Director of Software Engineering

Great opportunity for a Director of Engineering to join a leading retail client in Manchester. You’ll report directly to the CTO and will lead an engineering function of 100 people through a significant digital and cultural transformation, transitioning existing platforms to a cloud-native, event-driven, microservices architecture, and the department towards product-based teams and a DevOps culture. You’ll be responsible for building out the engineering function and developing a target operating model, working with teams to embed a strong engineering culture to drive accountability and champion best practices. You will also work alongside third-party consultancies and ensure seamless integration within the enterprise business. As a strong engineering leader, you'll balance technical decision making with effective people management to inspire and develop your teams. Skills: Proven experience in leading large engineering functions through digital transformation. Experience with cloud-native, event-driven, microservices architecture. Strong background in DevOps practices. Experience working with product-based teams. Ability to call out inefficiencies and drive improvements. Experience in an enterprise business environment. Experience in a consumer-facing business. Strong leadership and people management skills. Ability to champion engineering best practices. Excellent technical skills and hands-on experience in software development. Software/Tech: Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform) Microservices architecture DevOps tools and practices Event-driven systems Programming languages (Java, TypeScript, C#) In return they can offer an industry leading salary and benefits package, including hybrid/remote working. If you’re interested in this opportunity and would like to know more, please apply through this advert and I will contact you ASAP.

Location: Manchester, GB

Posted Date: 1/17/2025