Head of Software Engineering (Engineering Manager) Native AI & Agentic Workflows, React, C#, AWS Lead. Elevate. Ship. Outstanding opportunity to join a cloud native, product centric SaaS business thats modernising at pace, investing heavily in engineering excellence (native AI & agentic workflows) , and giving leaders the autonomy to shape the build of an enterprise platform on a greenfield basis . Youll influence culture, delivery, architecture and outcomes, while working with talented people who genuinely care about doing things the right way. What youll be doing: Reporting directly to the VP of Engineering, youll take ownership of an engineering group made up primarily of contract resource (c.1020 engineers) . Youll set the tone for a high-performance, inclusive culture and ensure teams are aligned, supported, and shipping consistently Leading and line-managing a multi-squad engineering group , creating clarity, accountability and momentum Partnering with Product to ensure squads are balanced, aligned to business goals, and delivering value each cycle Championing modern engineering practices across SDLC, CI/CD and QA, automation-first, test-first, and always ship each cycle Collaborating with Architecture, Security, DevOps and QA to deliver secure, well-architected services on a shared platform Acting as the principal point of escalation for contract resource and ensuring blockers are removed quickly Support people operations: hiring, onboarding, 1:1s, reviews, leave and contract-specific considerations. Drive agentic AI development practices across teams Ensure contractors have the right tools, processes and guardrails to deliver consistently and efficiently Report progress, risks and issues to Senior Leadership with clarity and confidence Champion secure-by-design principles, data governance and timely CVE remediation in partnership with the CISO team Support GTM with technical insight to strengthen product marketing, sales enablement and customer outcomes Key requirements: Proven experience as a senior engineering leader , managing multiple squads and c20 engineers across delivery and operations A strong technical foundation, ideally full-stack, with exposure to AWS, C# .NET, TypeScript, Node & React Deep expertise in modern SDLC, agentic AI-driven development, testing practices, automation and CI/CD (GitHub Actions experience ideal) A strong grasp of secure software development, data governance and vulnerability management Confident stakeholder management across senior leaders and strategic customers; calm, clear communication under pressure £105k - £110k bonus. London & 90% remote. 12-month Fixed Term Contract.
