Head of Engineering

Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience standing up, reshaping or transforming a digital/engineering function
• Strong background within ecommerce environments (B2C or B2B)
• Solid hands-on software engineering foundation (prior development experience essential)
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-native architectures
• Demonstrable ownership of engineering budgets and supplier relationships
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and running applications in production environments
• Commercially aware; understands cost drivers, ROI, supplier management, and build vs buy trade-offs
• Innovation-aware; actively drives improvement rather than maintaining the status quo
• Focused on stable, maintainable engineering choices that scale effectively
• Comfortable operating strategically while remaining technically credible
• Able to build high-performing teams and develop future leaders within the function

Responsibilities:

• Lead software engineering and low-code development across digital products and internal platforms
• Build, maintain and scale bespoke software solutions and ecommerce systems end-to-end
• Define and execute digital and engineering strategy aligned to business objectives
• Own and manage the digital team budget, ensuring strong commercial governance
• Partner with Service and Infrastructure leadership to embed DevOps practices and operational excellence
• Establish strong Agile product and delivery practices across the function
• Drive technology transformation and embed change operationally across the organisation
• Make pragmatic, scalable technology decisions
• Champion continuous improvement and innovation across the engineering function

Technologies:

• Azure
• Cloud
• DevOps

More:

We are seeking a commercially minded, technology-driven Head of Engineering to lead and evolve our engineering function in Ipswich, primarily working onsite three days a week. This pivotal leadership role involves building and scaling our digital capability across bespoke software and ecommerce platforms while managing a team of 10-15 engineers and low-code developers. With an attractive salary range of £100,000 - £130,000 and a strong focus on innovation and improvement, we offer an opportunity to drive transformative change within our organization.

last updated 30 week of 2026