We’re Hiring: Director of Software Engineering
3 days ago
Nottingham
Director of Software Engineering | Nottingham | £140k + Bonus (Worth up to £50k) + Car Allowance We’re partnering with a well-established, UK-based SaaS business that’s entering a major growth phase with a new platform on the horizon that will complete their SaaS offering to compete with major tech players globally. The business have grown to nearly 1,000 employees now and have been a driving force in their industry for decades. This is a senior, high-impact leadership role with real ownership, delivery, and visibility at board level. You’ll take full ownership of engineering delivery for a brand-new Finance SaaS platform, leading multi-disciplinary teams across the UK. The platform is live, the ambition is big, and expectations are high. The business is investing heavily and now needs a commercial, technically credible Director to lead delivery, scale the product, and build long-term in-house capability. This is a leadership role that suits someone who’s grown from an engineering background and thrives in complex, delivery-driven environments. • Owning end-to-end engineering delivery for a Finance SaaS product, • Leading a team of 15 engineers initially with plans to scale much beyond that, • Balancing new feature development with BAU stability, • Partnering closely with Product, Design, Finance, and Exec stakeholders, • Driving high standards across security, performance, reliability, and compliance Introducing modern engineering practices, including AI-enabled development, • Proven experience leading engineering teams at scale in a SaaS environment, • Strong technical background (ex-developer) who is credible at an architecture and delivery level, • Experience scaling complex platforms, ideally in finance, ERP, or regulated domains, • Commercial mindset- understands how engineering/product impacts customer base, revenue growth and ensures they can compete in the market, • Confident stakeholder manager who can challenge constructively, • Experience with finance platforms, transactional systems, analytics, or ERP-style products is highly desirable., • Salary: Up to £140k, • Bonus: Performance based, up to 35%, • Private healthcare & strong benefits package, • Onsite- Nottingham (may have a slight flex but this Director of Engineering needs to be present with the team and c-suite) #J-18808-Ljbffr