Senior Software Engineering Manager

Advantive; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Greater London seeks a Senior Development Manager to lead a distributed team of engineers. The role involves driving technical strategy, ensuring system performance, and fostering collaboration across departments. Candidates should have extensive experience in software development, particularly within SaaS environments, and possess strong leadership and communication skills. The position offers an opportunity to champion modern software practices and influence team culture in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• 3+ years in a leadership or management role.
• Proven ability to manage complex SaaS development environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a distributed team of engineers through coaching and feedback.
• Partner with Product Management, QA, and Customer Success.
• Drive technical strategy and continuous improvement.

Skills

Object-oriented programming (C#)

Agile / Scrum methodologies

Cloud-based development (AWS)

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Bitbucket

GitLab

Job description

Responsibilities :

Leadanddevelopa distributed team of engineers through coaching, feedback, and accountability.

Partner closely with Product Management, QA, and Customer Success to deliver high-quality features and performance improvements in our SaaS products.

Drive technical strategy, disciplined execution, and continuous improvement across development, testing, and deployment processes.

Ensure system performance and platform stability, particularly for our iPaaS and Android applications.

Champion modern software development practices, including Agile / Scrum, CI / CD pipelines, and DevOps excellence.

Lead efforts to resolve product performance and scalability, collaborating with teams across AWS-based environments.

Model clear, transparent communication and “extreme ownership” in every initiative — from technical outcomes to team culture.

Actively engage in architectural reviews, code-level design decisions, and technical deep dives to guide teams toward scalable and maintainable solutions.

Partner with other Senior Development Managers acrossAdvantiveto share best practices, align on architecture standards, and promote consistent engineering excellence across all product lines.

Own delivery commitments, quality metrics, and release cadence to ensure predictable execution and continuous improvement.

Qualifications :

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, ora relatedfield.

5+ years of software development experience

3+years inaleadership or management role

Proven ability to manage complex SaaS development environments, including cross-functional collaboration and global teams.

Expertisein object-oriented programming usingC#, Java, or Node.js, with working knowledge ofC++preferred.

Experience inCI / CDenvironments usingAzure DevOps, GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.

Strong understanding of cloud-based development (AWS preferred).

Deep knowledge of Agile / Scrum methodologies and quality assurance practices.

Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with the ability to inspire, coach, and influence both locally and globally.

Demonstrated experience driving team performance, technical excellence, and accountability in fast-paced environments.

Familiarity with B2B SaaS or enterprise software solutions — especially for complex, global customer bases.