Head Of Software Engineering

The Opportunity

Head of Software Engineering - £130,000 - £150,000 (potential stock options)

Location:

London - 3 days on site
Sector:
Fintech / Payments / Financial Services

• Engineering Leadership & Strategy:
  Own the software engineering strategy, aligned with business, product and regulatory objectives.
• Lead a high performing engineering team, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Partner closely with the CTO, CPO and other Senior Leadership to deliver scalable, secure solutions.
• Set standards for engineering best practice.
• Technical Oversight (10-20% Hands-On):
  Remain hands-on at a strategic level, contributing to design reviews, architecture decisions and complex problem-solving.
• Review critical code changes, influence patterns and frameworks, and guide engineers on best-practice C#/.NET development.
• Act as a technical escalation point for complex platform or production issues.
• Help shape the long-term technical roadmap and platform evolution.

• Significant experience in a senior engineering leadership role (Head of Engineering, Engineering Manager, Technical Director or similar).
• Strong C#/.NET background, with the ability and desire to stay 10-20% hands-on.
• Proven experience within payments, fintech, financial services or banking environments.
• Experience leading teams building high-availability, distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, system design and cloud-based platforms.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, able to bridge technical and non-technical audiences.