Head of Software Engineering

1 month ago


Manchester, United Kingdom The Difference Engine Full time

Are you an existing software engineering manager looking for the next step? As an engineering manager, running multiple teams, are you looking for an opportunity to have a broader influence and take more ownership.

Our client, a highly profitable travel company is part way through its transition to being a best of breed product & technology lead company. With ambitious plans to further disrupt the industry, they are looking to grow their software engineering leadershipteam and are looking for a new Head of Engineering to run their Customer Applications teams, covering web and mobile.

Essential skills for the role:

- A background in software engineering, both as developer and engineering manager, running one or more teams
- Experience managing other engineering managers or team leads
- Commercial experience of working on eCommerce and and large scale B2C products
- Strong people management skills
- Experience of partnering with product to deliver value and take a customer first approach
- Strong communication skills that allow you to effectively manage a diverse set of stakeholders
- An analytical approach to problem solving, with a data-lead decision making mindset

TheDifferenceEngine is a recruitment business working on behalf of our corporate client.



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