Director of Engineering

Director of Engineering with a proven track record leading multi disciplinary technical teams is sought by a multi award winning technology solutions company based near North Birmingham.

With a five year global expansion in place this Director of Engineering will take overall responsibility for the daily operational output of a technical team of 40 working closely with engineering managers to innovation & best practice across development, test & architecture.

This role would suit an experienced Director of Engineering who has worked in an SME or scale up environment with a collaborative, supportive management style and a proven track record of delivering technical change whilst demonstrating clear commitment to skills improvement across multiple teams.

In return this individual can expect a hugely exciting and varied day to day as the business scales with scope to lead on new product development and innovation at a board level.

This individual based near the West Midlands should have most of the following key skills:

- Experience leading multi disciplinary teams in a product led SME or scale up environment
- Experience leading on re -platforming and/or tech stack upgrade projects (ideally node.js/ JavaScript focused)
- A collaborative, flexible yet delivery focussed management style
- Experience engaging with board level stakeholders
- Solid understanding of cloud first microservices/ serverless architecture
- Experience in helping individuals reach their full potential
- Proven track record building and delivery a scalable technical strategy

Benefits for this role include:

- Starting salary of up to £120,000
- Bonus scheme
- Flexible working hours
- Hybrid working (one to two days a week in the office)
- funded self improvement scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Private healthcare
- Regular salary reviews
- Life assurance
- Generous private pension scheme

So if you like the sound of joining a high growth, dynamic, supportive business as it delivers global expansion please apply now to be considered.

Director of Engineering
North Birmingham
Node.js, JavaScript, react, microservices, leadership, AWS