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    Head of Software Engineering - Exeter

    Head of Software Engineering

    • Head of Software Engineering
    • Exeter, Devon (Hybrid-Working)
    • Market Rates
    • Plus an excellent company benefits package (including 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Private Healthcare, Bonuses, Pension, etc.)

    Skills and Experience:

    • Proven leadership experience leading a multidisciplinary technology function encompassing software development (Backend/Cloud) and preferably hardware/firmware engineering.
    • Extensive experience successfully driving large-scale architectural transformation and modernisation projects (e.g., monolithic to microservices, legacy stack replacement, etc.).
    • Expertise in cloud-native, scalable system design within a high-throughput, low-latency environment, preferably telematics/IoT.
    • Deep understanding of modern web and mobile architecture, containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.) and serverless patterns.
    • Demonstrable ability to set and enforce high standards for code quality, technical documentation and development practices.
    • Proven experience in leading and mentoring technical managers and managing a large engineering budget.
    • Excellent stakeholder and communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to executives.
    • An understanding of my client’s current technology stack (PHP, React and Native Mobile) and experience migrating off similar platforms.
    • Experience with Python and the AWS ecosystem (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, etc.).
    • Must have recent experience working with and to ISO 9001 or ISO 27001 standards.
    • Familiarity with test-driven design methodologies (TDD).

    The Opportunity:

    In this high-profile, high-impact, strategic role you will be the senior technical authority driving my client’s strategic evolution towards a scalable, software-first SaaS platform.

    The successful post-holder will hold responsibility for the entire digital ecosystem (across the Web, Mobile and Cloud technologies), ensuring their technical vision aggressively pursues software-led growth, while continuing to improve the hardware solution which remains their core business offering.

    The Head of Software Engineering will lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team, encompassing Frontend, Backend, Mobile, Hardware, DevOps and Quality Assurance; fostering a culture of technical rigour that integrates software agility with the continued evolution of their core technology-stack.

    Applications:

    To learn more about our client and this great opportunity on offer working as a Head of Software Engineering based in Devon; please call and speak with John Noonan here at ISR Recruitment on 07719 919 860 or please email me a copy of your very latest CV (john@isr.uk.com) and I’ll call you back to discuss the role in more detail and in the strictest of confidence.

    Please contact John here at ISR to learn more about our client who are continuing to grow and dominate their sector here in the UK with their expertise and range of technology products?

    IT & Digital

    Exeter

    811

     

    IT & Digital

    Exeter

    811

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