Engineering Manager (Java and React)

Myn; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Myn in Manchester is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of Java and React engineers. The role is a 12‑month fixed-term contract with a plan to convert to permanent, and requires on-site presence one to two days per week.

You will balance people management with hands-on coding, shaping an engineering culture as the organisation builds its internal capability. Join to drive delivery and technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial software engineering experience with Java, Spring Boot and React.
• Previous experience as an Engineering Manager, Software Engineering Manager, Technical Lead or similar.
• Proven experience building, growing or shaping engineering teams, and managing and developing software engineers.
• Strong people management skills, including coaching, mentoring, performance management and career development.
• Strong understanding of automated testing, CI/CD, code quality and software design principles.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, and experience in Agile environments.
• Desirable: experience contributing to technical architecture and engineering decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop a team of software engineers, including recruitment, onboarding and team structure.
• Coach and mentor engineers, give regular feedback and support their career development.
• Own team performance, engagement and ways of working.
• Work with engineering, product and delivery stakeholders to plan and prioritise technical delivery.
• Provide technical leadership across Java, Spring Boot and React applications, staying around 30% hands-on through development, code reviews and solution design.
• Support architectural decisions, promote engineering best practice and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

React

Team leadership

Agile

CI/CD

Job description

Engineering Manager (Java and React) – Hybrid (Manchester, UK)
Fixed-term contract, 12 months | Technology (Software Engineering) | Full-time, 1 to 2 days per week on-site

About the role

You will lead a team of Java and React engineers at an organisation that is building its internal engineering capability. It is a hands‑on leadership role, with roughly 70% of your time on people management, team leadership and delivery, and 30% staying close to the code. The contract is 12 months, with a conversion to permanent planned. You will need to be on‑site in Manchester one to two days per week.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead, manage and develop a team of software engineers [confirm team size], including recruitment, onboarding and team structure
• Coach and mentor engineers, give regular feedback and support their career development
• Own team performance, engagement and ways of working
• Work with engineering, product and delivery stakeholders to plan and prioritise technical delivery
• Provide technical leadership across Java, Spring Boot and React applications, staying around 30% hands‑on through development, code reviews and solution design
• Support architectural decisions, promote engineering best practice and drive continuous improvement

What we’re looking for

• Essential: strong commercial software engineering experience with Java, Spring Boot and React
• Essential: previous experience as an Engineering Manager, Software Engineering Manager, Technical Lead or similar
• Essential: proven experience building, growing or shaping engineering teams, and managing and developing software engineers
• Essential: strong people management skills, including coaching, mentoring, performance management and career development
• Essential: strong understanding of automated testing, CI/CD, code quality and software design principles
• Essential: strong stakeholder management and communication skills, and experience in Agile environments
• Desirable: experience contributing to technical architecture and engineering decision‑making

What you get

• A 12‑month fixed‑term contract with the intention to convert to permanent
• Hybrid working, with one to two days per week on‑site in Manchester
• The chance to shape a team and an engineering culture as the organisation builds its internal capability
• A role that keeps you technically involved alongside leadership responsibility

This role suits

An engineer turned people leader who enjoys coaching a team, still wants to contribute to the code, and wants to build a collaborative, high‑performing engineering culture.