Summary
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An engineering leadership role responsible for guiding software teams, shaping technical direction, improving engineering practices, and supporting organizational growth in a modern technology environment.
Highlights
Leadership role combining technology strategy, team development, and engineering culture building with competitive compensation.
Description
Software Engineering Manager
London (Hybrid) | Permanent, Full-time | Reports to the CTO
Salary: £120,000 - £130,000
The role
Our client is evolving its engineering organisation into a modern, high-performing, scalable team, and needs an Engineering Manager to lead that shift.
You'll sit between technology, strategy and leadership: setting the technical culture, building the capabilities the team needs, and embedding engineering best practices across the business.
This is a hands-on leadership role.
You'll work with senior stakeholders and product leaders across an international organisation to shape a long-term technology vision, while coaching engineers and setting the standard for how software gets built.
Tech stack
Backend: Python, C# or Go
Frontend: React or Angular
Cloud: AWS, Azure or GCP
What you'll do
Lead, coach and mentor software engineers across a range of experience levelsRun 1:1s, performance reviews and career development planningDrive hiring, onboarding and retentionOversee architecture decisions and keep them aligned with long-term technical strategyStay hands-on where it counts: code reviews, design input, troubleshootingPartner with product to define roadmaps, scope projects and prioritise workRun sprint planning and delivery, track velocity and remove blockersChampion testing, CI/CD, monitoring and observabilityGuide incident response and root cause analysisTranslate technical concepts into business impact, and the reverseContribute to budgeting, resource planning and technology strategy
What you'll bring
Proven track record managing and developing software engineering teamsStrong technical background in modern, cloud-native developmentHands-on experience with AWS, Azure or GCPExperience with Agile and scalable engineering practicesFamiliarity with DevOps, microservices or data-driven architecturesExperience leading geographically distributed or cross-functional teamsBackground in a high-growth, fast-paced environmentStrong communication, conflict-resolution and organisational skillsAbility to align team output with business goals while protecting solid technical foundations
What's on offer
The chance to build and shape a high-impact engineering organisationA collaborative culture where new ideas are encouragedCompetitive salary, benefits and professional development support
