Manager, Software Engineering

Verint; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider in the United Kingdom seeks a Manager, Engineering to lead product engineering teams. Candidates must have over 8 years of engineering experience, with strong leadership and project management skills, as well as expertise in C/C++ and Java. The role emphasizes creating scalable solutions and collaboration across teams, providing an opportunity for significant impact in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering experience with 4 years in management.
• Expertise in agile development methodologies.
• Hands-on experience in architecting scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define operational plans for product infrastructure development.
• Manage software development process including architecture and testing.
• Lead a team of engineers through inspirational leadership.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Leadership

Project management

Problem-solving

OOP

Systems architecture

C/C++/Java

Relational databases

CI/CD

Software algorithms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

At Verint, we believe customer engagement is the core of every global brand. Our mission is to help organizations elevate Customer Experience (CX) and increase workforce productivity by delivering CX Automation. We hire innovators with the passion, creativity, and drive to answer constantly shifting market challenges and deliver impactful results for our customers. Our commitment to attracting and retaining a talented, diverse, and engaged team creates a collaborative environment that openly celebrates all cultures and affords personal and professional growth opportunities.

Overview of Job Function:

Verint’s Manager, Engineering leads one or more product engineering teams within our WFM product family. This Manager serves as a driver to organize development, quality verification and delivery of large-scale, high availability solutions. The ideal candidate is fluent in the latest technology trends, well familiar with Jira workflow, skilled in Java and C++ technology stack and has a proven ability to succeed in a high-paced, agile environment.

Principal Duties and Essential Responsibilities:

• Define and lead operational plans for product infrastructure development, creating new infrastructure components and expanding existing ones
• Manage the overall software development process including architecture, design, implementation, testing, deployment and support
• Lead a team of highly technical engineers through influential and inspirational leadership, participating in hiring, developing and retaining critical talent
• Deliver high quality enterprise-grade solutions under aggressive timelines and within budget
• Create processes, infrastructure, and a culture that enables a geographically disperse team to collaborate effectively and create sustained, effective technological engineering practices across multiple competing product initiatives
• Work closely and in partnership with Product Management, Solutions Delivery and Operations teams
• Manage customer escalations when needed

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 8 years of overall engineering experience including a minimum of 4 years of management and leadership experience
• Expertise in software development using Agile/SCRUM, scaled agile or similar methodologies
• Strong leadership, project management, time management and problem-solving skills
• Expert level technical knowledge: OOP, systems architecture, C/C++/Java and related frameworks, relational databases, CI/CD (tools and processes)
• Hands on experience architecting and supporting highly scalable solutions
• Good knowledge of software algorithms and design patterns
• Understanding of operation research methodology and mathematical optimization
• Understanding of forecasting and scheduling algorithms
• Ability to quickly learn the product functionality and system behaviors
• Successful completion of a background screening process including, but not limited to, employment verifications, criminal search, OFAC, SS Verification, as well as credit and drug screening, where applicable and in accordance with federal and local regulations.

Preferred Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• Experience in workforce management

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.