Senior Software Engineering Manager

Advantive; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Software Development Manager to lead a distributed development team. You will drive technical strategy and ensure the quality and performance of SaaS applications. The ideal candidate will have experience in modern development practices and a strong leadership background, fostering innovation while collaborating across global teams. This role offers significant opportunity for influence and growth within the company.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading a software development team
• Strong background in SaaS products and architecture
• Ability to implement modern software development practices

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a distributed team of engineers.
• Partner closely with Product Management and QA for high-quality features.
• Drive technical strategy and execution across development processes.

Skills

Leadership

Agile/Scrum

DevOps practices

AWS environments

Job description

Advantive is seeking a Senior Software Development Manager to lead a high-performing development team responsible for our market-leading SaaS platform for specialty manufacturers and distributors. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on driving quality, innovation, and alignment with Advantive’s values across our Israel-based engineering team.

As the most senior technical leader in-region, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring technical excellence, maintaining product stability, and fostering a strong connection between our global teams. This is an opportunity to lead with vision and empathy — ensuring our developers are supported, challenged, and empowered to deliver exceptional software that scales.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a 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 across Advantive to 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.