At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a high-performing software engineering team to deliver innovative, reliable solutions.
- Company: Join M&S, a historic brand transforming into a digital-first organisation.
- Benefits: Enjoy discounts, training, bonuses, and flexible working options.
- Other info: Embrace a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a collaborative environment focused on engineering excellence.
- Qualifications: Experience in software engineering and team leadership required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
As part of the M&S Software Engineering team, you’ll join a historic brand that serves millions of customers and thousands of colleagues. This role is part of our transition to a digital‑first, engineering‑led organization focused on delivering high‑quality software with excellent reliability and innovation.
Responsibilities
- Operational stability of software solutions owned by your team
- Delivering high quality solutions that deliver value to the business
- Leading on improving the maturity of the team, progress towards or maintaining Elite DORA Standards
- Leading Engineering Excellence and creating a culture of innovation
- Leading the team in adopting a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) mindset
- Ensuring a holistic approach to include observability and key metric dashboards for all deliverables
- Ensuring cross‑functional requirements are adhered to within the team, e.g. Performance, etc.
- Making use of Platforms in order to maximise the value delivered by teams
Team Management: Build, mentor, and manage a high‑performing software engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Agile Delivery: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines.
Technical Leadership: Drive the adoption of standards and methodologies, provide technical guidance, and evaluate new technologies, tools, and platforms.
Quality Assurance and Maintenance: Establish and enforce quality standards, ensuring software products meet performance, reliability, and usability requirements.
Tech Stack: React, Next.js, Typescript, Java, Kotlin, Swift, GraphQL Federation, Azure (cloud), Observability: Dynatrace
Qualifications
- Previous polyglot hands‑on senior software engineer
- Experience working on highly scalable software solutions across web or backend
- Extensive background in software engineering with several years of experience in a variety of systems and technologies
- Experience building and leading teams of highly skilled, senior software engineers that deliver high‑quality software
- Excellent understanding of system design, software architecture, cloud, and software engineering standard methodologies
- Promoter of DevOps: you build it, you run it
- Strong understanding of testing strategies and reliability engineering
- Excellent people management, interpersonal, analytical, and problem‑solving skills
- Ability to lead and line‑manage senior engineers and technical partners to a desired outcome, without prescribing it
- Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, and able to adjust for different, including non‑technical, audiences
- A servant‑leadership mentality that is willing to take ownership of problems
- Able to influence people at senior levels and from the highly technical to non‑technical
Benefits
- 20% colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion, and food
- A tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to support learning and development
- Attractive annual bonus based on company performance and personal objectives
- Competitive holiday entitlement with the option to buy extra holiday days
- Perks and discounts via the M&S Choices website, including GymSave up to 25% off gym memberships and ShareSave & ShareBuy schemes
- Charity Volunteer Day – a paid day away from work to support your chosen charity
- Very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
- Access to wellbeing support including 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist for you and your family
We are committed to an active inclusion, diversity, and equal opportunities policy that starts with our recruitment and selection process. We are happy to talk flexible working and offer reasonable adjustments for applicants who require them.
Software Engineering Manager - Platform employer: 慨正橡扯
Joining M&S as a Software Engineering Manager means becoming part of a historic brand that prioritises innovation and quality in a digital-first environment. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will benefit from tailored training schemes, a generous pension plan, and a culture that champions collaboration and diversity. Located in a vibrant setting, M&S offers unique perks such as a substantial colleague discount and a dedicated Charity Volunteer Day, making it an excellent employer for those seeking meaningful and rewarding work.
