CTO

Want to lead the transformation of an established SaaS business entering a major growth and investment phase? You'll join a long-established UK-based SaaS company with a loyal customer base, strong recurring revenue, and fresh investment to help them modernise and scale. We are looking for a technology leader to help modernise engineering, drive AI innovation, and shape the future of the platform. The role will suit either; an experienced CTO looking for a high-impact transformation role, or a Head of Engineering ready to take the step into their first CTO position. Open source development knowledge is key but you’ll also inherit a knowledgeable engineering team and play a key role in transforming a legacy software environment into a modern SaaS engineering function. What you’ll be doing Defining technology and engineering strategy Leading Agile and DevOps transformation Supporting cloud migration towards AWS Driving AI capability across products and engineering Modernising tooling, processes, and architecture Leading and mentoring engineering teams Working closely with the senior leadership and investors What we’re looking for Strong software engineering background Experience leading technical teams in SaaS or software businesses Ability to modernise engineering functions and delivery practices Strong architectural understanding Commercial awareness and stakeholder management skills Experience with AI, DevOps, or cloud modernisation highly beneficial The role is based in Reading 3 days per week with 2 days working from home.  There is a salary banding of £(Apply online only) - £(Apply online only) depending on experience + benefits.   If this sounds of interest and you'd like to hear more, click apply as we have interview slots available! We are an equal opportunity recruitment company. This means we welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of race, sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. We are particularly invested in Neurodiversity inclusion and offer reasonable adjustments in the interview process. Reasonable adjustments are changes that we can make in the interview process if your disability puts you at a disadvantage compared with others who are not disabled. If you would benefit from a reasonable adjustment in your interview process, please call or email one of our recruiters