Vice President of Software Engineering
Our client, a rapidly scaling fintech, is seeking an exceptional Vice President of Software Engineering to lead and evolve a large, high-performing engineering organisation.
This role sits at the intersection of technical leadership, organisational scale, and AI-driven innovation.
You will take ownership of an engineering function of 100–120 Software Engineers, supported by 6 Software Engineering Managers, and play a central role in shaping both capability and culture during a critical growth phase.
This is a true player-coach position—requiring deep technical credibility alongside proven leadership at scale.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, develop, and scale a multi-layered engineering organisation, ensuring strong leadership at every level
- Own delivery against a complex product roadmap, driving measurable business outcomes
- Define engineering strategy, architecture, and organisational design aligned to growth objectives
- Maintain hands‑on technical engagement, contributing to high-level design and decision-making
- Champion AI‑first engineering practices, building on an environment where 80–90% of code is AI-generated, with a roadmap to 95%+
- Embed modern engineering excellence (CI/CD, trunk‑based development, observability, and automated testing)
- Partner cross-functionally across Product, DevOps, Security, and Platform teams
- Build a high-performance culture grounded in accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement
Your profile
Our client is specifically seeking a candidate with a highly credible blend of leadership experience, technical depth, and modern engineering exposure:
Leadership & Scale
- 8+ years in software engineering leadership roles, with at least 3+ years operating at VP level (or equivalent)
- Proven experience leading large-scale engineering organisations (minimum 50+ engineers)
- Demonstrated success as a manager of managers, including developing senior engineering leaders
- Track record of scaling teams and capabilities in high-growth environments, ideally within startups or SME organisations
Technical Expertise
- Strong hands‑on engineering background with the ability to remain technically engaged
- Deep technical fluency across modern architectures and polyglot environments (including .NET/C#, with exposure to other languages such as Java or Ruby)
- Experience defining architecture and engineering strategy at scale
- Ability to challenge, guide, and influence technical decisions at all levels
- Proven experience working in an AI-enabled or AI-first engineering environment
- Hands‑on use of AI-assisted or agentic development tools (e.g. Claude or similar)
- Clear understanding of how AI can accelerate delivery, improve quality, and reshape engineering workflows
- Experience driving adoption of AI tooling across teams and embedding it into the development lifecycle
Delivery & Engineering Excellence
- Strong background in continuous delivery environments, where software is shipped to production frequently or daily
- Expertise in modern practices including:
- Trunk‑based development
- Automated testing strategies
- Observability and system reliability
- Proven ability to use engineering metrics to drive performance and continuous improvement
Organisational Design & Methodologies
- Experience designing and evolving engineering organisations using modern frameworks (e.g. Lean, Scrum, Kanban, XP)
- Strong understanding of team topologies (stream-aligned, platform, enabling teams)
- Ability to align organisational structure to product and delivery needs
Leadership Mindset & Approach
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence executive stakeholders
- Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
- Strong problem-solving mindset with a willingness to experiment and iterate
- Values transparency, continuous learning, and candid feedback
- Demonstrates curiosity, innovation, and the ability to identify novel solutions to complex challenges
Why This Role?
- Opportunity to lead a large, complex engineering function at scale
- Significant influence over the evolution of AI-driven software development practices
- Join a high-growth fintech at a pivotal stage of its journey
- Work in an environment where engineering excellence and innovation are core to success
If you are a technically credible engineering leader with experience scaling teams, embedding AI into development, and delivering at pace, this is a rare opportunity to make a significant impact.
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Our client, a rapidly scaling fintech, is seeking an exceptional Vice President of Software Engineering to lead and evolve a large, high-performing engineering organisation.
This role sits at the intersection of technical leadership, organisational scale, and AI-driven innovation.
You will take ownership of an engineering function of 100–120 Software Engineers, supported by 6 Software Engineering Managers, and play a central role in shaping both capability and culture during a critical growth phase.
This is a true player-coach position—requiring deep technical credibility alongside proven leadership at scale.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, develop, and scale a multi-layered engineering organisation, ensuring strong leadership at every level
- Own delivery against a complex product roadmap, driving measurable business outcomes
- Define engineering strategy, architecture, and organisational design aligned to growth objectives
- Maintain hands‑on technical engagement, contributing to high-level design and decision-making
- Champion AI‑first engineering practices, building on an environment where 80–90% of code is AI-generated, with a roadmap to 95%+
- Embed modern engineering excellence (CI/CD, trunk‑based development, observability, and automated testing)
- Partner cross-functionally across Product, DevOps, Security, and Platform teams
- Build a high-performance culture grounded in accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement
Your profile
Our client is specifically seeking a candidate with a highly credible blend of leadership experience, technical depth, and modern engineering exposure:
Leadership & Scale
- 8+ years in software engineering leadership roles, with at least 3+ years operating at VP level (or equivalent)
- Proven experience leading large-scale engineering organisations (minimum 50+ engineers)
- Demonstrated success as a manager of managers, including developing senior engineering leaders
- Track record of scaling teams and capabilities in high-growth environments, ideally within startups or SME organisations
Technical Expertise
- Strong hands‑on engineering background with the ability to remain technically engaged
- Deep technical fluency across modern architectures and polyglot environments (including .NET/C#, with exposure to other languages such as Java or Ruby)
- Experience defining architecture and engineering strategy at scale
- Ability to challenge, guide, and influence technical decisions at all levels
- Proven experience working in an AI-enabled or AI-first engineering environment
- Hands‑on use of AI-assisted or agentic development tools (e.g. Claude or similar)
- Clear understanding of how AI can accelerate delivery, improve quality, and reshape engineering workflows
- Experience driving adoption of AI tooling across teams and embedding it into the development lifecycle
Delivery & Engineering Excellence
- Strong background in continuous delivery environments, where software is shipped to production frequently or daily
- Expertise in modern practices including:
- Trunk‑based development
- Automated testing strategies
- Observability and system reliability
- Proven ability to use engineering metrics to drive performance and continuous improvement
Organisational Design & Methodologies
- Experience designing and evolving engineering organisations using modern frameworks (e.g. Lean, Scrum, Kanban, XP)
- Strong understanding of team topologies (stream-aligned, platform, enabling teams)
- Ability to align organisational structure to product and delivery needs
Leadership Mindset & Approach
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence executive stakeholders
- Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
- Strong problem-solving mindset with a willingness to experiment and iterate
- Values transparency, continuous learning, and candid feedback
- Demonstrates curiosity, innovation, and the ability to identify novel solutions to complex challenges
Why This Role?
- Opportunity to lead a large, complex engineering function at scale
- Significant influence over the evolution of AI-driven software development practices
- Join a high-growth fintech at a pivotal stage of its journey
- Work in an environment where engineering excellence and innovation are core to success
If you are a technically credible engineering leader with experience scaling teams, embedding AI into development, and delivering at pace, this is a rare opportunity to make a significant impact.
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