Software Engineering Manager (Remote, UK)

NMI is a leading provider of payment gateway solutions, specializing in card-present solutions and payment processing. Our innovative technologies empower businesses to securely accept payments and optimize transaction processes. With a focus on reliability, security, and innovation, we continuously push the boundaries of what’s possible in the payments industry.

As a Software Engineering Manager at NMI, you’ll be more than a leader; you’ll be an advocate and a mentor for your teams of Software Engineers. With your deep understanding of software development and industry trends, you’ll provide guidance and insight. More importantly, you’ll build a nurturing environment that encourages growth and fosters equity. You’ll inspire both professional and personal development among team members. Besides focusing on your teams, you’ll also contribute to broader organizational goals, collaborating with other leaders to ensure smooth and efficient technical operations. Your role is about making a meaningful difference – to our teams, our products, and our company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understand and support the unique needs of your teams, considering their individual skills, ambitions, and motivational drivers.
• Mentor Software Engineers, using empathetic communication and understanding to help them shape their career paths.
• Support and encourage Software Engineers as they strive to achieve their career objectives.
• Champion an environment of inclusion and equity, ensuring every team member feels valued and respected.
• Participate in the recruitment and retention of diverse teams of Software Engineers, fostering a dynamic, and welcoming team atmosphere.
• Facilitate your teams in staying focused and efficient as they produce high-quality software.
• Collaborate with the Director of Product Engineering, Product Managers, Product Owners, and fellow Engineering Managers to streamline operations, establish meaningful success metrics, and ensure alignment with organizational objectives.

Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field — or equivalent industry experience.
• 5+ years delivering software as part of an agile software delivery team.
• Developing software that followed some serious rules, like PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOX, GDPR, CCPA, and so on.
• Experience working with remote and globally distributed teams.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills — able to work cross‑functionally with developers, analysts, and external partners.
• Highly organized, self‑directed, and detail‑oriented.

As well as being a part of something exciting every day, you will also receive the following benefits:

• Annual bonus scheme dependent on individual and company performance.
• Annual salary of £80,000 - £100,000.
• 25 days holiday each year (+ bank holidays + 1 day after each year of service with up to a max. of 30 days).
• Private medical insurance (upon 30 days of employment).
• A remote first culture.
• Great work‑life balance with our Flexi‑time policy.
• Family Friendly policies (Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay and Shared Parental Leave).
• A chance to develop with an allocated company training budget.
• Bike2Work Scheme.
• Lifeworks, an Employee Assistance Programme which offers wellbeing, family and financial support services, such as assessments, resources and even 1:1 counselling sessions.
• It also offers interesting perks such as discounts on gyms, restaurants, high street retailers and cinema tickets.
• A strong commitment to employee wellbeing including mental health first aiders.
• Employee referral scheme with generous financial reward.
• Bonusly colleague reward scheme.

NMI enables our partners with choice, and challenges the one‑size‑fits‑all approach to payments. We’re the platform that powers success for innovative tech created by SMBs, entrepreneurs and fintech startups. We’re creative problem solvers who help visionaries smash through boundaries and think beyond what’s possible so they can think about what’s next. But we’re not just built for the tech savvy. We democratize the latest payments technology so that everyone can realize the benefits of easy payments across the full spectrum of commerce. We’re all about enabling more payments in more ways and more places.

We believe that having a diverse group of employees strengthens both our work and our workplace. We’re focused on making NMI more diverse and welcoming with initiatives like having a dedicated Diversity, Equity & Inclusion action group, diversity goals for hiring, anonymized resume screening, affinity groups such as our Women’s network and LGBTQ+ Network, open forums for discussions on diversity and social justice, and measuring inclusion and belonging as part of our regular employee engagement surveys.

NMI is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation or sexual identity, genetic information, citizen status (except those that do not have the legal right to be employed in the United States), disability, military service, service member, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

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