At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic engineering team to enhance delivery and support growth.
- Company: Innovative tech firm focused on customer success and collaboration.
- Benefits: Flexible working, profit share, private healthcare, and loyalty bonuses.
- Other info: Join a culture of continuous learning and inclusivity.
- Why this job: Make a real impact while developing your leadership skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in software engineering and team mentoring; agile practices knowledge is a plus.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Lead a growing engineering team to deliver clarity and momentum - unblock blockers, coach engineers, and align delivery with customer needs.
To apply for this role, please visit https://careers. katchr. com/jobs/8045179-engineering-team-lead
Why This Role Matters
The Engineering Manager role is here to create structure, clarity and momentum across our engineering team, ensuring that day-to-day delivery runs effectively and sustainably.
We're not looking for someone to simply manage tasks or oversee processes.
We're looking for someone who can take ownership of team performance, unblock delivery, and support the growth and development of our engineers.
This role exists to ensure our senior technical leadership can focus on innovation and future direction, while the team is supported and able to deliver at pace.
What You'll Help Us Achieve
Rather than focusing on activities, we focus on outcomes. Success in this role means delivering impact in the following areas:
- Outcome 1: Customer Impact
- Engineering delivery is consistent, reliable and aligned to customer needs.
- Blockers are identified early and resolved quickly.
- Work is delivered on time with high quality and minimal rework.
- Outcome 2: Business Impact
- Engineering capacity is used effectively, reducing bottlenecks and delays.
- A smooth and scalable delivery model is in place as the team grows.
- Senior leadership time is freed up from day-to-day team management and delivery oversight.
- Outcome 3: Team Impact
- Engineers are supported, coached and continuously developing.
- Daily stand-ups, sprint planning and reviews run effectively.
- Knowledge sharing and learning (including AI and new technologies) is embedded in the team.
- What Success Looks Like In The First 12 Months
- Established yourself as the go-to leader for the engineering team’s day-to-day.
- Improved delivery flow by reducing bottlenecks (e. g. stalled work, review delays).
- Built strong relationships across engineering, product and leadership.
- Embedded clear processes for stand-ups, sprint management and planning.
- Supported hiring and onboarding of new developers as the team grows.
- Contributed to building a high-performing, collaborative engineering culture.
- How You'll Work
- Leading the day-to-day running of the engineering team.
- Facilitating stand‑ups, sprint planning, retrospectives and delivery tracking.
- Identifying and removing delivery blockers to keep work moving forward.
- Coaching and supporting engineers through regular 1:1s and development conversations.
- Encouraging knowledge sharing and continuous learning (e. g. AI adoption, new tools).
- Collaborating closely with Product and the CTO to align delivery with priorities.
- Remaining hands‑on where needed, contributing to development or technical problem solving.
- What You'll Bring
We're less interested in ticking every box and more interested in your ability to learn, grow and create impact.
- Strong background in software engineering, with the ability to contribute technically where needed.
- Experience in C#, SQL Server, Azure, Power BI
- Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams in a delivery-focused environment.
- Strong understanding of agile delivery practices (stand‑ups, sprint planning, retrospectives).
- Ability to coach, support and develop engineers.
- A proactive, solution-focused mindset with the ability to unblock teams.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Bonus Points For
- Experience operating in a hands‑on Engineering Manager or Tech Lead hybrid role.
- Experience supporting teams through growth and scaling phases.
- Exposure to AI, data platforms or modern development practices.
- The Details
- Locations: Huddersfield
- Remote status: Hybrid
Benefits: Annual profit share, private healthcare & rewards, flexible working, loyalty holiday bonus, 5% employer pension contribution
Our Values
Customer Focused
Everything starts with understanding our customers and helping them succeed.
We build trust through honesty, integrity and consistency.
We work together, share knowledge and support one another.
Transparent
We communicate openly, celebrate successes and learn from challenges.
Improvers
We stay curious, embrace feedback and continuously look for better ways to work.
Why Join Us?
We're building technology that helps law firms make smarter decisions and perform at their best.
You’ll join a team that cares deeply about its customers, values openness and collaboration, and believes work and life should be a winning team.
We offer flexibility, trust, continuous learning opportunities and the chance to make a genuine impact on both our customers and our future.
We're committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome, respected and able to do their best work.
We're committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome, respected and able to do their best work.
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Software Engineering Team Lead in Huddersfield employer: Katchr
Katchr is an exceptional employer located in Huddersfield, offering a dynamic work environment that prioritises growth and high performance within the engineering team. With a strong focus on coaching and unblocking delivery, employees are empowered to tackle technical challenges while collaborating closely with leadership to align on priorities. The company fosters a culture of continuous improvement and provides ample opportunities for professional development, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers.
