Head of Software Engineering

Salary: £80,000 - 80,000 per year

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Head of Software, Software Manager, or Software Engineering Lead
• Strong background in embedded systems and firmware development
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering or product development teams
• Track record of building and developing high-performing technical teams
• Strong knowledge of full product development lifecycle
• Experience delivering technically complex products into production
• Confident in reviewing software architecture and detailed design

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a software engineering team delivering embedded, PC, and mobile software solutions
• Define and implement software development lifecycle processes and best practices
• Drive software architecture, detailed design, implementation standards, verification, and validation
• Provide technical leadership across firmware and OS-based systems
• Support the delivery of complex engineering products from concept through to production
• Conduct and lead detailed technical and design reviews
• Develop team capability, skills and resource planning
• Contribute hands-on technical input within project teams where required
• Work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams and external stakeholders

Technologies

• Embedded
• Firmware
• Support
• Mobile

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We are an exciting, rapidly expanding electronic instrumentation company that is investing heavily in R&D. Our Head of Software Engineering position offers a senior leadership opportunity to manage a small team of 4 software engineers in a remote role based anywhere in England. We value strong technical and management capabilities, offering a competitive salary and the chance to shape the future of our software function.

last updated 16 week of 2026