Vesta Software Group
201 - 500 employees
🏗️ Construction
🍽️ Food & Beverage
🏭 Manufacturing
Construction • Food & Beverage • Manufacturing
Vesta Software Group is a global organization specializing in the acquisition and long-term growth of vertical market software companies. Unlike traditional acquirers, Vesta operates on a buy-and-hold strategy, maintaining the independence of the companies they acquire and investing in their sustainable growth. Vesta prides itself on never selling a business, instead prioritizing the autonomy of its acquired companies and leveraging a network of resources to accelerate growth. With more than 30 acquisitions and a presence in over 9 countries, Vesta supports its portfolio companies with best practices and capital while fostering a productive and positive workplace culture, demonstrated by its Great Place To Work® certification.
Head of Research and Development
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🕒 June 29
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Vesta Software Group
201 - 500 employees
🏗️ Construction
🍽️ Food & Beverage
🏭 Manufacturing
Construction • Food & Beverage • Manufacturing
Vesta Software Group is a global organization specializing in the acquisition and long-term growth of vertical market software companies. Unlike traditional acquirers, Vesta operates on a buy-and-hold strategy, maintaining the independence of the companies they acquire and investing in their sustainable growth. Vesta prides itself on never selling a business, instead prioritizing the autonomy of its acquired companies and leveraging a network of resources to accelerate growth. With more than 30 acquisitions and a presence in over 9 countries, Vesta supports its portfolio companies with best practices and capital while fostering a productive and positive workplace culture, demonstrated by its Great Place To Work® certification.
📋 Description
• Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing engineering team, dedicated to continuous improvement • Oversee technical direction, ensuring alignment with business and product strategy • Own the development workflow and lifecycle, ensuring predictable and efficient output • Lead evaluation and redesign of processes to improve delivery speed, quality and team efficiency • Own and deliver the adoption of an AI-enabled Software Development Lifecycle (AI-SDLC) • Own the overall QA strategy and approach, including evaluation and implementation of automated testing • Manage departmental budget and contribute to efficiency ratio targets.
🎯 Requirements
• Strong understanding of software development principles, architecture and engineering practices • Experience working closely with engineering teams in a technical environment • An understanding of principles within PHP, SQL, MVC frameworks (e.g. Symfony), React, AngularJS, LESS/SASS, AWS (RDS, EC2, Route53, Cloudwatch, SES, S3), APIs, Linux environments and version control (e.g. Git) • Experience working with legacy systems and modernising architecture • Strong understanding of Agile development and delivery practices, and experience using project management tools (eg. Youtrack/Jira) • Experience implementing automated testing and development tooling • Experience leading cross-functional transformation programmes (process, tooling and change management), ideally including AI-enabled delivery and governance
🏖️ Benefits
• Flexible working hours • Professional development opportunities
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