Director of Engineering (SaaS, Analytics)

TL;DR

Director of Engineering (SaaS, Analytics): Leading and scaling engineering delivery and technical execution for a SaaS company providing predictive analytics solutions to the social housing sector with an accent on modernizing architecture, driving AI tooling adoption, and ensuring high-quality software delivery. Focus on building scalable platforms, managing lead engineers, and aligning technical strategy with business outcomes.

Location: Fully remote (company based in UK, staff includes UK and offshore).

Company

hirify.global is a UK-based SaaS company that provides predictive analytics, data intelligence, and automation solutions designed specifically for the social housing sector.

What you will do

• Take end-to-end accountability for engineering delivery, ensuring predictable and sustainable high-quality software.
• Lead and support a group of Lead Engineers, setting clear expectations around delivery, quality, behaviour, and collaboration.
• Partner with the CTPO and Architect on technical strategy and platform execution, helping translate the vision into sequenced, achievable delivery plans.
• Drive the adoption of AI tooling within Engineering to improve efficiency and throughput.
• Build and sustain a healthy, collaborative engineering culture grounded in trust, accountability, and psychological safety.
• Work closely with Product, Delivery, Customer, and Commercial teams to align priorities and remove delivery blockers.

Requirements

• A strong background in software engineering, with experience leading engineering teams through Lead Engineers.
• Proven delivery of complex, data-driven SaaS products in a commercial environment, including operating across legacy systems and new platform development.
• Clear, pragmatic delivery leadership, covering planning, prioritisation, dependency management, and execution under real-world constraints.
• A solid understanding of modern software engineering practices, including AWS, CI/CD, DevOps, and agile delivery.
• The ability to communicate technical concepts clearly at both detailed and executive levels.
• Experience working cross-functionally, making balanced decisions that consider technology, customers, and commercial realities.

Nice to have

• Experience in SaaS, data platforms or analytics products.
• Experience in platform or multi-team delivery environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and rewards package.
• Private Health care and 4 x salary Life cover.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 28 after 3 years’ service.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme.
• Operate in an open, collaborative, and cross-functional environment.
• Commitment to security, privacy, and reliability.