We’re partnering with one of the world’s most iconic consumer brands - a company whose products are recognized in nearly every country on the planet. We are hiring a Head of Software Engineering to lead a large-scale, consumer-facing mobile platform operating across Europe.
This role owns the technical strategy, architecture, and delivery model for a complex ecosystem spanning iOS, Android, backend services, and web platforms. You’ll lead a distributed engineering organisation (circa 25 engineers) delivered primarily through external partners, with a strong focus on modernisation, scalability, and engineering excellence.
This is a high-impact leadership role suited to someone who can operate at both strategic and technical depth, while bringing structure and control to a vendor-led environment.
What You’ll Be Doing
Own the technical strategy and architecture of a multi-country mobile platform
Lead and evolve a distributed engineering organisation (via external vendors)
Drive modernisation of legacy systems into scalable, cloud-based architectures
Establish and enforce engineering standards, governance, and best practices
Transition teams to a high-performing, product-led (pod-based) delivery model
Partner with product and business stakeholders to align technical execution with business outcomes
Oversee integrations with high-scale internal and third-party platforms
Coach and develop senior engineers and tech leads
What We’re Looking For
12–15+ years in software engineering, with experience in senior leadership roles
Proven track record leading multi-team engineering organisationsStrong experience managing vendor / outsourced engineering teams
Solid background in mobile platforms (iOS & Android) and backend systems
Experience driving large-scale system modernisation / transformation
Strong architectural knowledge (distributed systems, APIs, scalability)
Experience working in Agile / product-led environments
Comfortable operating across both technical and stakeholder-facing domains
Nice to have
Experience with Node.js, GraphQL, AWS or GCP
Why This Role
Own a high-visibility platform used across multiple European markets
Lead a complex transformation from legacy to modern architecture
Shape how engineering is delivered at scale in a vendor-heavy environment
Work in a role with real technical and organisational impact
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