Head of Software Engineering

Head of Software Engineering - Milton Keynes - Remote/Hybrid (once a fortnight in office) - 100K + Bonus + 25 Days Holiday + 2 Wellbeing Days + Private Healthcare

We are looking for a highly motivated Head of Software Development to join an award winning software consultancy who work within both the public and private sectors with the head office in Milton Keynes. They technical team is comprised of over 35 individuals including Developers, Software Testers, Product owners and Project Managers.

This exciting opportunity will suit a talented Head of Software Engineering who is looking to inspire a team of 15 and spearhead the software engineering team. They employ over 100 people, turning over north of £25 million.

They are a big believer in sharing thoughts and encouraging and supporting innovation and creativity. The Head of Software Engineering will also be given the chance to be involved in all aspects of the project process from conception through to completion and launch.

The environment is relaxed yet professional, gone are the days of a corporate rigid structure. The positions is primarily remote with the technical team being based across the UK. A fortnightly 'get together' is encouraged.

Head of Software Engineering Tech Stack:

* Technical leadership Provide technical leadership and management of a team of software engineers and technical leads to deliver high-quality products on time and within budget.
* Responsibility for technical recruitment, training, appraisals, 121 meetings, identifying training needs, motivating and performance managing the team.
* AWS multi-tenant serverless platform
* C#, Go
* MS SQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB
* React, JavaScript
* Azure, GCP

We are not expecting the Head of Software Enginerring to be an expert in all the technologies above, just a strong basis knowledge and passion to enspire!

You will be an enthusiastic Head of Software Engineering, a natural leader, have fantastic communication skills and a desire to create amazing products. The successful Head of Software Engineering should have strong problem solving abilities, organisational skills and the ability to work as part of a team.

We are interviewing currently so apply now for immediate consideration for the Head of Software Engineering position or contact George Harvey at ITSS Recruitment for further information.