Software Engineering Manager (Java)

Avanti Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology recruitment firm is seeking a Technical Leader to manage and mentor the engineering team while ensuring operational excellence and platform growth. Candidates should have over 2 years of experience in technical leadership, a strong Java development background, and knowledge of cloud platforms and DevOps practices. The role offers a competitive salary of up to £90,000.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of technical leadership or people management experience.
• Strong background in Java development using Spring and Hibernate.
• Familiarity with CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on coding and documentation efforts.
• Oversee agile delivery and backlog management.
• Ensure platform stability through effective monitoring and incident management.

Skills

Java development

Technical leadership

Agile delivery

Incident management

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

DevOps practices

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

The Role

You will be responsible for leading and mentoring the engineering team, ensuring delivery excellence, operational resilience, and platform growth. This role combines technical leadership with people management and requires someone confident in engineering delivery, incident management, platform operations, and client support.

Key Responsibilities

• Hands-on coding / documentation (70-80% of the time)
• Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team
• Oversee agile delivery, backlog management, and release planning
• Ensure platform stability through monitoring, incident management, and post-mortems
• Implement robust security and compliance practices
• Manage vendor relationships and operational budgets
• Support client onboarding and resolve platform-related issues

Experience

• 2+ Years of Technical Leadership or People management
• Strong background in Java development (Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate, REST)
• Experience in engineering management or technical leadership
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and DevOps practices (CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code)
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk)
• Strong incident management skills and operational mindset
• Excellent communication skills for both internal leadership and client-facing situations

Interview process

• Initial interview with Head of Engineering
• Technical and practical test
• CTO / Chairman of Tech Committee meeting
• Final stage with CEO

The salary on this position is up to 90,000.

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