Senior Software Engineering Manager — Hybrid Lead

Capital One (Europe) plc; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wealth & Future: Pension & bonus

Holidays: 25 days + 5 more

Private medical insurance

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Capital One Europe plc in Nottingham is seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead multiple engineering teams and shape the technical strategy for credit card platforms. The role blends people leadership with hands-on architectural influence across cross-functional squads.

You will mentor engineering managers, drive collaboration with product and design, and champion best practices while delivering on strategic engineering goals in a hybrid Nottingham setting.

Qualifications

• Lead and support multi-disciplinary engineering teams to meet business goals.
• Balance short-term trade-offs with long-term needs.
• Recruit and develop engineering talent.
• Communicate across teams to maximise collaboration and reduce waste.

Responsibilities

• Support a cross-functional group of 3–4 engineering teams to design, develop and integrate software features for credit card consumers.
• Coach and nurture your engineering managers to empower and operate teams.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers on the roadmap for key business goals.
• Provide stewardship of the platform and capabilities owned by your teams.
• Be part of the engineering leadership team that evolves capability and adopts best practices.

Skills

Lead engineering teams

Trade-off decisions

Talent development

Cross-team communication

Job description

Capital One Europe plc in Nottingham is seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead multiple engineering teams and shape the technical strategy for credit card platforms. The role blends people leadership with hands-on architectural influence across cross-functional squads.

You will mentor engineering managers, drive collaboration with product and design, and champion best practices while delivering on strategic engineering goals in a hybrid Nottingham setting.