Software Engineering Manager

Experis UK; Nottingham; Híbrido; GBP 81.000 - 99.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive benefits package

Professional development opportunities

Wellbeing support

Descripción de la vacante

Experis UK is seeking a Software Engineering Manager in Nottingham to lead a team of engineers and testers in a hybrid role. You will guide performance, development and delivery while remaining hands-off on coding, yet able to read and discuss code to steer quality and architecture.

You will collaborate with Product and Scrum teams to prioritise work, manage competing priorities and foster growth, employing AI-assisted development tools to boost productivity.

Formación

• Experience managing, coaching and mentoring software engineers.
• Ability to read and review code, though not coding daily.
• Experience managing software delivery and responding to changing priorities.
• Strong understanding of code quality, TDD and continuous improvement.
• Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Interest in cloud technologies and AI-assisted development.

Responsabilidades

• Lead, coach and develop a team of engineers and testers.
• Manage performance, provide feedback and support career progression.
• Review code and influence software design, architecture and maintainability.
• Improve code quality, testing practices and ways of working.
• Plan priorities with Product teams and deliver against the roadmap.
• Remove obstacles and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Support recruitment and build skills within the team.
• Promote use of AI-assisted development tools.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Coaching

Mentoring

Code review

Agile

Cloud technologies

AI tools

Stakeholder mgmt

Descripción del empleo

Hybrid /3 days a week / Nottingham/ up to £90k plus benefits

We’re recruiting for a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team of circa eight engineers and testers within an established technology business. This is an opportunity to develop people, influence technical decisions and drive software delivery in a fast paced environment.

This is a hands off coding role. You must still be comfortable reading and reviewing code, contributing to technical discussions and providing guidance to your team.

The role

Working closely with Product and Scrum teams, you’ll take responsibility for your team’s performance, development and delivery.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading, coaching and developing a team of circa eight engineers and testers.
• Managing performance, providing regular feedback and supporting career progression.
• Reviewing code and contributing to decisions around software design, architecture and maintainability.
• Improving code quality, testing practices and ways of working.
• Working with Product teams to plan priorities and deliver against the roadmap.
• Removing obstacles and managing competing priorities in a fast paced environment.
• Supporting recruitment and building the skills needed within the team.
• Helping the team make effective use of AI assisted development tools.

About you

You’ll have a strong software engineering background and experience leading engineers within an Agile environment. You’ll enjoy developing people while retaining the technical understanding to challenge decisions and assess the quality of the work being delivered.

• Experience managing, coaching and mentoring software engineers.
• The ability to read and review code, even though you are no longer coding daily.
• Experience managing software delivery and responding to changing priorities.
• A strong understanding of code quality, test driven development and continuous improvement.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work effectively with technical and non technical stakeholders.
• An interest in cloud technologies and AI assisted development.

What’s on offer

Alongside a competitive benefits package, you’ll have access to professional development, wellbeing support and opportunities to progress.

For more information or a confidential conversation, contact Hannah Ward at Experis.