Software Engineering Manager
Job Description
This is an opportunity for an experienced engineering leader to combine technical depth, product thinking, and people leadership while influencing digital strategy at scale. The organisation is building customer-facing products and internal technology platforms that are redefining how its businesses engage customers and unlock new revenue streams.
The successful candidate is likely to possess:
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
* 10+ years of software engineering experience.
* 5+ years' experience leading software engineering teams, including distributed and offshore teams.
* Experience working within product-led organisations and agile delivery environments.
* Strong knowledge of modern architecture patterns, including microservices and API-first design.
* Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, ideally Google Cloud Platform.
* Technical exposure to technologies such as Node.js, React.js, React Native, Next.js, and mobile application development.
* Experience with MACH architecture principles.
* Strong understanding of CI/CD, DevOps practices, source control, and software delivery lifecycle management.
* Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases.
* Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
* Previous experience within digital products, e-commerce, marketplace, automotive, property, or consumer-facing platforms would be advantageous.
Responsibilities Duties:
* Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams across onshore and offshore locations.
* Partner closely with Product Managers, Designers, Marketing teams, and business stakeholders to deliver high-impact digital products.
* Drive software engineering excellence, governance, coding standards, and best practices.
* Evaluate and introduce modern technology solutions, frameworks, and engineering tools.
* Champion AI-assisted development practices and productivity-enhancing technologies.
* Oversee architecture decisions, API strategy, microservices design, and cloud deployments.
* Manage technical roadmaps, engineering KPIs, delivery performance, and resource planning.
* Reduce technical debt and improve platform scalability, stability, and performance.
* Conduct technology assessments, proof of concepts, and vendor evaluations.
* Support business stakeholders through workshops, demonstrations, requirement gathering, and solution design activities.
* Drive agile delivery practices and continuous improvement across engineering teams.