Head of Software Engineering

This is a remote position.

Role Highlights

• Competitive salary package + performance incentives
• Fun working environment and culture
• Work From Home
• Fixed Day Shift schedule
• 5-day work week - Weekends Off
• HMO package with dependent/s
• Full-time, regular employment

About eSkilled

eSkilled is an international education technology company building advanced software platforms for the vocational education and training sector. Our ecosystem includes:

• Student Management Systems (SMS)
• Learning Management Systems (LMS)
• AI-powered course creation tools
• Compliance and governance platforms

Our mission is to transform how education organisations operate by embedding automation, artificial intelligence, and integrated compliance systems directly into their core platforms. We are now looking for an experienced Head of Software Engineering to lead our technology organisation and drive the next phase of engineering innovation. Role Overview The Head of Engineering is responsible for the technical leadership, operational excellence, and innovation of the entire engineering organisation. You will oversee all engineering functions including:

• Software Development
• DevOps and Infrastructure
• Quality Assurance and Testing
• Engineering Delivery and Project Management

You will lead the adoption of modern engineering practices including AI-assisted development, agentic coding, advanced CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks to significantly improve engineering productivity and platform reliability. This role will manage and mentor a large distributed engineering team and work closely with executive leadership to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance SaaS platforms. Engineering Organisation Scope

• Team Size: 30+ engineers across development, DevOps, QA, and project delivery
• Platform Type: Enterprise SaaS platforms used internationally
• Development Model: Distributed remote engineering teams
• Infrastructure: Cloud-based SaaS platforms with high reliability requirements
• Engineering Transformation Focus: AI-assisted development and automated delivery pipelines

Key Responsibilities Engineering Leadership

• Lead and manage the entire engineering organisation including Development, DevOps, QA, and Project Management teams
• Establish clear engineering structures, accountability frameworks, and team performance standards
• Mentor engineering managers and technical leads
• Ensure alignment between engineering delivery and business objectives

DevOps and Infrastructure Leadership

• Oversee DevOps teams responsible for infrastructure, deployment, and environment management
• Lead continuous improvement of cloud infrastructure architecture and scalability
• Ensure high availability, performance, and resilience of production systems
• Implement infrastructure automation and modern DevOps practices

CI/CD and Engineering Productivity

• Own and continuously improve the organisation’s CI/CD pipelines
• Drive improvements in:
• build automation
• release automation
• deployment reliability
• rollback and recovery processes
• Implement engineering metrics to track delivery performance including:
• deployment frequency
• lead time for changes
• change failure rate
• mean time to recovery

Agentic Coding and AI-Enabled Development Lead the adoption of modern AI-driven engineering workflows including:

• Agentic coding environments
• AI-assisted code generation
• AI-powered code review and testing
• AI-driven documentation generation
• Engineering knowledge automation

Responsibilities include:

• Evaluating and implementing AI development tooling
• Establishing standards for responsible AI-assisted coding
• Improving engineering productivity through AI-driven workflows
• Ensuring AI-assisted development maintains high standards of code quality and security

Quality Engineering and Testing

• Oversee QA teams responsible for automated and manual testing
• Expand automated testing coverage across the platform
• Implement modern quality engineering practices including:
• test automation
• continuous testing
• regression testing frameworks
• performance and load testing
• Ensure quality gates are embedded into CI/CD pipelines

Digital Transformation of Engineering Lead continuous improvement of engineering systems and processes including:

• Modernising development workflows
• Implementing advanced developer tooling
• Improving engineering observability and monitoring
• Automating engineering operations
• Scaling engineering systems to support business growth

This includes building a high-productivity engineering environment supported by modern tools and automated processes. Security and Compliance

• Ensure secure development practices across all engineering teams
• Maintain strong security standards for SaaS platform operations
• Implement secure CI/CD practices and infrastructure security
• Work with leadership to maintain strong information security posture

Delivery and Project Governance

• Oversee engineering delivery and project execution
• Ensure strong coordination between Product, Engineering, and QA teams
• Establish reliable delivery frameworks and development roadmaps
• Improve predictability and transparency of engineering delivery

Requirements

Required Experience

• Proven experience leading engineering teams of 30+ people
• Ideally, 10 years of relevant experience
• Experience managing DevOps, QA, and software development teams
• Strong background in modern SaaS platform engineering
• Deep experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps culture
• Experience improving engineering productivity and delivery performance
• Experience managing distributed or remote engineering teams

Highly Valued Experience

• Experience implementing AI-assisted software development workflows
• Experience with agentic coding environments
• Experience building high-scale SaaS platforms
• Experience leading engineering transformation initiatives
• Strong cloud infrastructure experience

Personal Attributes We are looking for a leader who:

• Builds high-performance engineering teams
• Is passionate about innovation in software development
• Is focused on engineering excellence and continuous improvement
• Can scale engineering organisations effectively
• Brings strong technical leadership and clear decision-making

Benefits

Why Join eSkilled

• Work on advanced AI-enabled technology platforms
• Lead a large international engineering organisation
• Help shape the future of education technology
• Fully remote work environment
• Annual Pay Reviews
• PHP 100,000 medical coverage for 2 dependents
• Dental and optical benefits
• Company-provided equipment
• Virtual games, events, and lunch outs
• Opportunity to drive engineering innovation and transformation

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