Senior Engineering Manager

Ocho People Ltd.; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Global career development

Job summary

Ocho People Ltd. is recruiting a Senior Engineering Manager for a Belfast-based role with hybrid working. You will shape technical direction, coach a growing team and provide architectural oversight, while not being hands-on coding.

You\'ll partner with product management and design to drive features delivering value to millions of users. A strong Java/AWS background is preferred, with 6+ years in engineering and 3+ years in people leadership.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience with a strong technical background.
• 3+ years as a People Manager/Lead.
• Experience in an agile software development environment, identifying and managing risk while seeking continuous improvement.
• An analytical approach to evaluating capability needs and the suitability of initiatives against strategy.
• Comfortable balancing speed-to-market with long-term engineering decisions.

Responsibilities

• Setting technical direction for your team and providing architectural oversight.
• Providing coaching, mentorship and career development for your engineers.
• Optimising team velocity - prioritising workload, removing roadblocks, and protecting the team from outside disruption.
• Collaborating closely with Product Management on strategy and backlog prioritisation.
• Anticipating future hiring needs and partnering with talent to recruit and evaluate new team members.
• Giving regular and formal performance feedback, including completing performance evaluations.
• Advising teams on technical difficulties that arise in the course of their work.
• Flagging issues your team might overlook - scalability, performance, security, compliance, operational readiness.
• Staying current on the development tools and technologies your team uses.
• Interfacing regularly with other engineering teams across the organisation.

Skills

Software engineering

People management

Agile development

Analytical thinking

Prioritisation

Job description

Senior Engineering Manager

At a Glance

• Senior-level engineering leader, technical background (Java / AWS preferred)


• Focus on technical direction, team leadership and delivery - not hands-on coding


• Hybrid working, Belfast


• £100,000+


• Join a global tech platform trusted by thousands of brands and retailers

About the Company

Our client is a global technology company whose platform powers smart shopping experiences for thousands of brands and retailers worldwide, connecting them with billions of consumers. Operating at genuine scale across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, they're recognised as a Great Place to Work across multiple countries, including the UK.

We work exclusively with this client on their Belfast engineering search, and have already made a number of key hires into their team this quarter.

Role Overview

We're looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to join our client's engineering leadership team, helping build software used by millions of consumers worldwide. You'll come from a strong technical background, but this is not a hands-on coding role - instead, you'll set technical direction, coach and develop your team, and provide the architectural and delivery oversight needed to keep engineers building the right things, the right way. You'll build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business and regularly interface with other engineering teams, while also working closely with product management and product design to shape new features and client experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Setting technical direction for your team and providing architectural oversight


• Providing coaching, mentorship and career development for your engineers


• Optimising team velocity - prioritising workload, removing roadblocks, and protecting the team from outside disruption


• Collaborating closely with Product Management on strategy and backlog prioritisation


• Anticipating future hiring needs and partnering with talent to recruit and evaluate new team members


• Giving regular and formal performance feedback, including completing performance evaluations


• Advising teams on technical difficulties that arise in the course of their work


• Flagging issues your team might overlook - scalability, performance, security, compliance, operational readiness


• Staying current on the development tools and technologies your team uses


• Interfacing regularly with other engineering teams across the organisation

What You'll Need

Essential:

• 6+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong technical background (Java / AWS preferred)


• 3+ years as a People Manager/Lead


• Experience in an agile software development environment, identifying and managing risk while seeking continuous improvement


• An analytical approach to evaluating capability needs and the suitability of initiatives against strategy


• Comfortable balancing speed-to-market with long-term engineering decisions

Desirable:

• Practical experience with AI development and delivery, driving modern AI capabilities into real-world software solutions


• Excellent stakeholder communication - able to challenge constructively and present clearly to clients at varying levels


• Data-driven decision-making, comfortable taking calculated risks and failing fast

Benefits & Package

• £100,000+ salary


• Hybrid working model (extremely flexible)


• Global business with genuine scale and career development paths