finance sector’s biggest technology transformations. There’s no debate about the direction, fighting for investment or dragging people with you. Now, following a recent acquisition, they’re ready to embark More ❯