Software Engineering Manager

R3vamp; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

R3vamp is seeking a Software Engineering Manager for Frontend in London. This hybrid role requires 1-2 days in the office and leads a growing frontend team.

You will balance senior leadership, architecture, and hands-on coding, mentoring 4-5 team leads, setting technical direction, and delivering high-quality frontend systems.

The role offers a salary around £100k–£140k plus a comprehensive package including annual reviews, learning budget, health benefits, and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar.
• 10+ years of experience in production frontend applications.
• 3+ years in management responsible for team leads, seniors or similar.
• Ownership of Technical Strategy, Planning & Deadlines.
• Deep hands-on experience in frontend architecture.
• Strong hands on skills in React & TypeScript.
• Experience working across the full development lifecycle with cross-functional teams & Senior Leadership/Management.
• Experience in scaling engineering teams within a startup preferred from 5-50+ Engineers.
• Understanding of Python Web Frameworks beneficial (Django/FastAPI)

Responsibilities

• Lead frontend engineering with a 70/30 split between leadership and hands-on work.
• Manage 4–5 Team Leads and their projects.
• Define technical direction and frontend architecture.
• Oversee delivery, tooling and system design to ensure quality and timely delivery.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Frontend architecture

Team leadership

Technical strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Frontend performance

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Django

FastAPI

Job description

I am delighted to be working with an existing client that is looking for a key hire to join their engineering team as the Software Engineering Manager of the Frontend. My client is an AI Series-backed start-up that has scaled their engineering team whilst maintaining a fantastic work environment and culture, and providing a supportive and clear career progression platform. This is a hybrid role in London, 1-2 days a week, alongside the existing Engineering Team. You can expect a salary in the region of 100-140k plus an amazing package including annual salary reviews, learning & development budget, health/medical and more.

As the Frontend Engineering Manager in this role, you will work a 70/30 split of senior leadership, architecture, development and team growth vs hands-on programming. You will be responsible for 4/5 Team Leads who have their own projects and teams to manage, enabling them to learn, support and guide them in their personal leadership journey. Be responsible for the team's technical delivery and working with other engineering teams, manage the technical direction and operations/strategy around frontend architecture system design, tooling and more, ensuring quality and delivery is on time.

As the Engineering Manager, I am looking for:

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar
• 10+ years of industry experience in production frontend applications
• 3+ years in management specifically responsible for team leads, seniors or similar
• Ownership of Technical Strategy, Planning & Deadlines
• Deep hands-on experience in frontend architecture
• Strong hands on skills in React & TypeScript
• Experience working across the full development lifecycle with cross-functional teams & Senior Leadership/Management
• Experience in scaling engineering teams within a startup preferred from 5-50+ Engineers
• Understanding of Python Web Frameworks beneficial (Django/FastAPI)

This role does not support sponsorship applications and you must be willing to work a hybrid model in London.