Engineering Manager

Lorien; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity to influence modern engineering standards

Training budget for you and the team

Hybrid working from central Manchester

Company benefits

Job summary

A leading technology recruitment firm based in Manchester is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a cross-functional team in a fast-paced environment. The role involves guiding software delivery, championing modern engineering practices, and coaching team members. Ideal candidates will have experience in agile methodologies and a passion for driving cultural change. This position offers a competitive salary of £90,000 plus bonus and benefits, with hybrid working options available.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and coaching modern agile engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of best-practice engineering and QA.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder alignment skills.

Responsibilities

• Guide a cross-functional engineering team to deliver high-quality software.
• Drive delivery of the team backlog, ensuring quality and pace.
• Own the team's technical direction, aligning with architectural goals.
• Champion modern engineering and QA practices across the lifecycle.
• Coach and grow team members, managing performance.

Skills

Leading and coaching modern agile engineering teams

Metrics-driven mindset

Strong understanding of engineering and QA best practices

Excellent communication skills

Passion for cultural change

Job description

Engineering Manager - Manchester (Hybrid)

£90,000 + Bonus + Benefits

The Role:

If you want to lead meaningful change in a fast‑evolving product environment, this Engineering Manager role offers the chance to make a real mark. You'll guide a cross‑functional engineering team, delivering high‑quality software at pace while helping embed modern engineering practices across the organisation.

The Transformation:

The business is deep into a major digital transformation, moving into a modern digital business. After migrating to their own proprietary platforms in 2024, investment has accelerated to support a product‑led, Agile way of working. They need leaders who can continue this shift, uplift delivery maturity, and strengthen engineering culture.

What You'll Lead:

• An agile team of Developers and Test Engineers.
• Drive delivery of the team backlog, ensuring quality, pace, and sustainable ways of working.
• Partner with Product to balance feature development, tech quality, and operational excellence.
• Own the team's technical direction, aligning delivery with wider architectural goals.
• Champion modern engineering and QA practices across the lifecycle, you build it, you run it.
• Coach and grow team members, managing performance and shaping a strong team culture.

What You Bring:

• Experience leading and coaching modern agile engineering teams.
• A metrics‑driven mindset and strong understanding of best‑practice engineering and QA.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder alignment skills.
• A passion for improving ways of working and driving cultural change.

What's On Offer:

• Opportunity to influence modern engineering standards in a fast-paced environment
• Training budget for you and the team
• Hybrid working from central Manchester
• Company benefits

If this sounds of interest, submit your CV to be considered or reach out for further information.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.