Software Engineering Manager

Burns Sheehan Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns Sheehan Limited is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead a fast-growing SaaS team. This role combines hands-on engineering oversight with people leadership, mentoring engineers and shaping high-performing teams.

Based in the Manchester area with remote options, you will drive engineering excellence, code quality, and modern practices while guiding architecture and delivery. You will foster a culture of continuous learning, coach engineers through performance reviews,

Qualifications

• Experience leading software engineering teams in a fast-paced SaaS or product-focused environment.
• Background as a hands-on software engineer before moving into leadership.
• Excellent understanding of modern software architecture, clean code, SOLID principles and software design patterns.
• Experience working with modern DevOps practices, CI/CD and automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of software engineers through coaching, regular 1:1s and performance reviews.
• Create an environment where engineers can thrive, grow their careers and consistently deliver high-quality software.
• Set clear expectations and performance goals while providing constructive feedback and support.
• Champion clean, maintainable, scalable code and modern software engineering practices.
• Guide architectural decisions and stay close to the codebase to provide technical oversight and mentoring where required.
• Drive improvements in engineering processes, delivery efficiency and team effectiveness.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Software engineering

CI/CD

DevOps

Architecture

Tools

Git

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Software Engineering Manager - SaaS Scale-up - Lead high-performing engineering teams

Remote working - Manchester based office with monthly or quarterly visits

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to join a growing SaaS scale-up to lead a team of talented software engineers who are delivering modern, customer-facing SaaS products. This role will suit an Engineering Manager who enjoys combining deep technical expertise with a passion for developing engineers and building high-performing engineering teams.

You’ll play a key role in driving engineering excellence, ensuring high standards of software quality, improving team performance and fostering a culture of continuous learning and collaboration. Whilst your primary focus will be leadership, you’ll remain close enough to the technology to provide technical guidance, review architecture and code quality, and help solve complex engineering challenges.

What will you be doing:

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of software engineers through coaching, regular 1:1s and performance reviews
• Create an environment where engineers can thrive, grow their careers and consistently deliver high-quality software
• Set clear expectations and performance goals while providing constructive feedback and support
• Champion clean, maintainable, scalable code and modern software engineering practices
• Guide architectural decisions and stay close to the codebase to provide technical oversight and mentoring where required
• Drive improvements in engineering processes, delivery efficiency and team effectiveness

What are they looking for:

• Experience leading software engineering teams in a fast-paced SaaS or product-focused environment
• Background as a hands-on software engineer before moving into leadership
• Excellent understanding of modern software architecture, clean code, SOLID principes and software design patterns
• Experience working with modern DevOps practices, CI/CD and automated testing