Director of Software Engineering

The Role:

We’re looking for an experienced Director of Software Engineering to lead and scale our clients Software and Mobile Engineering functions. This is a high-impact leadership role with end-to-end ownership of engineering delivery, platform reliability, software quality, customer experience, and technical strategy.

Working closely with Product, the Project Management Office (PMO), Data, and other cross-functional teams, you’ll translate business priorities into measurable engineering outcomes while building a high-performing organisation focused on delivery, quality, and continuous innovation.

This is an opportunity to shape not just how they build and maintain software, but how they use AI, automation, and scalable engineering practices to deliver lasting value to their customers.
  
Key responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end engineering delivery, system reliability, performance, and quality across Software and Mobile teams.
• Translate business and product strategy into clear engineering roadmaps, execution plans, and measurable outcomes.
• Establish engineering standards, best practices, and operating rhythms that drive accountability and continuous improvement.
• Lead and resolve complex technical and delivery challenges while balancing immediate priorities with long-term technical strategy.
• Identify and implement AI-driven solutions to improve engineering productivity, automated testing, support operations, and customer-facing product capabilities.
• Champion the adoption of AI-assisted development tools and workflows across engineering teams.

About you:

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 5 years in engineering leadership roles.
• Operating at a Director level of ownership, not just coordination
• Proven experience leading multi-team engineering functions or platform-level engineering organisations.
• A strong technical background in mobile applications, backend services, full-stack systems, or a combination of these.
• Demonstrated ownership of software delivery, production operations, system reliability, and quality outcomes.
• Experience delivering SaaS platforms and large-scale software solutions.

 
This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact at the intersection of engineering leadership, platform scalability, and AI-driven innovation.

Please send your CV along with a cover letter and the Rewired team will be in contact if you match the requirements.