Engineering Manager – AI-Driven Platform Leader

Aflac Northern Ireland; Belfast City District; Presencial; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Aflac Northern Ireland seeks an Engineering Manager to lead the team behind our field-facing application used by Sales Agents and field leaders across the US. You will provide technical direction, coach engineers, and enable delivery in a regulated environment.

You will drive AI-native adoption, collaborate with US stakeholders, and ensure secure, high-quality software while shaping engineering practices and tooling for the future.

Formación

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/Software Engineering or STEM.
• Strong evidence of industry experience in software engineering.
• Proven track record of operating at an Engineering Manager level.
• Proven experience with full stack development including Java and Spring Boot REST services and Angular/TypeScript front ends.
• Experience building and running high-traffic applications on AWS.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Kiro, Claude Code, Cursor).
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing and DevOps in Agile environments.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with QA, Product, UX, Architecture and Production Support.
• Based in Northern Ireland with the Right to Work visa.

Responsabilidades

• Lead a cross-functional team of engineers, providing people leadership and technical direction.
• Drive AI-native engineering adoption and secure, high-quality software delivery.
• Collaborate with Product, UX, Security and Production Support to deliver impactful solutions.
• Hire, interview and onboard engineers while guiding career growth and performance.
• Set architecture direction across front end, back end, mobile and data domains.

Conocimientos

Software engineering

Engineering leadership

Full stack

Java

Spring Boot

Angular

TypeScript

AWS

AI tooling

CI/CD

DevOps

Agile

Stakeholder leadership

Cross-functional teams

Educación

CS/Software Eng degree

Herramientas

AWS

GitHub Copilot

Kiro

Claude Code

Cursor

CI/CD tooling

Testing tools

Descripción del empleo

Aflac Northern Ireland seeks an Engineering Manager to lead the team behind our field-facing application used by Sales Agents and field leaders across the US. You will provide technical direction, coach engineers, and enable delivery in a regulated environment.

You will drive AI-native adoption, collaborate with US stakeholders, and ensure secure, high-quality software while shaping engineering practices and tooling for the future.