Director of Engineering
Our Future Health UK
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Lead multiple squads operating in a full-service ownership (“you build it, you run it”) model
- Ensure predictable, high-quality delivery in partnership with product and delivery leaders
- Drive cross-team coordination on complex or high-risk initiatives
- Own the availability, reliability and operational performance of systems built by our squads
- Define and embed effective incident management, on-call and post-incident learning practices
- Foster a blameless culture of learning and continuous improvement
- Lead and coach senior engineering leaders, building a healthy leadership pipeline
- Define and continuously improve engineering people processes (hiring, onboarding, performance, development)
- Build an inclusive, high-trust engineering culture aligned to our mission
- Translate organisational strategy into clear engineering priorities and OKRs
- Work closely with the Director of Architecture on longer-term technical direction and roadmap, and with the Chief Data Officer on data engineering capability and career progression
- Own engineering budgets, including headcount, contractors, agencies and partners
Requirements
- Experience leading **large engineering organisations (100+ people)** across multiple squads
- Proven ability to **manage senior engineering leaders** and operate effectively through multiple leadership layers
- Experience working with **data engineering teams**, ideally in environments dealing with large-scale, sensitive or scientific datasets (e.g., genomics, health records or other sensitive personal data)
- Strong track record of **scaling engineering teams**, including planning, hiring, and contractor/agency management
- Credibility leading **cloud-native, data-intensive**, high-availability software engineering organisations
- Demonstrated delivery leadership in **modern agile, squad-based or full-service ownership **models, with ownership of reliability, on-call and incident management
- Experience operating in **highly regulated or security-conscious** **environments**, embedding secure-by-design practices
- Evidence of improving **engineering effectiveness at scale** (e.g. OKRs, tooling, developer experience), and recent experience leading teams using **AI tools for software development**
- Strong **cross-functional leadership**, partnering closely with product, data, delivery and security teams
- A track record of building **inclusive, high-performing engineering cultures** and developing engineering talent
Benefits
- Generous Pension Scheme – We invest in your future with employer contributions of up to 12%
- 30 Days Holiday pro rata + Bank Holidays – Enjoy a generous holiday allowance with the flexibility to take bank holidays when it suits you
- Enhanced Parental Leave – Supporting you during life’s biggest moments
- Cycle to Work Scheme – Save 25-39% on a new bike and accessories through salary sacrifice
- Home & Tech Savings – Get up to 8% off on IKEA and Currys products, spreading the cost over 12 months through salary sacrifice
- £1,000 Employee Referral Bonus – Know someone amazing? Get rewarded for bringing them on board!
- Wellbeing Support – Access to Mental Health First Aiders, plus 24/7 online GP services and an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
- A Great Place to Work – We have a lovely Central London office in Holborn, and offer flexible and remote working arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data engineeringcloud-nativehigh-availability software engineeringagile methodologiesincident managementOKRsAI tools for software developmentengineering effectivenesscontractor managementperformance management
Soft Skills
cross-functional leadershipcoachingbuilding inclusive culturescontinuous improvementblameless culturestrategic translationteam scalingpartnershipcommunicationleadership development