Software Engineering Manager

SR2; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a product engineering team in Manchester. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality software solutions while coaching and mentoring engineers. Ideal candidates have experience in financial services and strong leadership skills. The role requires you to be in the office 2 days per week and offers a salary of £120,000 plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Hands-on leader with deep technical roots and a passion for people.
• Experience leading engineering teams in a regulated environment.
• Knowledge of Finova or Apprivo 2 is a real advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead a product engineering team to deliver scalable, secure software.
• Translate strategy into software aligned with business goals.
• Coach and mentor engineers to improve performance.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud-native systems

SDLC

CI/CD

Risk and compliance

Team mentoring

Software engineering

Job description

Overview

Software Engineering Manager – London, Manchester or Hampshire (2 days per week in the office). We’re looking for a Software Engineering Manager for a long-standing client in the financial services industry. This role combines building brilliant teams with delivering great technology, guiding a talented product engineering team to deliver reliable, secure, and well-designed solutions.

This role bridges vision and delivery, translating strategy into software that makes a difference. It’s about people, purpose, and progress, coaching and mentoring engineers to grow, championing best practices, and creating a curious, collaborative, and commercially smart culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead a product engineering team to deliver scalable, secure, and high-quality software.
• Translate strategy into software that aligns with business goals and customer needs.
• Coach and mentor approximately 5 engineers to help them grow, sustain motivation, and improve performance.
• Champion best practices and foster a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and commercial awareness.
• Partner with product, design, and third-party suppliers to solve complex technical challenges and reduce technical debt.
• Shape architectural discussions and embed automation and quality standards to ensure scalability, performance, and security.
• Improve ways of working, drive resilience, increase efficiency, and empower teams.
• Contribute to building technology that serves customers, manages risk responsibly, and meets business goals with innovation and integrity.

What you'll bring (Qualifications)

• Hands-on leader with deep technical roots and a passion for people; ability to inspire, structure, and sustain teams through complex projects.
• Experience leading engineering teams, ideally within financial services or a regulated environment.
• Strong grasp of cloud-native systems, modern SDLC, CI/CD, and software design.
• Experience across software, data, quality, and platform engineering disciplines.
• Knowledge of Finova or Apprivo 2 is a real advantage.
• Collaborative approach to risk and compliance, balancing innovation with control.
• Genuine interest in new technologies, automation, and ways to make teams work smarter.
• People-focused leadership: mentors, inspires, and brings out the best in others; understands great engineering is about people as much as code.

Why this role

Opportunity to shape a growing engineering function, influence product direction, and lead initiatives with real impact across the business. Suited to someone who thrives in a fast-moving environment, enjoys a challenge, and wants to leave a lasting mark on how technology is built and delivered.

Location & Travel

There are 4 offices across the UK; your closest hub will be used, but teams are distributed, so some travel is expected. Ideally based in Manchester or London; Hampshire is also available. You will be required in the office 2 days per week.

Additional details

3 stage interview

Salary: £120,000 + benefits

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