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Head of Engineering (Hands-On)
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Head of Engineering (Hands-On)
Remote-first (Monthly meet-ups in London or more)
Salary Range: £120,000 – £145,000 + benefits
We’re partnered with a profitable, product-led technology company operating in the global workforce / vendor management space. Founded over a decade ago, the business has less than 100 employees and is experiencing 50% year-on-year growth, disrupting a $200bn+ global market
The company is led by an experienced CEO who has previously scaled a well-known consumer tech business, and the platform is trusted by household-name brands across fintech, media, e-commerce and delivery.
They’re now hiring a hands-on Head of Engineering to lead the next phase of technical growth.
The Role
This is a builder-leader role, not a pure people-management position.
You’ll take ownership of engineering execution, architecture and technical direction while remaining meaningfully hands-on
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Key responsibilities:
- Lead 12 Senior Engineers across 3 teams
- Remain up to 40% hands-on, with a strong Python backend focus
- Own architecture and infrastructure decisions for a core platform
- Set technical standards and delivery practices
- Work closely with Product and Senior Leadership on high-impact initiatives
- Build and launch a 4th engineering team later in the year
Tech stack:
- Python
- Django
- TypeScript
- React
- GraphQL
- Heroku
(Backend-leaning, full-stack awareness expected)
Who They’re Looking For
This role suits a strong technical DOER with leadership capability. You don’t need to have held a Head of title before. If you’ve led 4+ engineers and owned systems end-to-end, that’s enough.
You might currently be:
- A Lead Engineer / Engineering Lead, stepping into further leadership
- An Engineering Manager or Head of Engineering who is still deeply technical in the Python stack
- A Director of Engineering in a startup or scale-up, running a <20 person Engineering org, who prefers to stay close to the code
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You’ll bring:
- Deep backend experience (Python/Django strongly preferred, but other frameworks are fine)
- Confidence making architectural and infrastructure decisions
- Product and commercial awareness
- Startup or scale-up experience is critical
- A pragmatic, ownership-driven mindset
What’s on Offer
- £120,000 - £145,000 base salary (dependent on experience)
- Competitive benefits package
- Remote-first culture
- High autonomy, real technical ownership, and a senior, capable engineering team
- Clear progression to CTO
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