At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead engineering teams to create innovative healthcare technology solutions.
- Company: Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to improving UK healthcare.
- Benefits: Hybrid work model, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in healthcare while leading talented teams.
- Qualifications: Extensive software engineering experience and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead high‑performing product engineering squads building technology that improves healthcare across the UK. You’ll combine technical leadership, strategic thinking, and people management to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable healthcare solutions. Working closely with product and business stakeholders, you’ll help shape engineering direction, raise delivery standards, and create meaningful impact through technology. This is a hybrid role based out of our Birmingham HQ, with the expectation that the successful candidate will attend the office 1‑2 times per month, as required.
Responsibilities
- Define and deliver engineering roadmaps aligned with product strategy and healthcare priorities
- Lead, mentor, and grow high‑performing engineering teams
- Drive a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Design and oversee scalable, secure SaaS architectures for healthcare environments
- Partner with product teams, customers, and stakeholders to turn user needs into effective technical solutions
- Establish engineering standards that promote quality, reliability, and maintainability
- Improve delivery processes to ensure consistent and predictable software releases
- Ensure solutions align with UK healthcare regulations, compliance requirements, and industry best practice
- Collaborate with senior leadership to align engineering priorities with business goals
- Guide teams in modern agile engineering practices and technical decision‑making
- Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities to improve healthcare delivery through technology
Qualifications
- Please note, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application.
- Extensive experience in software engineering, particularly within modern SaaS environments
- Proven track record leading and developing engineering teams in fast‑paced or complex organisations
- Strong experience designing scalable, secure, and user‑focused applications and systems
- Ability to establish effective engineering processes and deliver software consistently and reliably
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work across technical and non‑technical teams
- Experience working within healthcare or other regulated industries is advantageous
We think you need these skills to ace Senior Engineering Manager in Birmingham
Technical Leadership
Strategic Thinking
People Management
SaaS Architecture Design
Collaboration
Continuous Improvement
Engineering Standards Establishment
