Software Engineering Manager
<p><b>Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year</b></p>
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>Significant senior leadership experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams (circa 20).</li><li>Proven ability to build, inspire and scale high-performing teams.</li><li>Strong commercial acumen with experience aligning technology to business growth.</li><li>Deep technical knowledge and a hands-on engineering background.</li><li>Experience operating at executive level and influencing senior stakeholders.</li><li>A track record of delivering secure, scalable platforms in regulated or complex environments (financial services experience desirable).</li><li>Gravitas, energy and the confidence to influence at CEO level.</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Define and execute a clear engineering strategy aligned to business growth and revenue objectives.</li><li>Partner with the CEO and executive team to ensure technology investment delivers measurable commercial value.</li><li>Drive performance, efficiency and scalability across the 20-person engineering function.</li><li>Own budget, resource planning and cost management within engineering.</li><li>Lead, mentor and energise a team of approximately 20.</li><li>Create a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.</li><li>Develop leadership capability within the engineering management layer.</li><li>Foster an environment that attracts, retains and develops top technical talent.</li><li>Oversee the design and delivery of secure, scalable, high-quality digital platforms.</li><li>Ensure best-in-class Agile, DevOps and modern software engineering practices.</li><li>Maintain hands-on credibility with strong technical depth and architectural understanding.</li><li>Drive engineering KPIs focused on quality, velocity, stability and customer impact.</li><li>Work closely with the Chief Architect to ensure architectural vision is effectively implemented.</li><li>Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Operations and Commercial teams.</li><li>Translate complex technical strategy into clear business language for executive stakeholders.</li><li>Constructively challenge senior leaders where appropriate to ensure optimal outcomes.</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>Architect</li><li>DevOps</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>We are a progressive and ambitious organization looking for an exceptional Software Engineering Manager to lead, energize and elevate our engineering function of approximately 20. This pivotal executive-level role involves working closely with our Chief Architect and reporting directly to the CEO, contributing to our technical direction and commercial outcomes. We offer a dynamic work environment, 28 days of holiday, healthcare benefits, and a hybrid working model.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>Significant senior leadership experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams (circa 20).</li><li>Proven ability to build, inspire and scale high-performing teams.</li><li>Strong commercial acumen with experience aligning technology to business growth.</li><li>Deep technical knowledge and a hands-on engineering background.</li><li>Experience operating at executive level and influencing senior stakeholders.</li><li>A track record of delivering secure, scalable platforms in regulated or complex environments (financial services experience desirable).</li><li>Gravitas, energy and the confidence to influence at CEO level.</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Define and execute a clear engineering strategy aligned to business growth and revenue objectives.</li><li>Partner with the CEO and executive team to ensure technology investment delivers measurable commercial value.</li><li>Drive performance, efficiency and scalability across the 20-person engineering function.</li><li>Own budget, resource planning and cost management within engineering.</li><li>Lead, mentor and energise a team of approximately 20.</li><li>Create a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.</li><li>Develop leadership capability within the engineering management layer.</li><li>Foster an environment that attracts, retains and develops top technical talent.</li><li>Oversee the design and delivery of secure, scalable, high-quality digital platforms.</li><li>Ensure best-in-class Agile, DevOps and modern software engineering practices.</li><li>Maintain hands-on credibility with strong technical depth and architectural understanding.</li><li>Drive engineering KPIs focused on quality, velocity, stability and customer impact.</li><li>Work closely with the Chief Architect to ensure architectural vision is effectively implemented.</li><li>Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Operations and Commercial teams.</li><li>Translate complex technical strategy into clear business language for executive stakeholders.</li><li>Constructively challenge senior leaders where appropriate to ensure optimal outcomes.</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>Architect</li><li>DevOps</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>We are a progressive and ambitious organization looking for an exceptional Software Engineering Manager to lead, energize and elevate our engineering function of approximately 20. This pivotal executive-level role involves working closely with our Chief Architect and reporting directly to the CEO, contributing to our technical direction and commercial outcomes. We offer a dynamic work environment, 28 days of holiday, healthcare benefits, and a hybrid working model.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>