Software Development Manager - Lead Global Engineering Teams

Playstatio; Bristol; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in the United Kingdom is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead high-impact teams within the PlayStation SDK Developer department. This role centers on people leadership and operational excellence, not hands-on coding, and requires guiding and mentoring engineers across multiple time zones.

As a manager, you will drive performance reviews, career development, and succession planning, while coordinating with other groups to ensure smooth delivery and

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience managing software development teams.
• Proven success in people management including mentorship.
• Experience leading multiple Agile teams in software engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Define team development and career path opportunities with team members and mentor them to achieve goals.
• Work together with other groups and teams across different time zones.
• Monitor and review team members' performance, deliver regular performance appraisals.
• Manage team capacity planning, hiring, onboarding and ensure effective succession planning for your teams.
• Recognize challenges, help remove obstacles, and clarify tasks in situations that are not well defined.

Skills

People leadership

Mentorship

Agile leadership

Communication

Dev tools guidance

SDLC knowledge

Cross-timezone collaboration

Tools

Jenkins

Confluence

JIRA

Windows

Linux

Clang/LLVM

GCC

Rust

C++

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment in the United Kingdom is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead high-impact teams within the PlayStation SDK Developer department. This role centers on people leadership and operational excellence, not hands-on coding, and requires guiding and mentoring engineers across multiple time zones.

As a manager, you will drive performance reviews, career development, and succession planning, while coordinating with other groups to ensure smooth delivery and