Engineering Manager

Nicoll Curtin; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 144,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance related bonus

Hybrid work model

Central Manchester office

Job summary

Nicoll Curtin is partnering with a global public safety technology provider to recruit an Engineering Manager in Manchester. This role leads the technical direction, drives the roadmap, and oversees end-to-end delivery across UK and US teams.

You will coach engineers, manage performance reviews, and collaborate with Product and Design leaders to ensure timely delivery. A security clearance (SC/NPPV) is required for projects. Hybrid work with on-site days is offered.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in professional software engineering.
• Experience building and running frontend and backend services and distributed systems.
• Proven technical leadership on complex builds including architecture, design reviews, and implementation strategy.
• Ability switching between hands-on technical guidance, coaching, project leadership, and people management.
• Strong delivery track record built on cross-functional collaboration with Product, Design, and Engineering leaders.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, observability tooling, and cloud-native practices.

Responsibilities

• Act as focal technical person and face of the company for technical direction and strategy.
• Shape the long-term roadmap for your team and the wider product portfolio, working with senior stakeholders.
• Own delivery end-to-end: sprint planning, release cycles, backlog prioritisation, and unblocking the team.
• Bridge UK and US engineering teams to align technology and business objectives.
• Grow engineers through coaching, pairing, feedback, and delegation of ownership.
• Run regular 1:1s, set clear expectations, and champion career progression within an inclusive culture.
• Collaborate closely with teams to deliver projects efficiently and on time.

Skills

Technical leadership

Distributed systems

Frontend & backend services

Coaching & mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud-native / AWS

Tools

AWS

Observability tooling

Job description

Engineering Manager - Java, TypeScript, React, Distributed Systems, Cloud-Native, AWS, CI/CD, Technical Leadership, People Management, Mentoring, Agile.

I am partnering with a global public safety technology provider who are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead their team in Manchester. This is an opportunity to take ownership of both the technical direction and the development of a close-knit engineering group, while collaborating with colleagues across the UK and US.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the focal technical person and face of the company for technical direction and strategy
• Shape the long-term roadmap for your team and the wider product portfolio, working hand-in-hand with senior stakeholders.
• Own delivery end-to-end: sprint planning, release cycles, backlog prioritisation, and unblocking the team when challenges arise.
• Bridge UK and US engineering teams to keep technology and business objectives aligned.
• Grow engineers through coaching, pairing, constructive feedback, and well-judged delegation of ownership.
• Run regular 1:1s, set clear expectations, and champion career progression within an inclusive, supportive culture.
• Collaborate closely with teams to delivery projects efficiently and on time

Key Skills:

• A minimum of seven years in professional software engineering.
• Depth of experience building and running frontend and backend services, distributed systems, and integrations.
• A proven record of technical leadership on complex builds including architecture, design reviews, and implementation strategy.
• Comfort switching between hands‑on technical guidance, coaching, project leadership, and people management.
• Strong delivery track record built on cross‑functional collaboration with Product, Design, and Engineering leaders.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, observability tooling, and cloud-native practices.

This is a permanent, full-time position offering up to £160,000 depending on experience, with hybrid working from their Central Manchester office (minimum three days per week on-site, sometimes 4). Their is an extensive benefits package on offer with performance related bonus.

Due to the nature of the projects/data you'll be working on, you will require SC/NPPV clearance.