Director of Technology

Salary - £110-130k

UK

About the role:

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

Reporting 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 knows how to build for the long-term while delivering value today; someone who champions pragmatic solutions and avoids the trap of over-engineering.

What you’ll be doing:

Build the Foundation: Architect and execute a pragmatic technical strategy to deliver a secure, scalable, and reliable platform ready for global expansion.

• Build & 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 the 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 & 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: You have a 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 & Strategic Leader: You are a hands-on leader who expertly balances long-term technical vision with the immediate needs of the business. You make pragmatic architectural decisions and manage technical debt strategically to deliver value today.
• Deep Technical Expertise: You have 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 technology in PHP).

• Security First Mindset: You have significant experience building and operating platforms in a highly regulated industry (e.g., healthcare, fintech) where security and data privacy are paramount.
• Exceptional Leadership Skills: You are an experienced people leader with a passion for hiring, coaching, and developing engineering talent. You lead with empathy, clarity, and a focus on outcomes.
• Strategic & Commercially Aware: You connect technical decisions to business outcomes, have 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: This is a rare opportunity to build a technology function in your image. You won't be inheriting legacy bureaucracy; you'll be creating the foundations for our future success.
• Solve Meaningful Problems: Your work will directly impact the health and wellbeing of our patients. You'll be solving complex, meaningful challenges 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 that 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 Promise:

Founded 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.