Software Engineering Director

Addresscloud; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative geospatial data company is seeking a hands-on Software Engineering Director to lead their engineering team in Manchester, England. This role emphasizes driving engineering excellence and mentoring talented professionals. The ideal candidate will possess deep experience in AWS, NodeJS, and Python, with a focus on developing scalable and secure solutions. This position offers an opportunity to shape the future of industry-leading technology while enjoying generous time off and professional growth opportunities.

Benefits

Generous time off (30 days plus public holidays)

Health benefits including private healthcare

5% pension contribution and life insurance

Opportunities for professional growth

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in high-performing software teams.
• Deep experience with AWS serverless and microservices architectures.
• Strong backend development skills in NodeJS and Python.

Responsibilities

• Drive engineering excellence, outcomes, and delivery speed.
• Architect secure, scalable multi-region services.
• Mentor, empower, and inspire the team.

Skills

Leadership in software teams

AWS experience

Backend development in NodeJS

Backend development in Python

Testing and documentation

Ability to work under pressure

Tools

AWS

GitHub

Terraform

Job description

Software Engineering Director — We’re Hiring - join early, grow fast!

Remote (UK) | Start ASAP

Who We Are

At Addresscloud, we turn complex geospatial data into meaningful, real-time intelligence that helps insurers make smarter, faster decisions. Our platform powers hundreds of underwriters across North America and Europe, and we’re only accelerating from here.

We pair elite engineering with a supportive, people-first culture, and we've got the awards to prove it. We need a hands-on Software Engineering Director who thrives on ambition, problem-solving, and empowering brilliant humans to do brilliant things.

What you’ll love about us

• ☁️Award-Winning Culture: Great Place to Work & The Sunday Times Best Places to Work.


• ☁️Work/Life Balance: We genuinely prioritise balance; work stays at work


• ☁️Generous Time Off: 30 days of holiday plus public holidays.


• ☁️Health Benefits: Private healthcare


• ☁️Secure Your Future: Salary exchange with a 5% pension contribution and life insurance.


• ☁️Professional Growth: Time and resources allocated for your development.


• ☁️Team Connections: Quarterly meetups

Our Stack

• ☁️AWS serverless architecture (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB)


• ☁️NodeJS & Python for backend brilliance


• ☁️GitHub for CI/CD goodness


• ☁️Terraform for fast, automated, rock-solid deployments


• ☁️Multi-region, high-availability services powering real-time decisions

This Role Is For You If You Love:

• ☁️Owning an AWS serverless platform powering real-time decisions


• ☁️Leading a mighty engineering team that loves to deliver together


• ☁️Solving tough problems with NodeJS, Python & clean architecture


• ☁️Supercharging CI/CD and automation (hello GitHub Actions + Terraform)


• ☁️Innovating in geospatial, risk & high-scale cloud systems


• ☁️Delivering customer-obsessed engineering that moves the needle

What you’ll do:

• ☁️ Drive engineering excellence, outcomes & delivery speed


• ☁️ Architect secure, scalable multi-region services


• ☁️ Mentor, empower & inspire an already awesome team


• ☁️ Partner tightly with Product to ship meaningful value fast


• ☁️ Keep us ahead of industry tech trends & performance needs

What you bring:

• ☁️ Proven leadership in high-performing software teams


• ☁️ Deep AWS experience (serverless/microservices)


• ☁️ Backend craft in NodeJS + Python


• ☁️ Quality mindset: testing, reliability, documentation


• ☁️ Calm under pressure. Curious by default. All-in by nature.


• ☁️ Bonus: InsurTech/Fintech experience

If cloud-native wizardry, geospatial innovation, and scaling a team that already punches way above its weight sounds like your happy place, let’s talk.

Equality & Diversity

We’re building a workplace where everyone belongs. We value diversity, celebrate differences, and support each other to thrive. Applications are welcome from all backgrounds, and we’re happy to make adjustments throughout the recruitment process if needed.