Software Engineering Manager: Lead High-Impact Delivery

Jobtailor; Pocklington; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead and develop a talented team, driving delivery and engineering excellence.

You will mentor, coordinate architecture discussions, manage releases and ensure quality while collaborating with stakeholders across the business.

Lead with a focus on continuous improvement, governance, and cutting-edge engineering practices, while supporting growth and career development for engineers in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and developing software engineering teams.
• Strong coaching, mentoring and people management skills.
• Experience building collaborative, high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong background in software engineering and system development.
• Experience managing workloads, priorities and resource planning.
• Understanding of modern software development practices, source control and release management.
• Experience with SQL querying, data analysis and troubleshooting.
• Experience working within Agile or iterative delivery environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to balance operational delivery with continuous improvement initiatives.
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions.
• Background in software development prior to moving into leadership roles.
• Experience supporting engineering governance, release management and operational processes.
• BPSS check required.
• Experience working within regulated or compliance-driven environments desirable.
• Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines beneficial.
• Exposure to cloud platforms and modern engineering tooling desirable.
• Experience supporting platform modernisation or digital transformation programmes desirable.
• Experience using AI-assisted software development tools and practices desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and support the Software Engineering team
• Create a collaborative and inclusive environment that encourages innovation, accountability and continuous improvement
• Conduct regular one-to-one meetings, performance reviews and career development discussions
• Support recruitment, onboarding, succession planning and workforce development
• Manage the day-to-day operation of the software engineering function
• Support teams in removing blockers and maintaining delivery momentum
• Facilitate discussions around engineering practices, architecture and ways of working
• Provide release oversight and operational decision-making
• Act as an escalation point for engineering issues affecting delivery or live services
• Lead responses to production incidents and support continuous improvement activities
• Oversee code review and pull request processes
• Promote best practices across testing, maintainability, security and software quality
• Ensure engineering standards and development processes are followed consistently
• Support the identification and reduction of technical debt
• Maintain appropriate technical documentation and knowledge sharing
• Support technical investigations, troubleshooting and problem resolution
• Perform SQL querying, data investigation and controlled data updates where required
• Provide technical guidance to developers, testers and business analysts
• Collaborate with senior engineers on technical improvements and delivery challenges
• Support architectural discussions and alignment with engineering standards
• Build relationships with technical and business stakeholders
• Communicate progress, risks and technical considerations clearly
• Support planning, governance and wider delivery activities
• Act as a bridge between technical and non-technical teams

Skills

Leadership

People management

Team building

Software engineering

Resource planning

Release management

SQL analysis

Agile

Stakeholder mgmt

Continuous improvement

Delivery excellence

Software development background

Governance

CI/CD

Cloud

Digital transformation

AI-assisted tools

Education

BPSS Check

Tools

CI/CD Pipelines

Cloud Platforms

AI-Assisted Development Tools

Modern Engineering Tooling

Job description

Jobtailor in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead and develop a talented team, driving delivery and engineering excellence.

You will mentor, coordinate architecture discussions, manage releases and ensure quality while collaborating with stakeholders across the business.

Lead with a focus on continuous improvement, governance, and cutting-edge engineering practices, while supporting growth and career development for engineers in a regulated environment.