Manager Software Engineering

Talent Octopusventures; Royal Borough of Greenwich; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cirium is seeking a Manager of Software Engineering to lead and develop a team delivering high-quality software solutions and platform capabilities. You will partner with product, project and engineering teams to ensure successful delivery and foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing environment.

The role emphasizes technical leadership, engineering excellence, and effective communication across a broad audience, with country-specific benefits and a commitment to fair hiring

Qualifications

• Experience in leading software engineering teams delivering products and platforms.
• Strong leadership and people management experience.
• Excellent communication across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to manage staffing and resourcing, including offshore models.
• Deep knowledge of database design and optimization best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high-performing software engineering team.
• Collaborate with product, project and engineering partners to deliver capabilities.
• Oversee hiring, planning, assigning, and performance feedback.
• Serve as a go-to expert on coding and technical issues.
• Drive process improvements and track technical progress against plans.

Skills

Software engineering

Leadership

Staff management

Communication skills

Database design

Job description

Are you passionate about leading high-performing engineering teams and delivering innovative technology solutions that make a real impact? Do you enjoy mentoring engineers, driving technical excellence, and collaborating across teams to build products that help transform an industry?

About the Business

At Cirium, our goal is to keep the world connected. We are the industry leader in aviation analytics; helping our customers understand the past, present, and predicting what will happen tomorrow. Our mission is to transform the aviation industry by enabling airlines, airports, travel companies, tech giants, aircraft manufacturers, financial institutions, and many more accelerate their own digital transformation. You can learn more about Cirium at https://www.cirium.com/ 1

About the Role

As a Manager of Software Engineering, you will lead and develop a team of software engineers responsible for delivering high-quality products and platform capabilities. Working closely with product, project, and engineering partners, you will provide technical leadership, support the successful delivery of software solutions, and foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team environment.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with cross functionals teams, to deliver new capabilities and improve upon existing capabilities
• Managing your team, including interviewing, hiring, planning, assigning, directing work, appraising performance, and giving appropriate feedback
• Monitoring and reporting on technical progress against plans
• Acting as an acknowledged go-to person on coding and technical issues
• Driving and implementing process improvements
• Monitoring and reporting on technical progress against plans

Requirements

• Have experience in a software engineering role as part of a product or platform delivery team
• Have substantial Software Engineering experience
• Have experience in staff resourcing and management, including partnering and offshoring resourcing models
• Be able to demonstrate excellent organizational skills when dealing with multiple priorities, able to think analytically
• Have experience of managing Software Engineering Teams
• Be a natural problem-solver and able to take a lead in collaborating to resolve issues
• Have excellent communication skills and the ability to convey information clearly to a wide audience
• Be very proficient in database technology, design and manipulation, optimization, and best practice

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact 1-855-833-5120.

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.