Head of Engineering

Head of Engineering with a background in full stack development (Python, PHP, JavaScript, AWS) and strong team leadership skills is sought on a hybrid basis by a high growth PaaS scale up based in Manchester.

With over five years of growth this organisation have revolutionized data insights accessibility for their international retail and e-commerce clients resulting in global growth.

As the team adds additional platform functionality this Head of Engineering will work closely with the Head of Data and Product on developing a robust yet flexible technical roadmap whilst driving best practice, workflow management and an autonomous, entrepreneurial culture across the engineering team.

In return this Head of Engineering will be offered a clear progression pathway as the business scales over the coming years.

This company support real commitment to a healthy work life balance with hybrid, flexible working alongside a collaborative, autonomous team culture.

This Head of Engineering based near Manchester should have most of the following key skills:

- A background in full stack development (python, PHP, JavaScript etc)
- Experience building and supporting web applications in AWS
- Cloud native architecture experience
- Solid pipeline automation skills (CI/CD)
- Experience leading TDD, automated engineering teams
- Proven team leadership skills
- Ability to shape a technical strategy
- Experience working in a data heavy, product led environment

In return this Head of Engineering will receive:

- Generous starting salary depending on experience
- Bonus scheme
- Short working week with flexible working hours
- Hybrid working (2-3 days a week in the office)
- Great progression opportunities
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Private healthcare
- Regular salary reviews
- A well-structured training scheme with external certifications

So if you are a Head of Engineering who is looking to play a lead role in shaping the technical output of a successful, scaling organisation please apply now to be considered and for further info.

Head of Engineering
Manchester
Python, PHP, AWS, serverless architecture JavaScript, CI, CD, Test driven development