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Director of Software Engineering

Acuro Associates LtdEnglefield, Reading🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 15 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This remote Director of Software Engineering role offers significant growth potential, with a clear path to VP, and the opportunity to lead an AI-first transformation within a market-leading healthcare software portfolio. You'll thrive here if you're a strategic leader adept at driving end-to-end engineering delivery and fostering innovation across global teams. Apply now to shape the future of healthcare technology.

Quick Overview

Work Type
Remote
Schedule
Full Time
Level
Leader

Job Description

Director of Software Engineering Remote based in the UKI with occasional travel Overview A senior leadership role owning end‑to‑end engineering delivery, and commercial outcomes for a UK and global healthcare software portfolio. You will drive product growth, lead global platform convergence, and embed AI as a core productivity and differentiation capability. This role will be overseeing software engineering delivery for well established, market leading products at a point where customer led requirements will drive future development effort. You will also be leveraging AI across the software engineering organisation. A great time to join. This will suit someone who has previously owned and can drive strategic decision making across a Software Engineering organisation. Genuine growth potential This role is UKI focussed initially, and has genuine growth potential with a road to VP, which would include owning engineering for UKI and EU products. Key Responsibilities for the Director of Software Engineering:

  • Own Software Engineering end to end: architecture, delivery, and lifecycle for UKI products
  • Drive growth through differentiated capabilities, faster time to value, and commercial execution
  • Deliver high‑quality, mission‑critical, regulated clinical software with clear accountability for outcomes
  • Lead AI‑first transformation across platforms, and engineering practices, improving velocity, quality, and cost to serve
  • Partner with Product Management, Sales, Marketing, Services, and Support to accelerate go‑to‑market, implementations, renewals, and expansion
  • Lead globally distributed teams with strong execution discipline and outcome‑based accountability- headcount of 65 across Uk and Indi Skills & Experience for the Director of Software Engineering:
  • Proven senior leadership ownership of Software Engineering covering workforce transformation, AI strategy & governance and global scale delivery
  • Strong commercial mindset with a track record of delivering growth in enterprise software
  • Experience delivering large‑scale, regulated or mission‑critical platforms
  • Demonstrated success leading AI‑enabled or technology‑led transformation
  • Strong cross‑functional influence and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Experience leading global, multi‑time‑zone teams, 70+ headcount
  • Knowledge of regulated software environments desirable but not essential
  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar (or equivalent experience)

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