Head of Software Engineering

Location; Slough (Hybrid 2 days office, 3 days home) We are working with a fast-growing B2B SaaS business operating within the parts and inventory management sector, serving major names in food manufacturing and automotive engineering. The business operates in a collaborative, hands-on environment, with a strong focus on reliability, security and scaling a proven, enterprise-ready platform. This is a genuinely hands-on leadership role covering architecture, development, integrations, security and operations. You''ll work alongside two developers, one focused on full stack delivery and one focused on AI and machine learning features, while still writing code yourself, owning the Azure DevOps and AKS infrastructure, and setting the technical direction as the business works towards ISO 27001 certification. The role is based in Slough, with two days a week in the office and the rest working from home. This is a great opportunity for a hands-on technical leader looking for genuine ownership and a clear route to CTO as the team and business grow. It would suit an IT Manager with a software development background, or a lead engineer with strong front-end skills and coaching experience who is ready to step up into architecture and people leadership. Responsibilities of a Head of Engineering: Own and evolve the platform architecture across a multi-tenant SaaS environment, balancing day-to-day reliability with long-term scalability Stay hands-on across the full stack, contributing to ..... full job details .....