Director of Engineering

Ormeau, Belfast💼 Full-time🗓 2026-02-17 → 2026-08-07

Core

Senior leadership role translating CTO's vision into consistent execution, scalable systems, and high-performing teams for a global food retail supply chain platform.

Role type

Director of Engineering (Senior Leadership)

Builds

Cloud-based software platform for supply chain, quality control, and trading management for global food retailers.

Domain

Food retail / Supply chain technology / Enterprise SaaS

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Strategic leadership, organizational design, technical architecture, modernization of legacy systems, talent strategy, cross-functional collaboration, risk management, stakeholder communication

Preferred skills

Experience in PE-backed environments, working with technically involved CTOs, AI-augmented development practices

Technologies

Cloud platforms, modern tooling, AI development tools

Responsibilities

Define and execute long-term engineering strategy, shape team structure and autonomy, own operational rhythm and delivery coordination, enforce technical standards, manage executive visibility into engineering progress, lead modernization and legacy investment decisions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC leadership

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About Foods Connected

Foods Connected is an award winning cloud based software platform that helps retailers and food companies across the world manage their supply chain, quality control and trading and planning management. Our software solutions are currently utilised by 10 of the largest food retailers in the world. As a team, we provide tools that help our customers manage their processes in a fast and efficient way and provide real-time visibility and reporting on what is happening in their business.