Head of Software Engineering

The Head of Software Engineering leads the engineering function within Customer Experience Solutions, owning the build, release and operational quality of McLaren's client-facing digital platforms.

You will own end-to-end engineering delivery across the customer-facing platform estate, including the website, configurator, owner app, client portal, stock platforms and booking tools.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as the technical authority for partner and supplier work
• Setting, publishing and enforcing engineering standards across every contributor
• Owning secure engineering practice within the software development lifecycle
• Establishing and running a squad-based delivery model
• Building the internal tech lead layer
• Reducing dependency on external engineering capacity
• Partnering with Enterprise Architecture, Product Management, Programme and Delivery, and Core Technology

The ideal candidate will have:

• Substantial experience leading software engineering functions that deliver customer-facing web, mobile and integration platforms at scale
• A proven record of holding delivery partners to a technical standard
• Depth in modern engineering practice, including continuous integration and delivery, automated testing, code review discipline, release management and production operations
• Practical command of secure development practice
• Experience establishing squad-based agile delivery and a tech lead layer

We offer a wide-ranging benefits package, including:

• Structured career development framework
• 25 days' holiday, plus bank holiday
• Enhanced company pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus award
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan
• Life assurance benefit
• Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years' service
• Generous parental leave policies
• A range of wellbeing initiatives