Engineering Manager - B2B SaaS Rules Engine | InsurTech

JR United Kingdom; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading SaaS InsurTech company is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a cross-functional team on a mission-critical Rules Engine platform. This role involves mentoring engineers, ensuring high-performance software delivery, and championing best practices in an innovative environment. Ideal candidates will bring strong technical expertise and a passion for team leadership.

Benefits

10% bonus

Excellent benefits including pension and private health

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Engineering Manager in a software environment.
• Strong technical background, ideally in Java and AWS.
• Passionate about mentoring and team culture.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a squad of engineers.
• Driving delivery and ensuring software quality.
• Collaborating closely with product management.

Skills

Team Leadership

Software Development

Mentoring

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Experience in Software Development Management

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Kubernetes

AWS

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Engineering Manager - B2B SaaS Rules Engine | InsurTech, london (city of london)

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Burns Sheehan

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london (city of london), United Kingdom

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06.06.2025

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21.07.2025

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Engineering Manager - B2B SaaS Rules Engine | InsurTech

London - Hybrid - 2 days a week in the office

Up to £120,000 per annum plus 10% bonus and excellent benefits including pension and private health

Are you a hands-on Engineering Manager passionate about driving impactful software delivery and building high-performing engineering teams?

Engineering Manager - A growing SaaS InsurTech, backed by a global financial services group, is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead and grow a cross-functional development team working on a mission-critical Rules Engine platform as part of a major tech transformation. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of people leadership, delivery execution and technical strategy.

The Engineering Manager will join a company that's transforming how life insurance is bought and underwritten - building modern, cloud-native solutions used by insurers and advisors around the world. As Engineering Manager, you'll focus on enabling your team to deliver high-quality software, foster a culture of technical excellence and collaboration as well as contributing to the company's broader engineering leadership.

What the Engineering Manager will be doing

• Leading, coaching and developing a squad of engineers working on a core Rules Engine product.
• Driving team delivery, ensuring high performance, scalability, and maintainability of software systems while guiding systems design decisions.
• Supporting and mentoring engineers in their career growth, goal setting, and performance.
• Partnering closely with product management to shape roadmaps, prioritise work, and ensure alignment between business goals and engineering execution.
• Championing DevOps best practices, CI/CD improvements, and cloud-native architecture.
• Improving team processes, facilitating agile ceremonies, and fostering continuous improvement.
• Collaborating with fellow engineering managers and senior leaders to define and execute the wider engineering strategy.
• Playing an active role in recruitment, onboarding, and growing a high-performing, inclusive engineering culture.

What You Bring

• Proven experience as an Engineering Manager or in a similar people leadership role within a software development environment.
• Strong technical background - ideally in Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, AWS - with the ability to support engineers in making sound architectural decisions.
• A passion for mentoring and growing engineering talent, creating a team culture built on trust, autonomy, and accountability.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, able to engage effectively with product, stakeholders, and senior leadership.
• A pragmatic approach to balancing long-term technical health with short-term delivery needs.

Tech Environment

• Frontend (nice-to-have): React, TypeScript
• Cloud: AWS

Bonus Points For

• Experience leading cloud-based SaaS product teams.
• Exposure to highly regulated or data-sensitive industries (e.g. finance, insurance).
• Familiarity with performance optimisation and cost control in AWS environments.
• Understanding of underwriting or insurance systems.

This is an amazing opportunity to lead a talented team in an ambitious tech company that combines the agility of a scale-up with the long-term support of a global financial institution. Please reply with your CV or call Simon for a chat.

Engineering Manager - B2B SaaS Rules Engine | InsurTech

Burns Sheehan Ltd will consider applications based only on skills and ability and will not discriminate on any grounds.