Software Engineering Manager

Qurated; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A Tier 1 Bank is seeking an Engineering Manager to own their process orchestration platform end to end, covering roadmap, playbooks and ongoing maintenance, including vendor upgrades and internal improvements across all consuming teams' instances.

This permanent role requires two days per week in the Manchester area office. You will stay hands-on with code and architecture while leading two feature teams in a regulated, large-scale environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS in large-scale platforms.
• Kubernetes/EKS experience is a plus.
• Proficiency across Java, Go, TypeScript or similar languages.
• Background in larger, structured/regulated organizations.

Responsibilities

• Own the platform end-to-end: design, build, and long-term maintenance.
• Roll out upgrades and improvements to teams running their own instances.
• Stay hands-on with code, architecture, and problem-solving, not just people management.
• Manage two feature teams (~8 reports).

Skills

AWS experience

Kubernetes/EKS

Multi-language development

Regulated environment experience

Job description

A Tier 1 Bank is looking for an Engineering Manager to own their process orchestration platform end to end: running the engineering roadmap, playbooks and ongoing maintenance, and managing the rollout of vendor upgrades and internal improvements across all consuming teams' own instances of the stack.

Responsibilities

• Own the platform end-to-end: design, build, and long-term maintenance
• Roll out upgrades and improvements to teams running their own instances
• Stay hands-on with code, architecture, and problem-solving, not just people management
• Manage two feature teams (~8 reports)

Required Skills

• AWS experience
• Kubernetes/EKS a plus, not required (we've just moved from ECS to EKS)
• No preferred language - comfortable moving between Java, Go, TypeScript, etc.
• Background in larger, more structured/regulated organizations preferred over early-stage or loosely governed environments

This is a permanent role with two days a week required in their office just outside of Manchester.