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Director of Technology

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Simple Online Healthcare . We’re at a critical inflection point where our growth is challenging our foundations, and we’re looking for a foundational leader to join our executive team as

Director of Technology . This is a hands-on executive role that thrives in the messy middle of a scale-up and is passionate about building a truly world-class engineering function from the ground up.

Salary and LocationSalary: £110-130k (UK).

Role and ReportingReporting directly to the CEO, you will be responsible for our entire technology function. Your mission is to lead the transition from an outsourced model to a high-performing in-house team, stabilise our core platform, and set the technical strategy that will enable our global growth. We need a leader who builds for the long-term while delivering value today, championing pragmatic solutions and avoiding the trap of over-engineering.

Responsibilities

Build and Lead the Team: Hire, mentor, and lead our in-house Engineering and Platform teams, fostering a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement.

Establish Engineering Excellence: Instil a culture of pragmatic engineering excellence, implementing modern processes and tooling (CI/CD, automated testing, IaC) required to move fast safely.

Get Hands-On: Dive deep into our current architecture (PHP, React, Node.js, AWS) to lead the stabilisation and re-platforming efforts.

Own Security: Take ultimate responsibility for the security of our platform and the protection of our patients'' sensitive data.

Collaborate and Influence: Serve as a key member of the leadership team, partnering with Product to ensure we are building the right things, the right way.

What we are looking for

Proven Scale-Up Experience: Demonstrable track record of building and leading engineering teams in a high-growth, scale-up environment, ideally managing the transition from outsourced to in-house.

Pragmatic and Strategic Leader: A hands-on leader who balances long-term technical vision with the immediate needs of the business. Makes pragmatic architectural decisions and manages technical debt to deliver value today.

Deep Technical Expertise: Strong hands-on experience with modern cloud architecture (AWS), infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and building scalable applications (our stack is primarily React, TypeScript, and Node.js with legacy PHP).

Security First Mindset: Significant experience building and operating platforms in highly regulated industries (e.g., healthcare, fintech) where security and data privacy are paramount.

Exceptional Leadership Skills: Experienced people leader with a passion for hiring, coaching, and developing engineering talent. Leads with empathy, clarity, and a focus on outcomes.

Strategic and Commercially Aware: Connects technical decisions to business outcomes, has experience managing budgets (especially cloud spend), and can articulate the business impact of technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders.

Why join us

Build from the Ground Up: A rare opportunity to build a technology function in your image, creating the foundations for our future success.

Solve Meaningful Problems: Your work will directly impact the health and wellbeing of our patients in the digital healthcare space.

Make a Massive Impact: As a key member of the leadership team, you will have a direct and tangible impact on the company''s trajectory and success.

Please note : We are unable to offer sponsorship for this position. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Basics you can expect

33 days (Inclusive of Bank Holidays) + 1 day after 2 years of service, up to 5 extra days

Extra day off for your birthday

Company Share Scheme

Bupa Private Healthcare

Income Protection

Cycle to Work Scheme

My Gym Discounts

Enhanced Company Pension Scheme

Quarterly Team Training and Social Budget

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave

Rewarding bonus incentive scheme

24/7 helpline for physical and mental health support, counselling, and other wellbeing resources

Love2Shop Discount

Hybrid working (2 days in the office)

Office extras: Fresh fruit, a free coffee machine

The Simple Online Healthcare PromiseFounded in 2015, we started off as a small pharmacy with big dreams. Today, we are trusted by over 3000 patients per day, making sure they receive their medication safely and on time. We''re always on the lookout for talent. If you''re passionate about helping make lives easier, we''d love to hear from you. Join us on our journey to create affordable health solutions. Apply today to be part of a team that values growth, collaboration, and the simplification of healthcare. Your journey towards creating impactful experiences in the healthcare industry starts here. Ready to make a difference? Apply now!

Simple Online Healthcare is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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