Head of Software Development

2 days ago


Leeds, United Kingdom Spectrum IT Recruitment Full time

We're looking for a dynamic Head of Software Development to lead our development team and drive productivity as we expand our operations internationally.

We are one of the fastest growing E-Commerce startups in the world reaching profitablility in Q4 last year and over 150 million in annual turnover. We're on a mission to conquer the E-Commerce market with our sites set on the taking sizeable market share from the biggest names in the industry. Having already hit profitability, strong cash reserves in the bank and further VC backing behind us now is the time to go bigger than ever before. We're aiming to expand our operations to over 100 countries internationally in the next few years with technology at the core of everything we do. We currently have 8 agile sprint teams in our development department but are in the procces of adding 5 or 6 more as part of our expansion. We need a hands off, process driven Head of software development to drive productivity and ensure key objectives and deadlines are met.

Responsibilities:

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers to deliver high-quality software on time
Oversee the entire software development lifecycle, from planning and architecture to deployment and ongoing maintenance
Collaborate closely with the product, operations, and business teams to align technical efforts with business goals
Drive the adoption of best practices in coding, testing, and architecture, with a focus on scalability and performance
Remove blockers from the development teams path to ensure high productivity on key engineering challenges
Measure and track development teams productivity and results against key objectives
Directly manage 14 or so technical leads each with a sprint team working on different products Required Skills & Experience:

7+ years of experience in software development, with at least 3+ years in a leadership or management role
Experience managing larger engineering teams upwards of 50 people in size
Experience within a high paced, growth mindset business
Ability to managing the balance of coding standards vs key deadlines and ensure
Experience with launching products or expanding products to new markets within software/e-commerce
Ability to manage key stakeholders both externally and externally with investors
A get it done mentality and comfortable working to tight deadlines
Passion and drive to grow a business not just work a 9-5 Nice-to-Have:

Experience in the PHP/Laravel tech stack
Familiarity with launching services in new markets/countries
Knowledge of E-Commerce marketplaces and E-Commerce industry Why Join Us:

Be part of a ambitious and high growth startup with huge potential
Have skin in the game with a share scheme that makes every bit of growth the business acheives benefit you directly
Up to £110,000 per annum + highly valuable share options
Fully remote working enviroment How to Apply: Please send your resume and a brief cover letter detailing your experience and interest in the role to or call (phone number removed)

Join us in taking over the E-Commerce industry

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy



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