✅ What we’re looking for

We’re looking for an engineering leader, not simply the most senior engineer in the room.

Must have:

• Significant software engineering experience with substantial leadership responsibility
• Proven experience leading and developing multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Experience improving an engineering organisation, not simply maintaining one
• Strong evidence of improving delivery predictability and engineering execution
• Deep understanding of modern software development practices, testing, QA and release management
• Experience managing technical debt and working with established or legacy platforms
• Strong people leadership, including hiring, developing, coaching and managing performance
• Strong written communication and documentation discipline, with experience making critical engineering knowledge less dependent on individuals
• Experience working closely with Product leadership
• Strong technical judgement and commercial awareness
• Good understanding of reliability, observability and production support
• Practical fluency with modern AI development tools
• The right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship may be considered for an exceptional candidate

Experience within payroll, workforce technology, fintech or another regulated, financially sensitive or operationally complex environment would be a strong advantage.

🙅 This role probably isn't for you if...

• You’ve only led Engineering in mature organisations where the teams, processes and architecture were already built for you
• You believe every legacy platform needs rewriting
• You value technical elegance over delivering meaningful business outcomes
• You avoid accountability for delivery, quality or performance.

💰 What we offer

• Remote-first, within the UK. Work from wherever you do your best thinking.
• Flexible hours. We care about output, not when you’re online.
• 23 days’ holiday, increasing by one day for each full year of service up to a maximum of 26 days, plus UK bank holidays and your birthday off, with the option to buy up to 10 additional days each year.
• Workplace pension.
• Giant Advantage perks: supermarket and retail discounts, salary-sacrifice schemes including electric cars, Nuffield gym discounts, and more.
• Quarterly leadership meetups in London, a day or two together, fully paid for, with a social afterwards.
• Learning & development support, with a budget you’ll help shape as you build out and own your department.
• Long-service rewards and referral bonuses.
• Real ownership from day one. No bureaucracy, no hand-holding, no waiting in line, and the backing and stability of a 30-year, independent business behind you.

📅 Application Deadline

Applications close on Friday 11 September 2026

🔄 How our hiring process works

We keep it straightforward and respectful of your time.

• CV and initial application
• Introductory conversation. A straightforward discussion about Giant, the engineering challenge and your experience.
• Engineering leadership discussion and practical assessment. A deeper conversation about the teams and systems you’ve led, what you changed and what happened as a result, alongside a practical discussion relevant to the work you would genuinely do.
• Senior leadership conversation. An opportunity to explore the relationship between Engineering, Product, technology and the wider business.
• Final conversation with our Group CEO. As much your opportunity to decide whether Giant is right for you as ours to decide whether you’re right for Giant.

All roles at Giant Group are subject to pre-employment checks. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer, and welcome applications from all candidates, including those with a disability, who meet the essential criteria for the role. Please note that we may close this advert early, so we encourage early applications.