Head of Engineering - SaaS

Head of Engineering - SaaSAn exciting new opportunity with a high-growth B2B SaaS business scaling a complex, customer-facing platform used at significant volume. With continued investment in engineering, tooling, and leadership, they''re looking for a talented Head of Engineering to help evolve and scale their software engineering function. This role suits someone who came up through software engineering, understands modern development at depth, and now leads through strong principles, clear thinking, and trust rather than command-and-control.The RoleYou''ll own the end-to-end software development operation, leading a small group of Software Development Managers (4-5) who manage 40-50 engineers across software development. Engineering and leadership is UK-based.This isn''t a role for someone stepping away from engineering, it''s for someone who still cares deeply about how software is built, even at senior leadership level.What You''ll Be Responsible ForOwning delivery, quality, and scalability across the development function.Embedding modern DevOps practices as part of development - CI/CD, automation, small batch delivery, and fast feedback.Driving continuous improvement using metrics and meaningful engineering KPIs.Improving developer productivity through better tooling, process, and engineering discipline.Leading and developing managers, creating consistency while allowing teams autonomy.Partnering closely with the CTO on technology strategy, platform evolution, and ..... full job details .....