Software Engineering Manager

Uniting Ambition; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Strong benefits

Clear progression into senior leadership

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Manchester is seeking a Senior Business Manager for Cloud Software to lead software engineering teams and shape complex architectures. This role involves driving technical leadership at scale, guiding products from conception to production, and collaborating with teams to integrate AI capabilities. With a competitive salary and a hybrid work model, this position offers a real opportunity to influence products used globally.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading Software teams.
• Strong hands-on engineering background.
• Experience in fast-paced, scale-up environments.
• Genuine interest in system design and scalability.
• Curiosity around AI technologies.
• Interest in AI technologies and how they can elevate front-end experiences.
• Passion for developing people and building teams that thrive under pace.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing squad of 6–8 front-end engineers.
• Guide products from concept and design through to production.
• Drive key decisions around component architecture.
• Collaborate with product and data teams.
• Guide products from concept to production, ensuring scalability and maintainability.
• Collaborate with product and data teams to integrate AI-driven capabilities into UIs.
• Set high standards for code quality and modern frontend practices.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Software Development

Coaching and Mentoring

AI Technologies

Job description

Senior Business Manager - Cloud Software at Uniting Ambition / Placing permanent Senior Software talent in the Regions

Software Engineering Manager / Team Lead

Manchester | Hybrid (2 Days/Week Onsite)

Build at Scale. Lead with Vision. Move at Speed.

We’re partnering with a fast-scaling, global, product-led business that’s redefining its market through modern platforms and AI-driven innovation. They’re looking for a Software Engineering Manager / Team Lead to take ownership of a full stack domain, lead from the front, and help architect systems built to scale globally.

This isn’t a role where you just keep the lights on — you’ll shape architecture, influence product direction, and lead a team operating at real pace.

What You’ll Be Driving

• Technical Leadership at Scale
• Own the architecture for complex, business-critical platforms used at global scale. You’ll be involved in high-level system design, performance strategy, and long-term technical direction.
• Lead a high-performing squad of 6–8 front-end engineers, balancing hands-on technical input with coaching, mentoring, and building future leaders.
• End-to-End Delivery
• Guide products from concept and design through to production, ensuring scalability, resilience, and maintainability in fast-moving environments.
• Drive key decisions around component architecture, state management, frontend infrastructure, CI/CD, performance optimisation, and platform evolution.
• Collaborate closely with product and data teams to integrate AI-driven capabilities into user-facing experiences — pushing the boundaries of what modern UIs can do.
• Set the bar for code quality, best practices, and modern front-end standards, fostering a culture where engineers care deeply about craft, impact, and outcomes.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience leading Software teams
• Strong hands-on engineering background, with the credibility to guide architectural discussions and unblock complex technical challenges.
• Experience operating in high-growth, fast-paced, scale-up or start-up-style environments where priorities evolve quickly.
• A genuine interest in system design, scalability, and performance, not just feature delivery.
• Curiosity around AI technologies and how they can elevate front-end experiences.
• A passion for developing people, building trust, and creating teams that thrive under pace.

What’s On Offer

• Real ownership and influence — your decisions will shape products used at scale.
• A collaborative, ego‑free engineering culture that values ideas over titles.
• Competitive salary, strong benefits, and clear progression into senior leadership.
• Hybrid working with 2 days per week in a modern Manchester HQ.

If you’re excited by architecture, scale, and speed, and want to lead a team building ambitious front-end systems with real-world impact — this is the role where you can truly make your mark.