Manager Software Engineering

ZipRecruiter; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading payments company is seeking a Software Engineering Leader in Farnborough, UK. The role involves leading a diverse team of engineers, shaping technical vision, and ensuring adherence to best practices. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's in Information Technology and experience in application development, with strong leadership skills in an Agile environment. This position offers a chance to shape the future of technology solutions in a collaborative workplace.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field.
• Application Development or related experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-functioning team of engineers.
• Mentor staff on technical and soft skills.
• Shape technical vision within the engineering domain.
• Work with stakeholders to allocate team members efficiently.
• Engage with communities of practice to advocate for the Discover brand.

Skills

People Leadership

Agile Delivery

Java / J2EE

Communication Skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Information Technology

Tools

AWS

CICD Processes

Job description

Job Description

Discover. A brighter future.

With us, you’ll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it — we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies.We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.

Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.

Job Description:What You'll Do

Responsible for the technical development of software engineering staff within a Discover application development area while using your technical expertise to drive vision into action and results.

How Youll Do It

• Hire, retain and lead high-functioning, diverse group of engineering professionals, establishing clear objectives and key results, developing consistent set of practices and process across the team and driving towards resolution of challenging problems. This includes all performance management aspects of leading the engineers including acquiring and providing 360 feedback and administering reviews. Manages software ownership and development from initial concept through continuous improvement.
• Mentor staff of engineers in both technical and soft skills to craft a team of highly technically competent, consistent, thoughtful and customer-centric technology experts. This includes ensuring the group is adhering to principles of engineering excellence within their technical domain, applying consistency of technical execution, sharing common practices and challenges within the team and fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning within the team.
• Lead and shape the technical vision within their domain and be an essential member of leadership team including acting as a leader in the Discover engineering community affecting and advancing the architecture across the company and ensuring adherence to all regulatory, compliance and audit requirements. This includes defining how technical work should be done, selecting appropriate tools, defining technology, quality, experience and implementation standards and practices within own technical domain.
• Work with key stakeholders to efficiently and effectively allocate team members to product teams to meet business and Product area objectives.
• Engage with internal and external communities of practice to share experiences, contribute knowledge, learn and advocate for the Discover Technology brand. Promotes team innovation and collaboration of ideas across teams.
• Contribute as an engineer within a product team designing, developing and maintaining quality technology solutions for a product or set of products including developing own subject matter expertise.

Qualifications You'll Need

The Basics

• Bachelors Information Technology or related
• Application Development or related experience

In Lieu of Education Experience

• Application Development or related experience

Bonus Points If You Have

• People Leadership experience
• Proven track record of delivering quality in an Agile environment
• Proven track record of turning concepts and ideas into tangible solutions
• Servant leadership style backed up with strong emotional intelligence
• Strong communication skills
• Self-motivated, Commercial understanding of the Payments domain
• Strong knowledge and understanding of emerging trends in software engineering
• Strong appreciation of operational excellence best practices
• Experience in supporting software solutions in a production environment
• Commercial experience developing in a Scaled Agile environment
• Working knowledge of the technology stack
  • Java / J2EE , Spring, RESTful APIs, Open Source software, AWS S3, Lambda, EMR/Spark,
  • Knowledge and understanding of CICD processes
• Passion for learning
• Strong collaborator

Physical and Cognitive Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

• Primarily remain in a stationary position.
• No required movement about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
• Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
• Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United Kingdom on a full-time basis.

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Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Aug-05-2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.

What are you waiting for? Apply today!

All Discover employees place our customers at the very center of our work.To deliver on our promises to our customers, each of us contribute every day to a culture that values compliance and risk management.

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Applicants must be 18 or older at the time of hire.