WorkNest

Head of Engineering

WorkNest

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Chester • United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £60,000 - £80,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead and transform engineering performance, driving measurable impact across productivity, quality, and delivery
  • Drive meaningful improvements in engineering productivity, quality, and delivery outcomes
  • Establish and track key engineering performance metrics such as deployment frequency, lead time for change, change failure rate, and cycle time
  • Identify and remove bottlenecks across the software development lifecycle
  • Lead the adoption of AI-assisted development across engineering teams
  • Define how tools and approaches are used effectively and measure the impact of AI on productivity and delivery outcomes

Requirements

  • Proven experience leading engineering teams within a high-growth SaaS or technology environment
  • Strong track record of improving engineering performance and delivery outcomes
  • Experience implementing and using engineering metrics such as DORA or flow metrics
  • Confident using data to drive decision-making and continuous improvement
  • Strong understanding of AI-assisted development tools
  • Experience in a private equity-backed or high-growth environment, or leading engineering transformation initiatives would be advantageous.
Benefits
  • Hybrid working: 2 days in the office
  • Opportunity to lead and transform engineering performance at scale
  • Collaborative team and supportive culture
  • Amazing benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
engineering performance metricsdeployment frequencylead time for changechange failure ratecycle timeAI-assisted developmentsoftware development lifecycledata-driven decision makingcontinuous improvementengineering transformation
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingcollaborationadaptabilitystrategic thinkinginfluencingcoachingmentoring