Head of Engineering - From Monolith to Microservices

Head of Engineering PHP / Laravel | AWS | CI/CD Manchester (Hybrid) 90,000 - 100,000 A Manchester-based business is quietly exploring the appointment of a Head of Engineering to help modernise its engineering function. This role will suit someone who started their career as a software engineer , has gone on to lead teams at scale and now enjoys shaping people, platforms and engineering culture . You'd be stepping into an established environment with around 15 engineers already in place , where the focus is on: Bringing structure and consistency to delivery Evolving a monolithic platform towards microservices Embedding CI/CD pipelines into day-to-day engineering practice Supporting a wider move towards AWS and cloud-native tooling This isn't a greenfield rebuild. It's about raising standards, improving flow and setting technical direction . Working pattern Office-based initially to build context and relationships Hybrid (2 days office / 3 remote) longer term Package 90,000 - 100,000 If you're curious and open to an informal discussion, or know someone who might be a fit, get in touch. TPBN1_UKTJ

Created: 2026-01-16