Head of Engineering Jobs in the UK

51 to 67 of 67 Head of Engineering Jobs in the UK

Head of Software Engineering

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, South East, United Kingdom
ZENOVO LTD
Zenovo are currently recruiting for a Head of Software Engineering to lead our customers software engineering team, help define the technical strategy and deliver cloud, digital and mobile projects. This is a key hire for our client and will involve leading software delivery, quality assurance, cloud architecture, digital architecture and future proofing the businesses software ecosystem. … Head of Software Engineering £90,000 + Benefits Buckinghamshire Skills and Experience Over 5 years of experience as a software engineer before progressing in to a leadership position Minimum of 2 years leading a software engineering team Full SDLC experience and proven experience Technical background with Mobile, Digital and Cloud platforms Ideally worked with More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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Head of Security Engineering - Security Testing & Application Security

Welwyn Garden City, England, United Kingdom
Tesco
Now Hiring: Head of Security Engineering – Application Security & Testing 📍 Location: Welwyn Garden City or London, UK Are you ready to lead the charge in securing one of the UK’s largest technology estates? Tesco Technology is looking for a visionary Head of Security Engineering – Application Security & Testing to join our dynamic Cyber function. … This is a high-impact leadership role where you’ll shape the future of security assurance across our platforms and products. You’ll lead a talented team of engineers and architects, driving innovation in vulnerability management, application security, and adversarial testing. This is a pivotal cyber leadership role within Tesco Technology, shaping how we secure our platforms and … products. You’ll be at the forefront of driving innovation in security engineering, ensuring Tesco remains resilient against evolving threats while enabling safe and secure technology delivery. 🔍 What You’ll Be Doing: Lead & Inspire : Manage three Security Engineering Managers and their teams (20+ engineers), plus a Principal Security Engineer/Architect. Drive Innovation : Oversee cutting-edge security More ❯
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Head of Engineering

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd
Role : Head of Engineering (hands on) Salary range: 100-150k Location : Central East London (x3 days per week onsite - Tues/Wed/Thurs) Tech stack includes : React, Angular, Typescript, NodeJS, NestJS, GCP, Python, PostgreSQL Current team size : x2 Engineers, x1 Data Scientist & x1 ML Engineer We're working with a SaaS startup company that helps … audience feedback with campaign data to show how people really respond — giving teams the clarity they need to make smarter decisions next time. Reporting into the CEO directly, combination of hands on coding alongside managing the team, 50% hands on to start, with the view longer term to be flexible on becoming less if you desire. Essentials for this … role: Early stage startup experience e.g. founder engineer, ex founder or part of the journey early on. Strong full stack Typescript experience - preferably backend lean. At least a few years managing a team. Bonus: Adtech/Martech experience Hands on experience with Data & ML **No sponsorship available sorry More ❯
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Head of Engineering

London Area, United Kingdom
Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd
Role : Head of Engineering (hands on) Salary range: 100-150k Location : Central East London (x3 days per week onsite - Tues/Wed/Thurs) Tech stack includes : React, Angular, Typescript, NodeJS, NestJS, GCP, Python, PostgreSQL Current team size : x2 Engineers, x1 Data Scientist & x1 ML Engineer We're working with a SaaS startup company that helps … audience feedback with campaign data to show how people really respond — giving teams the clarity they need to make smarter decisions next time. Reporting into the CEO directly, combination of hands on coding alongside managing the team, 50% hands on to start, with the view longer term to be flexible on becoming less if you desire. Essentials for this … role: Early stage startup experience e.g. founder engineer, ex founder or part of the journey early on. Strong full stack Typescript experience - preferably backend lean. At least a few years managing a team. Bonus: Adtech/Martech experience Hands on experience with Data & ML **No sponsorship available sorry More ❯
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Interim Head of Engineering

City of London, London, United Kingdom
McCabe & Barton
About the Company - We are seeking an experienced Interim Head of Engineering for a Financial Services client based in London to lead their geographically dispersed development teams. Utilising Agile and DevOps methodologies, this role requires a strong technical background, exceptional leadership skills, and a passion for collaborating with business stakeholders to deliver impactful technology solutions. About the … Role - Key Responsibilities: Team Leadership: Manage and inspire the development and test teams, fostering a culture of diversity, inclusion, and alignment with organisational values. People Management: Set objectives, provide mentoring, and support career development for team members. Partner Management: Oversee strategic partnerships with outsourced resource augmentation vendors to drive innovation and cost efficiency. Portfolio Delivery: Collaborate with stakeholders to … prioritisation and interdependency management. Development Practices: Select and implement best-practice delivery approaches (Agile or Waterfall) while ensuring compliance with IT policies. Solution Design: Guide the specification and design of applications, leveraging external expertise where needed. Continuous Improvement: Drive the adoption of new tools, methods, and processes to enhance team efficiency and effectiveness. Qualifications & Experience: Proven career progression More ❯
Employment Type: Contract
Rate: From £1,000 to £1,200 per day inside IR35
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Head of Service Engineering & Aftersales

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Humanoid
Our first humanoid robot HMND 01 is a next-gen labour automation unit, providing highly efficient services across various use cases, starting with industrial applications. About the Role As Head of Service Engineering & Aftersales, you will lead Design for Serviceability (DFS), in-field technical support, warranty policy, service cost optimization, and the infrastructure required to support customers … globally. This role is deeply embedded in our Design for Excellence (DFX) culture. You’ll partner with engineering, cost engineering, and supply chain teams to ensure supportable designs, efficient cost drivers and scalable reverse logistics. You will build teams, tools, and standards needed to deliver efficient, scalable, and seamlessly integrated service. What You'll Do Design for Serviceability … DFS) Lead the service engineering function, owning the DFS pillar of DFX, and ensuring serviceability is embedded into hardware and software development. Partner with engineering teams to influence designs that reduce MTTR, improve access, simplify diagnostics, and optimize reworkability, field replaceability, and repair pathways. Define, enforce, and manage serviceability standards and requirements for mechanical, electrical, and embedded More ❯
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Head of Service Engineering & Aftersales

London Area, United Kingdom
Humanoid
Our first humanoid robot HMND 01 is a next-gen labour automation unit, providing highly efficient services across various use cases, starting with industrial applications. About the Role As Head of Service Engineering & Aftersales, you will lead Design for Serviceability (DFS), in-field technical support, warranty policy, service cost optimization, and the infrastructure required to support customers … globally. This role is deeply embedded in our Design for Excellence (DFX) culture. You’ll partner with engineering, cost engineering, and supply chain teams to ensure supportable designs, efficient cost drivers and scalable reverse logistics. You will build teams, tools, and standards needed to deliver efficient, scalable, and seamlessly integrated service. What You'll Do Design for Serviceability … DFS) Lead the service engineering function, owning the DFS pillar of DFX, and ensuring serviceability is embedded into hardware and software development. Partner with engineering teams to influence designs that reduce MTTR, improve access, simplify diagnostics, and optimize reworkability, field replaceability, and repair pathways. Define, enforce, and manage serviceability standards and requirements for mechanical, electrical, and embedded More ❯
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Head of Software Engineering

England, United Kingdom
Hybrid/Remote Options
Albany Growth
Senior leadership role and opportunity to shape the technology roadmap and product of a category-defining B2B SaaS startup Working hand-in-hand with the co-founders, previously senior executives at a Fortune 500 company Competitive compensation package, incl. stock options Flexible hours and hybrid working Attractive office space in the heart of London A company passionate about … making a positive impact - they pledge to be a net-zero CO2 company and donate 1% of revenues to social impact causes The role: As the Head of Software Engineering, you will strategically & operationally lead the software engineering team and thereby actively shape the technology, product, and team. You will be reporting directly to the … co-Founder and CTO. Key Responsibilities: Coach and manage existing software engineering team Closely collaborate with the Product and Deployment Team to define product features and priorities Define systems and processes to execute product roadmap Lead planning, execution, and timely delivery of the product Oversee operational aspects of the software development process to ensure effective workflows across More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Head of Product Engineering

Uxbridge, England, United Kingdom
Pepper Advantage
About the role The principal objectives of this role are to manage the day-to-day product engineering activity of the Pepper Advantage Technology Division teams in the UK, Spain, India and other jurisdictions. Working closely with the Chief Product Officer and Chief Technology Officer, the HOPE will ensure that tactical and strategic objectives are clearly defined … understood and delivered for our proprietary technology platform, Prism. You will build and lead a world-class product engineering organization that consistently ships secure, reliable, and measurable business value. Establish a culture of craftsmanship and automation—driving high deployment frequency, low change failure rate, short lead time, and fast MTTR—while meeting regulatory obligations and ensuring operational resilience. … Location: London (UK), Madrid (Spain) or Dublin (Ireland) Main Responsibilities A key contributor to the ongoing design and build of Prism Credit Management product, set team objectives and strategies focusing on Agile processes, continuous improvement and data-led delivery. Lead and mature the product engineering squads in the Credit Management product area and transition the team and processes More ❯
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Head of Software Engineering

Buckshaw Village, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Hybrid/Remote Options
Cegedim
We're Cegedim e-business, a UK leader within EDI solutions and part of a major global group. We're currently recruiting a Head of Software Engineering to join our business as we embark on the next phase of our journey, driving the strategic evolution of the technology and its product development. The role … that scale effectively. Key Responsibilities Deliver on current product and platform stabilisation initiative to reduce technical debt Identify and implement the best tech stack for the future 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. What can the company offer you? Hybrid working, competitive salary and great benefit package. The More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Head of Software Engineering

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
ZENOVO LTD
Zenovo are currently recruiting for a Head of Software Engineering to lead our customers software engineering team, help define the technical strategy and deliver cloud, digital and mobile projects. This is a key hire for our client and will involve leading software delivery, quality assurance, cloud architecture, digital architecture and future proofing the businesses software ecosystem More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Head of Engineering (CTO-Track) – Technology First - Hedge Fund | London

City of London, London, United Kingdom
Mondrian Alpha
Our client is a high-performing hedge fund, recognised for its technology-first culture and entrepreneurial mindset. As the firm continues to scale, it seeks an exceptional Engineering Manager — a technically credible, forward-thinking leader ready to take the next step toward a Chief Technology Officer remit. You will play a pivotal role in modernising the firm’s trading … and data platforms, building and mentoring high-calibre engineering teams, and shaping the architectural foundations that power the fund’s investment strategies. This is a hands-on leadership role — you’ll be expected to code, design, and influence in equal measure — helping to define how technology evolves as the firm expands. Core Responsibilities Lead and inspire a team of engineers delivering next-generation trading systems and data platforms designed for scalability, performance, and resilience. Embed modern engineering principles — event-driven architecture, distributed systems, CI/CD automation, and cloud-native design — across the technology landscape. Collaborate directly with portfolio managers and researchers to translate trading and analytical requirements into production-ready solutions. Drive innovation by incorporating AI More ❯
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Head of Engineering (CTO-Track) – Technology First - Hedge Fund | London

London Area, United Kingdom
Mondrian Alpha
Our client is a high-performing hedge fund, recognised for its technology-first culture and entrepreneurial mindset. As the firm continues to scale, it seeks an exceptional Engineering Manager — a technically credible, forward-thinking leader ready to take the next step toward a Chief Technology Officer remit. You will play a pivotal role in modernising the firm’s trading … and data platforms, building and mentoring high-calibre engineering teams, and shaping the architectural foundations that power the fund’s investment strategies. This is a hands-on leadership role — you’ll be expected to code, design, and influence in equal measure — helping to define how technology evolves as the firm expands. Core Responsibilities Lead and inspire a team of engineers delivering next-generation trading systems and data platforms designed for scalability, performance, and resilience. Embed modern engineering principles — event-driven architecture, distributed systems, CI/CD automation, and cloud-native design — across the technology landscape. Collaborate directly with portfolio managers and researchers to translate trading and analytical requirements into production-ready solutions. Drive innovation by incorporating AI More ❯
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Head of Data Platform Engineering

South East, United Kingdom
Hybrid/Remote Options
Hastings Direct
This is an exciting opportunity for overall responsibility for the design, build, and maintenance of the Snowflake and Azure enterprise data platform. You will manage platform engineering, quality and governance delivery teams, delivering both projects and BAU activities, aligning to CIO ways of working and co-ordinating delivery plans with end-to-end outcomes across CIO. Next … to delivery you will need to focus on a clear understanding of the Hastings strategy and an ability to interpret that into the daily work to push our achievements and support the continued growth of the company. As a strategic leader the role holder will be expected to work beyond technology to influence decisions and outcomes for the … ELT pipelines and data orchestration frameworks. Ensuring data platform security, compliance, and access controls. Implementing and governing data quality, lineage, observability, and metadata management. Ensuring the sustainability and scalability of our data infrastructure and that it enables the company to achieve its business objectives Data Platform Optimization: Ensuring that the team is working efficiently and effectively, bringing an agile More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Head of Data Platform Engineering

Bexhill-On-Sea, East Sussex, South East, United Kingdom
Hybrid/Remote Options
Hastings Direct
This is an exciting opportunity for overall responsibility for the design, build, and maintenance of the Snowflake and Azure enterprise data platform. You will manage platform engineering, quality and governance delivery teams, delivering both projects and BAU activities, aligning to CIO ways of working and co-ordinating delivery plans with end-to-end outcomes across CIO. Next … to delivery you will need to focus on a clear understanding of the Hastings strategy and an ability to interpret that into the daily work to push our achievements and support the continued growth of the company. As a strategic leader the role holder will be expected to work beyond technology to influence decisions and outcomes for the … ELT pipelines and data orchestration frameworks. Ensuring data platform security, compliance, and access controls. Implementing and governing data quality, lineage, observability, and metadata management. Ensuring the sustainability and scalability of our data infrastructure and that it enables the company to achieve its business objectives Data Platform Optimization: Ensuring that the team is working efficiently and effectively, bringing an agile More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
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Head of Software Engineering

London, England, United Kingdom
Duku AI
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 break … 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 prototypes More ❯
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Head of Data Platform Engineering

Bexhill-on-sea, Sussex, United Kingdom
Hastings Direct
This is an exciting opportunity for overall responsibility for the design, build, and maintenance of the Snowflake and Azure enterprise data platform. You will manage platform engineering, quality and governance delivery teams, delivering both projects and BAU activities, aligning to CIO ways of working and co-ordinating delivery plans with end-to-end outcomes across CIO click More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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Head of Engineering
10th Percentile
£75,000
25th Percentile
£86,875
Median
£100,000
75th Percentile
£125,625
90th Percentile
£129,000