Head of Software Engineering – Embedded & Product Development

Job Title:
Head of Software Engineering – Embedded & Product Development

Remote-based - UK

Salary: £80,000 to £85,000 basic + benefits

This role is to manage a small team of 4 Software Engineers, 3 of whom are embedded, and one is a Mobile/Apps developer.

They are happy for this person to be based anywhere in England and work remotely.

You will need a strong embedded software/Micros development background. This will mainly be a management-oriented role, but with a team of 4 people, you will be immersed in all of the technical elements of the software projects. You must have remained very technical and be able to evaluate/structure software architecture, drive design review meetings, challenge engineers in design reviews etc. You will not be expected to write any code/individually contribute at that level.

But I believe you could do it, if you so wished, on some projects.

A senior leadership opportunity is available for an experienced Head of Software / Software Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing software function within an advanced engineering and product development environment.

You will lead software strategy, software lifecycle processes, and delivery across multiple product programmes within a multidisciplinary R&D setting.

You will play a key role in shaping software architecture, development standards, and long-term capability growth across the organisation.

• 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

• 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

This is a great opportunity to join an exciting, rapidly expanding electronic instrumentation company that is investing heavily in R&D. If you have any specific questions about this role, please contact me on