Software Development Manager

Global Relay; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead multiple engineering teams. The role involves hands-on management, mentoring, and collaboration across departments to deliver scalable software solutions. Candidates should have extensive experience in software development and team management, with a focus on building a collaborative culture.

Benefits

Bonus

Full medical cover

Dental care

Flexi working

Free fruit

25 days holiday

Life insurance

Qualifications

• 1+ years as a hands-on 1st line Software Development Manager.
• 8+ years of software development experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple teams of Engineers to solve complex problems.
• Mentor team members and drive their professional development.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Agile Methodologies

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

REST APIs

Microservices

iOS Development

Android Development

Job description

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As a Software Development Manager, you are an experienced 2ndline manager who will lead a software organization, consisting of multiple teams that are responsible for delivering highly scalable distributed services and applications. You will act as the anchor for building a top-tier team that will transform Information Management through technology that is smart, sophisticated, user-centric, and highly scalable. We’re building teams and a culture that respects the craft of software engineering, applying our expertise to problems that really matter.

If you want to solve complex problems that make clear and real-world impact in people’s lives, join us!

Your Job:

As a Software Development Manager, you will:

• Lead multiple pods of talented Engineers who like to ship code and tackle hard engineering problems
• Be a hands-on 2nd line Engineering team manager who will spend up to 60% of your time on people management, recruitment and organizing teams, and 40% of your time in design reviews, sprint planning and other Agile artifacts
• Partner with peers across Engineering, Product Management, Operations, Support and Human Resources to drive delivery of cross-functional projects and address technical and resourcing challenges in your organization
• Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of your team members: help develop their careers, and assign them to projects tailored to their skill levels, personalities, work styles, and professional goals
• Build teams that are collaborative, inclusive, and respectful of each other
• Provide continuous feedback, address underperformance, and recognize the individual strengths and contributions of your team members
• Instill a spirit of continuous improvement in the team’s code, architecture, and processes
• In collaboration with Product Mangers, Test Managers, and your Engineers, maintain a prioritized backlog and create short term and long-term goals for your team
• Help your team build relationships across functions such as Support, Operations, Test, and other teams to ensure Global Relay’s continuing success
• Appreciate and advocate for information security and secure coding practices

About You:

• A degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• 1+ years of experience as a hands-on 1stline Software Development Manager or a Team Lead, managing a team of 3 people or greater
• 8+ years of software development experience, shipping enterprise grade software, using multiple languages and frameworks
• Extensive people management experience, and experience aggressively recruiting for and building a software development organization
• Experience building and managing large, highly scalable distributed services, complex databases, microservices and API’s in service and resource-oriented architectures
• Experience with large complex databases and managing data quality and lifecycle issues
• Understanding of modern frameworks and techniques for building web application user interfaces
• Experience with any of the following is an asset:
• Android and iOS Development experience
• Swift and Swift UI knowledge
• REST APIs

Company Benefits

• Bonus
• Full medical cover
• Dental care
• flexi working
• Free fruit
• 25 days holiday
• Life insurance

Interview Process

• Initial
• Technical
• Management
• Meet and greet
• Cultural

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology and Engineering

• Industries

  Software Development

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