Head of Engineering

About the role

Are you ready to build something new, at scale, within our North American business, we're creating something genuinely exciting, new digital platforms that are reimagining eye care and we're looking for a UK-based Head of Engineering to lead the journey. You'll be working within a Specsavers Group company, on cutting-edge, startup-style initiatives, helping to build and scale the technology powering our US platform. It's a unique blend, backed by the strength of a global organisation, but with the pace, autonomy, and innovation you'd expect from a high-growth product environment. As our engineering leader for the US, you'll take ownership of how we build, run, and scale our digital platforms. You'll lead a multidisciplinary team across backend, frontend, design and DevOps, shaping engineering standards, driving delivery, and creating a high-performing, high-trust culture. This platform has moved beyond early build and is now entering a critical phase of growth, stabilisation, and scale. Your ability to bring structure, clarity, and quality will be key.

Requirements

• What makes this role stand out is the environment. You'll be working
• Just as importantly, you'll bring a pragmatic leadership style. Someone who can build trust, develop people, and make good decisions in complex environments.
• #LI-CB1
• #LI-Remote

Additional Information

Background Specsavers founders recently invested in IDOC a US business alliance of independent optometrists, to further their organisational purpose of changing lives through better sight. IDOC exists to support independent optometrists in running their businesses, through providing high quality, affordable products, digital tools and business services and this role is being created to accelerate progress within the provision of digital tools for optometrists and their patients.

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