At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and develop high-performing software engineering teams to deliver innovative software solutions.
- Company: Join a growing tech organisation focused on complex, business-critical software platforms.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid working, competitive pay, and opportunities for career progression.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on continuous improvement and technical strategy.
- Why this job: Shape the future of software delivery while fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
- Qualifications: Experience in software engineering and managing medium-to-large teams is essential.
The predicted salary is between 75000 - 85000 £ per year.
We're supporting a growing technology organisation that delivers complex, business‑critical software platforms within highly regulated environments. As part of their continued growth, they are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead and develop high‑performing software engineering teams while driving technical excellence, delivery quality, and continuous improvement across the engineering function. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically credible leader who enjoys building teams, shaping engineering culture, and delivering scalable software solutions within a fast‑paced, collaborative environment.
As Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for leading multiple software engineering teams, ensuring the successful delivery of high‑quality software products while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement. You will work closely with Product, Delivery, Architecture, and Business stakeholders to align technical delivery with strategic objectives, whilst mentoring and developing engineering talent across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop high‑performing software engineering teams across architecture, delivery, quality, and operational excellence.
- Manage the full software development life‑cycle, from planning and design through deployment and ongoing support.
- Drive engineering best practices across CI/CD, automated testing, security, observability, and agile delivery.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Delivery Leads, Architects, and business stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes.
- Support recruitment, onboarding, coaching, mentoring and performance management activities.
- Establish and maintain engineering standards, governance and technical best practices.
- Contribute to technical strategy, platform evolution and long‑term engineering roadmap.
- Ensure delivery teams are equipped to build secure, scalable, resilient software solutions.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and knowledge sharing.
Qualifications and Experience
- Previous hands‑on software engineering background using technologies such as .NET, Java or Python.
- Proven experience leading and managing medium‑to‑large engineering teams (10–50 engineers).
- Strong understanding of modern software engineering principles and cloud‑native architectures.
- Experience delivering complex software platforms within regulated industries.
- Demonstrated success driving engineering transformation, delivery excellence and team growth.
- Strong knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, automation, testing strategies and operational monitoring.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
- Background within Insurance, FinTech, Banking or Financial Services.
- Experience leading distributed or multi‑disciplinary engineering teams.
- Exposure to platform modernisation, cloud migration or digital transformation programmes.
- Knowledge of security, compliance and governance requirements within regulated sectors.
Benefits
- Pay rate.
- Hybrid working environment.
- Opportunity to influence engineering strategy and technology direction.
- Career progression within a growing technology organisation.
- Collaborative culture focused on innovation, quality and continuous improvement.
If you're an experienced Engineering Manager looking to lead talented engineering teams and shape the future of modern software delivery, we'd love to hear from you.
Engineering Manager employer: Addition+
Join a dynamic technology organisation that prioritises innovation and quality, offering a hybrid working environment where you can influence engineering strategy and drive continuous improvement. With a strong focus on employee growth, you'll have the opportunity to mentor talented teams and shape the future of software delivery in a collaborative culture that values accountability and excellence.
