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Director of SW Engineering

Company: HRB

Location: Remote, London

Posted: June 01, 2026

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About the Role

We are looking for a self-driven, strategic, and collaborative leader to serve as the Director/VP of Software. As the CTO’s right hand, you will own product development across the full stack—from the Go back-end and Rust parsing layer to the Vue/TypeScript front-end.

This is a genuine hands‑on role; you are expected to operate as an individual contributor approximately 40% of the time, participating in code reviews, subbing in for engineers, and driving architecture discussions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own the product development roadmap in partnership with the CTO and Product Management.
  • Translate business goals and customer needs into clear technical plans.
  • Balance speed, scalability, and technical quality through strategic build‑vs‑buy decisions.

People Management & Team Building

  • Oversee and mentor ~5 technical team leads, fostering a culture of ownership.
  • Manage...