Manager, Engineering

aPriori Technologies; Belfast; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

aPriori Technologies is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead the Fundamentals Development Team, delivering functionality and evolving applications to support manufacturing supply chains.

The role involves managing a development team, ensuring quality deliverables, and collaborating with Product Management. Applicants should have strong leadership skills, experience in software engineering, and knowledge of OOP and CI/CD processes.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead software engineering teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a development team through design and delivery.
• Evaluate technical decisions to ensure quality.
• Foster a high-performing team culture through leadership.

Skills

Leadership of engineering teams

OOP concepts

CI/CD pipelines

Agile methodologies

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Containerization technologies (Kubernetes, Docker)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Job description

Description

The Software Development Manager will join us to lead delivery of functionality across the Fundamentals Development Team, building new features and evolving services and applications that form the foundation of aPriori’s solution. Help drive transformation across the manufacturing supply chain.

Job Type

Full-time

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a development team through design, development, and delivery of features.
• Evaluate the technical decisions of the team to ensure quality deliverables.
• Foster a high-performing team culture through strong leadership, collaboration, and talent development.
• Manage, mentor, and evaluate engineers’ performance to drive efficiency, professional growth, and team success.
• Collaborate with Product Management and engineering leaders to translate organizational goals into technical direction for your teams.
• Partner with Product Management to plan and oversee projects, managing team workload to ensure consistent delivery and achievement of targets.
• Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders and leadership, ensuring transparency and realistic expectation management.
• Contribute to the organization's technical strategy, ensuring that the team’s work aligns with the company’s goals.

Requirements

• Proven ability to lead software engineering teams (people management and technical delivery).
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Deep knowledge of OOP concepts and architectural patterns (Inversion of Control, Domain Driven Design, MVC, etc.).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools, and ability to automate build, test, and deployment processes.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker.
• Proven ability to allocate team resources, manage workload, and coach high-performing individuals.
• Skilled in agile development methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).
• Experience building loosely coupled applications using microservices and integration patterns.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related STEM field.
• 2+ years in a leadership or managerial role.
• 5+ years in an individual contributor software engineering role prior to becoming a manager.

If you do not meet all of the criteria above, we want to hear from people who are curious, want to learn, and help us on our mission.