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Just Group plcGet AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.Direct message the job poster from Just Group plc____________________________________________________Who are Just?We help people achieve a better later life. Thats our purpose and its the reason we exist. We are a fast-growing FTSE 250 company helping customers enjoy the retirement they deserve. We do this through a variety of market leading, award-winning products and services, delivered by a diverse team of over 1,400 purpose-led colleagues who genuinely put the customer at the heart of everything we do.This is a brilliant time to join our business. We are on an exciting growth journey to become the UKs most loved retirement expert.PurposeWe are working to revolutionise retirement planning and financial wellbeing for new generations of retirees. Our mission is to empower individuals to navigate the complexities of retirement with confidence through innovative, user-friendly digital solutions.This role is critical in creating the technology to power our vision. As Head of Engineering you will shape the technical direction and engineering culture of a new function, working alongside the product, design and marketing functions to create solutions which support customers on their retirement journey.You will balance hands on coding and solution design with growing and leading a high-performing engineering team. Balancing engineering with strategic thinking and understanding how digital experiences drive customer outcomes and engineering decisions shape product velocity and quality.Job Role AccountabilitiesDevelop and implement a comprehensive consumer focused technology roadmap that supports the Consumer digital transformation goals and aligns to Just more broadly.Own the technical vision and design of our digital platform, balancing scalability, speed and maintainability.Lead end to end development of digital products initially hands on, building APIs, front and back end components and scaling the team.Collaborate with product and design to shape and deliver compelling, user-centred experiences aligned with our retirement mission.Make smart build vs buy decisions including integrations with financial tools and platforms, analytics, content systems and personalisation engines.Drive high quality engineering practices including testing, dev ops, security, accessibility and performance. Working with wider group colleagues to ensure alignment with architectural principles and development practices.Bridge technical and commercial. Clearly communicating trade-offs, timelines and opportunities to non-technical stakeholders.Coach and support tech leads and other engineers, and encouraging them to communicate their vision more widely to the organisation.Skills and KnowledgeYou will have direct experience in engineering through software development including both web and appYou will understand modern approaches to software development and latest thinking on how best to build motivated, mixed team to deliver quality softwareAbility to interact and influence throughout your functional area and into the wider groupExperience managing the risks and incidents created by software and systems in a regulated environmentUnderstanding of product-market fit and growth metricsExperienceExperience working in both large and small technology organisationsExperience with production incident management and post mortemsNon-functional experience including security and performance testingAutomated end-to-end and API testing tools and techniquesCompany BenefitsA Competitive Salary, Pension Scheme and Life AssuranceAlong with 25 Days Annual Leave plus an Additional Day on us for your BirthdayPrivate Medical Cover and Income Protection, just in caseA generous and highly achievable bonus scheme paid annually based on individual and company performance against targetsOpportunity to progress within your career both in-role and within the companyFREE access to the Headspace App, a 24/7 Employee Assistance Helpline and Trained Physical and Mental Health First Aiders (On-Site)A variety of Employee Funded Benefits available to you via our Online Benefits PortalPlus, several additional purchase options available for you and your loved onesWhy Just?At Just youll have the opportunity to develop your career, whilst making a difference to the lives of those around you. Youll be part of a company with a strong and distinctive culture - were ambitious, curious and collaborative and every decision we make centres around being Just and delivering the best outcomes for our customers.Were committed to building a more sustainable business, and were working hard to make progress against our Net Zero targets. We''re reducing our reliance on fossil fuels in our offices, switching to more sustainable sources of energy and we''re investing more of our money in green and social assets.Valuing diversity of thought and fostering a sense of belonging is critical to our business success, driving innovation and balanced decision making. Our work on DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) aims to deliver a brilliant employee experience underpinned by a sense of belonging, where our people feel proud to work at Just. We remain committed to our publicly disclosed HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter and Race at Work Charter targets and support a wide range of employee network and events, championing issues including intergenerational working, social mobility and neurodiversity.Be Bold. Be Brilliant. Be Just.At Just we encourage a flexible and agile working environment for the majority of our opportunities. Get in touch with us to discuss in more detail.Seniority level

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