SaaS Engineering Manager - Lead High-Performing Teams Remote

Burns Sheehan Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns Sheehan Limited is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead a fast-growing SaaS team. This role combines hands-on engineering oversight with people leadership, mentoring engineers and shaping high-performing teams.

Based in the Manchester area with remote options, you will drive engineering excellence, code quality, and modern practices while guiding architecture and delivery. You will foster a culture of continuous learning, coach engineers through performance reviews,

Qualifications

• Experience leading software engineering teams in a fast-paced SaaS or product-focused environment.
• Background as a hands-on software engineer before moving into leadership.
• Excellent understanding of modern software architecture, clean code, SOLID principles and software design patterns.
• Experience working with modern DevOps practices, CI/CD and automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of software engineers through coaching, regular 1:1s and performance reviews.
• Create an environment where engineers can thrive, grow their careers and consistently deliver high-quality software.
• Set clear expectations and performance goals while providing constructive feedback and support.
• Champion clean, maintainable, scalable code and modern software engineering practices.
• Guide architectural decisions and stay close to the codebase to provide technical oversight and mentoring where required.
• Drive improvements in engineering processes, delivery efficiency and team effectiveness.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Software engineering

CI/CD

DevOps

Architecture

Tools

Git

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Burns Sheehan Limited is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead a fast-growing SaaS team. This role combines hands-on engineering oversight with people leadership, mentoring engineers and shaping high-performing teams.

Based in the Manchester area with remote options, you will drive engineering excellence, code quality, and modern practices while guiding architecture and delivery. You will foster a culture of continuous learning, coach engineers through performance reviews,