Head of Software Development
Job in
Southampton, Hampshire County, SO15, England, UK
Listed on 2026-02-12
Listing for:
Spectrum IT Recruitment
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-12
Job specializations:
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Software Development
Software Project Mgr/ Lead, Software Engineer, Software Architect
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Hybrid, Southampton
Are you an experienced Head of, VP or Director of Software Development with strong experience managing talented developers building complex SaaS solutions?
Our long-standing customer is looking for a talented software leader to manage their 50-person development team during a phase of rapid growth and internationalisation.
The team build complex, customer facing B2B SaaS products used at significant volume.
With ambitious plans for the company and strong investment in engineering, tooling, and leadership, they are looking for a Head of Software Development to help scale the team, drive best practice and ensure high levels of engineering performance.
What You'll Be Responsible For
Owning delivery, quality, and scalability across the development function.
Embedding modern Dev Ops practices as part of development - CI/CD, automation, small batch delivery, and fast feedback.
Driving continuous improvement using metrics and meaningful engineering KPIs.
Improving developer productivity through better tooling, process, and engineering discipline.
Leading and developing managers, creating consistency while allowing teams autonomy.
Partnering closely with the CTO on technology strategy, platform evolution, and future capability.
Balancing delivery pressure with sustainable, high-quality engineering.
About You
Strong commercial experience in senior engineering leadership (Director, Head of Engineering, VP, or Senior Engineering Manager).
Proven experience managing development managers and scaling engineering teams (40+).
Comfortable leading distributed teams.
Deep understanding of modern software development (Type Script/JavaScript/.Net) and mature Dev Ops practices.
Analytical, pragmatic, and outcome focused with the credibility to engage at both strategic and technical levels.
Strong technical background having previously been hands-on with development, architecture and delivery.
If you're managing managers, scaling teams, driving a high-performance culture, and want to do it in an environment that values engineering quality and long-term thinking, I'd be keen to talk.
Hit apply or message me directly for a confidential discussion.
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