Software Development Manager — Lead Global Engineering Teams

HellaGoodAudio; West of England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in the United Kingdom is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead PlayStation SDK development teams. This leadership role focuses on people management and operational excellence across multiple time zones, with travel as needed.

You will mentor engineers, shape development paths, coordinate with other groups, and ensure performance reviews and effective capacity planning. Strong communication and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience managing software development teams.
• Experience leading multiple Agile software engineering teams.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills (senior leadership, product managers, engineers).
• Experience with software engineering practices, automation and testing systems (e.g., Jenkins).
• Ability to provide high-level goal-setting guidance and reduce technical debt.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers across time zones.
• Define career path opportunities and mentor team members to achieve goals.
• Collaborate with other groups across different time zones.
• Monitor performance and deliver regular appraisals.
• Manage capacity planning, hiring, onboarding and succession planning.
• Identify and remove obstacles to delivery.

Skills

People management

Agile leadership

Executive communication

Software engineering practices

Automation & testing (e.g., Jenkins)

Guidance on goals & debt reduction

Confluence / Jira familiarity

C/C++ knowledge

Rust knowledge

Tools

Jenkins

Confluence

JIRA

Windows

Linux

Clang/LLVM toolchains

GNU GCC toolchains

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment in the United Kingdom is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead PlayStation SDK development teams. This leadership role focuses on people management and operational excellence across multiple time zones, with travel as needed.

You will mentor engineers, shape development paths, coordinate with other groups, and ensure performance reviews and effective capacity planning. Strong communication and leadership are essential.