At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and mentor a dynamic team of Software Engineers in an Agile environment.
- Company: Fast-growing tech company tackling global challenges with innovative software solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus, hybrid working, and excellent career development opportunities.
- Other info: Join a supportive leadership team focused on continuous improvement and modern engineering practices.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on critical decision-making across global markets with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Experience in managing Agile teams and a solid software engineering background.
The predicted salary is between 100000 - 100000 £ per year.
Software Engineering Manager | Oxford (Hybrid) | £100,000 + bonus + benefits The Company Join a fast-growing technology business using advanced software engineering and data modelling to solve some of the world's biggest challenges.
Their products support major organisations in making complex, high-value decisions through innovative software platforms and predictive modelling.
This is an opportunity to join a collaborative engineering function where people, technical excellence and continuous improvement are equally valued.
Why join?
Work on software that supports critical decision-making across global markets.
Lead a well-established engineering function with genuine influence over culture, delivery and growth.
Join a business investing heavily in modern engineering practices, AI tooling and continuous improvement.
Hybrid working with flexibility, excellent career development and a supportive leadership team.
The Role As Software Engineering Manager, you'll lead a team of approximately 15–20 Software Engineers across multiple Agile squads, ensuring they remain engaged, high-performing and consistently delivering high-quality software.
Reporting into senior engineering leadership, you'll focus on people leadership, delivery management and engineering excellence rather than hands-on development.
Whilst this isn't a technical lead position, you'll need the technical credibility to support engineers, understand technical challenges and help remove delivery obstacles.
Key responsibilities include: Leading, mentoring and developing Software Engineers through coaching, performance management and career development.
Managing delivery across multiple Agile squads, ensuring sprint planning, capacity management and delivery remain on track.
Working closely with Product and Engineering leadership to align technical delivery with commercial priorities.
Leading recruitment, workforce planning and continuous improvement initiatives, including the adoption of AI tools to improve engineering efficiency and delivery.
Your Experience We're looking for an experienced Engineering Manager who combines strong people leadership with a solid software engineering background.
You'll ideally have: Proven experience managing Software Engineering teams within Agile environments.
Previous hands-on software development experience, enabling you to build credibility with Senior and Principal Engineers.
Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies, Continuous Delivery and modern software engineering practices.
Experience leading performance management, coaching and career development across engineering teams.
A track record of improving engineering delivery, managing technical recruitment and building high-performing teams.
Next Steps This Software Engineering Manager opportunity is already attracting significant interest and is unlikely to be available for long.
If you're interested in finding out more, please apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.
We'd be happy to answer any questions and provide further information about the opportunity.
Software Engineering Manager employer: KDR Talent Solutions USA
Join a dynamic technology business in Oxford that prioritises innovation and collaboration, offering a hybrid work environment that promotes flexibility and work-life balance. As a Software Engineering Manager, you'll lead a talented team while benefiting from excellent career development opportunities and a supportive leadership culture that values continuous improvement and technical excellence. This is an exciting chance to influence the engineering function and contribute to impactful software solutions that drive critical decision-making across global markets.
