https://jobs.co.uk/job/head-of-development-proactive-appointments--a1cf3063-ddfe-4d3c-a0fe-9c792d11b5c4 RSS feed for Head of Development at Proactive Appointments. en-gb Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:02:07 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/head-of-development-proactive-appointments--a1cf3063-ddfe-4d3c-a0fe-9c792d11b5c4 https://jobs.co.uk/job/head-of-development-proactive-appointments--a1cf3063-ddfe-4d3c-a0fe-9c792d11b5c4 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:51:11 GMT Location: London | Salary: 10000-500000 Annual | Type: Permanent | Head of Development (Remote)We''re looking for an experienced Head of Development to lead our remote engineering organisation. Reporting to the CTO, you''ll oversee a distributed team of Full Stack Developers (Node.js/JavaScript andamp; React) and AWS Cloud/DevOps Engineers, taking ownership of technical delivery, architecture, and engineering excellence across our enterprise SaaS platform.This is a hands-on leadership role. You''ll have a strong software engineering background and remain comfortable writing production code when needed, while mentoring teams and driving technical strategy.Key requirements: 8+ years'' software development experience, including 3+ years leading engineering teams.Strong hands-on expertise with JavaScript/Node.js, React, REST APIs, and AWS.Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, and the Atlassian toolset.Proven success leading distributed, remote-first engineering and DevOps teams.Strong knowledge of scalable microservices, cloud architecture, security, and SaaS best practices. Desirable: AWS certifications.Experience with AI/GenAI technologies (eg Amazon Bedrock).Background in SaaS, ProcureTech, or... Permanent