Head of Software Development

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Leckhampton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £75,000 per annum

Overview

Do you have the skills and experience to be part of up scaling an established business that works with leading brands across the UK? The company is a leader in testing and optimising digital and ecommerce platforms for companies ranging from Car Manufacturers to High Street Clothing Brands and from Broadcasters to the Law Courts. The are transitioning from a being a service provider to becoming a leading product company that offers testing services through a world class platform. As a Head of Software, you will be responsible for leading and executing our development strategy. As such, you will likely have previous experience of significantly contributing to revenue growth at a scale up technology company. What you’ll be doing. Develop and own the end-to-end Development strategy. Manage and deploy budgets Coaching and mentoring development team including code reviews, higher level software design and direct management. Working with vendors to explore third party capabilities and secure contracts Report on Development performance to the board A large part of the role will be to lead the rebuild of our customer and tester portal - the key strategic priority for the organisation in 2020. What do you get? As well as remote or local working in a friendly company that genuinely values its staff and has great employee retention that’s grown significantly year on year you get: £75,000 - £85,000 salary - Interactive employee onboarding - Pension - Private Healthcare - Death in Service Benefit - Critical Illness Cover - Counselling Service - Gym & Car Insurance Discounts - Income Protection Cover Skills & Experience we need Demonstratable, strong Team Management skills and expertise. Track record in delivering SAAS products Experience of building large, complex, platforms for the B2B market. Full stack PHP knowledge Entrepreneurial, tenacious and resilient mind set. Obvious passion, intelligence, humour and wit Strategic thinking and good at tactical execution. Passion for digital technologies and great User Experience Benefits: Flexible working hours On-site parking Work from home opportunities Subsidised gym membership Benefits: Work from home opportunities Flexible working hours On-site parking Subsidised gym membership Private medical/dental insurance