VP of Engineering

VP of Engineering Tech For Good SaaS Start-Up Bristol
Hybrid (2-3 days per week in office)
£120k - £130k + 100% of salary in Shares + Private Healthcare
Very rare & exciting opportunity in the Bristol tech scene

SR2 are exclusively partnered with a post Series-A Mission Driven Startup who are moving closer towards profitability, they are on a mission to make the investment system more sustainable all whilst using cutting-edge SaaS technology. We're looking to hire a VP of Engineering who is going to be setting the ongoing technical vision, leading their engineering teams and playing a big role in helping them to expand their SaaS product into Europe & US for the first time ever!

About you

Are you an experienced, well-seasoned engineering leader with a history of working within B2B SaaS environments?
Do you have modern Cloud experience and Product background?
Perhaps you have moved into a more senior leadership role within engineering in recent years, or you are thinking about stepping into a more strategic senior technical role in your next move If that sounds anything like you then please keep reading!

This is an opportunity for someone who has a history of facing challenges such as scalability, reliability, security and essentially the ability to run a complicated system with lots of moving parts whilst supporting a team of very senior engineers or tech leads to solve complex problems.

We're looking for expertise and experience in technologies such as Backend services (GoLang, Java, C++, Python etc), Microservices, SaaS Cloud, AWS, Kubernetes and Terraform.

If you're local to Bristol, and on the lookout for a fulfilling and exciting challenge within Engineering Leadership this role will give you the chance to scale a purpose-driven platform whilst leading a high performing engineering team!

Experience Needed:

1. Experienced leading teams within B2B SaaS Cloud environment
2. Software Engineering background and expertise within modern CI/CD, AWS and Kubernetes
3. Experienced in leading/managing senior software engineers/tech leads
4. Comfortable diving into code reviews, architectural reviews and contributing to architectural design
5. Passion for best engineering practices & embedding security principles
6. Strong personal interest in impact-driven/ethical work

Key Responsibilities:

1. Owning/building/setting the Engineering Culture
2. Line Management of 5 Tech Leads & coaching the wider engineering team
3. Setting the ongoing technical vision & architecture
4. Delivery & Execution
5. Cross-functional collaboration & stakeholder management

What you'll be getting up to:

Leading and nurturing high-performing engineering squads made up of talented senior software engineers & tech leads, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration.
Being involved in the Architectural structure side of things, tackling challenges with volumes, reliability, scalability, running a complicated system with lots of moving parts!
Supporting their expansion into international markets (Europe and US) by ensuring their platform is robust, secure and ready to scale.

Why should you join them?

This is a mission-driven company who truly put their people first, highly inclusive and forward thinking with lots of flexibility.
Their culture values autonomy, innovation and continuous learning and development.
They value diversity & inclusion and have created an environment where people can bring their whole selves to work and be a piece of the puzzle of the wider mission they are all contributing towards.
They are invested in cutting edge technology such as Kubernetes, AWS, GoLang, Terraform, TypeScript, Microservices, PostgreSQL and more.
Last but not least they are FUN and you'll be working alongside a lovely team of humans.

Benefits:

Competitive Share Scheme (100% equivalent of your salary), Enhanced Parental Leave Policy (Maternity leave at 26 weeks, Paternity 6 weeks), Private, Healthcare Insurance, Employer pension at 5%, Monthly Wellbeing allowance, Work from home budget and monthly company socials.

Please apply with your CV and I will be in touch as soon as possible to discuss further.