Software Engineering Manager

Spectrum IT Recruitment; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A profitable, founder-led scale-up, Spectrum IT Recruitment is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead their growing engineering team. This role emphasizes mentorship and delivery excellence in a hybrid work environment, contributing to a next-gen SaaS platform while maintaining legacy systems. Ideal candidates will have a strong technical background and experience managing in a dynamic setting.

Qualifications

• Experience managing engineering teams in a scaling product-led environment.
• Strong technical understanding of SaaS architecture and microservices.
• Experience working in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Line managing engineers across multiple teams.
• Fostering a high-performance engineering culture.
• Partnering with Product and Project teams to deliver workstreams.

Skills

Team Management

Technical Understanding

Agile Delivery

Communication

Job description

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I help VC backed start-ups in the UK & US scale their engineering teams

Software Engineering Manager

Location: Hybrid (2–3 days/week in office, remote considered)

Industry: Software / SaaS / Networking Solutions

About the Company

We’re a profitable, founder-led scale-up delivering enterprise-grade load balancing and networking products. Our software powers mission-critical infrastructure across industries including healthcare, fintech, and public sector organisations.

We’re currently building a next-gen SaaS platform (20+ microservices) and launching a new customer portal – all while maintaining and evolving legacy systems and core offerings. With 14 engineers spread across multiple sub-teams (FE, BE, SaaS, QA, DevOps, and more), the pace is high and the opportunities to lead are real.

We operate a hybrid working model, with most of the engineering team in office 2–3 days per week.

The Role

We’re looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead and support a growing, multi-disciplinary engineering team. This is a people-first role, ideal for someone who’s passionate about mentoring, team structure, and delivery excellence — with enough technical understanding to support architectural and delivery conversations.

You’ll help create clarity, drive momentum, and build an environment where engineers can thrive.

• Line manage engineers across multiple teams (front-end, back-end, SaaS, QA, DevOps)
• Foster a high-performance engineering culture based on autonomy, trust, and quality
• Partner with Product and Project teams to plan and deliver across multiple workstreams
• Support and enable technical growth across the team
• Drive consistent Agile delivery and engineering process improvements
• Guide team members through complex technical challenges, even if not coding yourself

What We’re Looking For

• Experience managing engineering teams in a scaling product-led environment
• Strong technical understanding of SaaS architecture, microservices, and modern software engineering
• Background working in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban)
• Comfortable overseeing cross-functional teams (FE, BE, QA, DevOps, UX)
• Empathetic leadership style with a focus on team development and delivery
• Bonus: experience in infrastructure, networking, or systems-focused domains

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Media

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