Department: Engineering

Reports to: CTO

Location: Hybrid/London

Terms: Full Time Permanent

About Cera:

Cera is the UK’s largest HealthTech company and one of Europe’s fastest-growing businesses – harnessing preventative technology and AI to take care out of Britain’s hospitals and into patients’ homes. Our 10,000 carers and nurses deliver around 2.5 million patient home visits a month – a volume greater than all A&E attendances across England.

Cera is now Europe’s largest HealthTech company and one of its fastest-growing businesses, with circa $500 million in annualised revenues, and 150-fold growth in impact over the past five years. Cera has also gathered the largest home healthcare dataset in Europe, powering the development of cutting-edge AI products that have reduced hospitalisations by up to 70%, saving the UK Government and NHS more than £1 billion to date.

The UK’s Number 1 ranked HealthTech company, Cera’s pioneering approach has been recognised by numerous industry awards including a Newsweek AI Impact Award, the UK Tech Awards’ Tech for Good Prize, Health Tech Digital’s Best Use of Artificial Intelligence, the Deloitte Fast 50 and EY’s prestigious UK Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2024. Cera was recently recognised by TIME Magazine as one of the World’s Top HealthTech Companies, and has been recognised as the Number 1 Healthcare AI Company for 2025.

About the role:

We are seeking a visionary and strategic Director of Engineering to lead, mentor, and scale our entire engineering organization. The ideal candidate is a seasoned technical leader who can drive the company's technical strategy, foster a culture of innovation, and ensure the delivery of high-impact, scalable solutions. You will be a key member of the leadership team, working cross-functionally with Product, Design, and other departments to build a world-class engineering function that aligns with our ambitious company goals.

This role is a critical leadership position with a significant impact on the company's long-term success and technological direction.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and scale the entire engineering organization, overseeing multiple teams in the design, development, and delivery of high-quality software products.
• Coach and mentor senior engineering managers and technical leaders, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement across the department.
• Partner with the executive team to define and execute the company's technical vision, strategy, and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives and long-term growth.
• Drive the company's architectural and technical strategy, making key decisions on technology stacks, scalability, and infrastructure to support future growth.
• Develop and manage the engineering budget, hiring strategy, and resource allocation to ensure the department is equipped to meet its goals.
• Establish and enforce engineering-wide best practices and standards for development processes, code quality, testing, and deployment to drive engineering excellence.
• Operationalize AI-first engineering workflows across the SDLC to accelerate development velocity and automate software quality assurance.
• Champion career development across the engineering organization by creating clear growth paths, mentorship programs, and learning opportunities.
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders, including the executive team, board of directors, and external partners, representing the company's technical strategy and capabilities.

Qualifications and Skills:

• 12+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in a senior engineering leadership role (e.g., Senior Engineering Manager, Head of Engineering).
• Proven experience scaling and managing a high-performing engineering organization in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Strong technical background and a deep understanding of modern cloud application development, architecture, and infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and executing a long-term technical strategy in partnership with executive leadership.
• Success delivering scalable AI/ML products from concept to production, with a focus on model performance and high-compliance data security.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a large and diverse team.
• Extensive experience with Agile or Scrum development methodologies at scale.
• Proven ability to deliver complex, high-impact products in close partnership with product and design leaders.
• Experience working in a startup or high-growth company, and ideally, experience in a regulated environment.

General Company Responsibilities:

• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI): Employees are expected to promote and uphold the organisation’s commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion by fostering a respectful and inclusive working environment.
• Health and Safety: Employees must ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and organisational policies, and take responsibility for their personal safety and the safety of others.
• Training and Development: Employees must engage in all relevant Company mandatory training, workshops, and learning opportunities.

Policies and Procedures: Employees must adhere to all organisational policies and procedures.