Software Engineering Manager

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead dynamic development teams in an agile environment. This role emphasizes people-centric leadership, ensuring team morale and productivity while adhering to best engineering practices. You will be instrumental in fostering a culture of growth and collaboration, guiding teams through challenges, and implementing strategies for continuous improvement. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and offers a supportive environment for professional development, where your contributions will directly impact the success of the organization.

Benefits

25 days holiday + 3 additional days off

Private medical and vision benefits

Company-wide Wellness day

Career growth opportunities

Enhanced parental leave

Pension scheme and life assurance

Cycle to Work Scheme

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading development teams in an agile environment.
• Strong understanding of development practices and team dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage development teams, ensuring high productivity and morale.
• Implement best practices and continuous improvement in development processes.

Skills

People Management

Agile Methodologies

SQL

.NET

Angular

Azure

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

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BigHand offers technology solutions for busy legal professionals that provide data and insights to increase value and profits. Through our expert knowledge and innovative technology, we enable our customers to achieve enhanced efficiency, better decision-making and harness their competitive edge.

We build with tomorrow in mind, transforming ideas into action and empowering our customers to succeed in a world of constant change. We make big happen for our customers.

We are a business driven by our values and have these at the centre of everything we do. Our BigHanders are dedicated to building a culture where We Win Together, We Love to Learn, We Do the Right Thing, We Own It and We Find the Fun.

About the role

As a Software Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for the efficient development of quality new software products. You'll lead Development teams in an agile environment, ensuring agile mindsets and principles are adhered to and engineering best practices are in place and followed. You'll be responsible for the productivity and morale of the team, ensuring continuous improvement is implemented and visibility of progress is maintained at all times.

An Engineering Manager at BigHand will be people-centric, balancing your team's needs with the requirements of the business. You'll come from a development background having knowledge of some of the technologies and practices used by the teams such as SQL, .NET, Angular, and Azure.

What you’ll do

• Manage 3 Technical Leads (Managers) and manage highly skilled development teams.
• Responsible for ensuring teams follow BigHand development practices and standards.
• Motivating and maintaining high morale on the teams.
• Identifying and implementing ways to improve Development working and efficiencies.
• Determining the training requirements and talent development.
• Ensure we maximize the ROI of any development effort.
• Able to influence, implement and manage change.
• Ensure architecture and technology strategy is understood and implemented by the teams.
• New member onboarding.
• To prioritize the team working together above all else.

What we’re looking for

• People-centric, with the ability to lead, inspire and motivate the teams and foster a culture of growth and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to line manage.
• Able to lead by hands-on example.
• Ability to see team working problems and guide the team to improve.
• A strong understanding of good development practices.
• Experience with Scrum and Agile.
• Understanding of people management, motivation, and how to support needs of the team.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.

What we offer

• 25 days holiday (exc. bank holidays) + 3 BigHand days off between Christmas & New Year
• Various wellbeing benefits including private medical, vision, online wellbeing programs & webinars, access to online therapy and Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
• Company-wide Wellness day, for our teams all across the globe to switch off and spend the day doing something to nourish their mental health
• Opportunities to give back with company volunteer events and individual volunteer days
• Career growth opportunities and study leave allowance
• Family benefits including enhanced parental leave, secondary caregiver leave and fertility support
• Financial benefits including pension scheme, life assurance, and salary sacrificing
• Cycle to Work Scheme and Tech Scheme
• Growing business with a global presence, flexible working, modern offices, and remote work options

Our DEI Commitment

We welcome the unique value and individuality that you can bring to BigHand. We are an equal opportunity employer and are dedicated to recruiting solely based on capability and potential regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, educational background, national origin, religion, military status or physical ability. Our BigHanders are dedicated to advancing our culture of belonging by embracing differing viewpoints, opinions, thoughts, and ideas.