Software Engineering Manager (.Net, AWS, Team Size 5-10)

JR United Kingdom; Reading; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company seeks a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team in a Microsoft .Net and AWS environment. This role involves managing developers, ensuring adherence to Agile and SDLC principles, and fostering a positive working atmosphere with significant learning opportunities. Competitive salary and generous benefits package offered.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Private healthcare

Dental coverage

Generous holiday allowance

Funding for courses and conferences

Qualifications

• 10 years in Development, with 5 years in a leadership position.
• Experience with Microsoft .Net and AWS.
• Proficient in SDLC processes and CI/CD integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead a squad of Developers and ensure adherence to software best practices.
• Manage recruitment, budget, and provide guidance throughout the software release lifecycle.
• Drive technical initiatives and oversee development processes.

Skills

.Net

AWS

Agile practices

SDLC processes

API design

Software architecture

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Hays

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reading, United Kingdom

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Posted:

18.06.2025

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02.08.2025

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Job Description:

Software Engineering Manager (.Net, AWS, Team Size 5-10)

Maidenhead, 3 days per week in office

Please note my client cannot offer VISA sponsorship for this position.

Your new company

I've been engaged by a specialist software provider to recruit a Software Engineering Manager to work from their modern head office location in Maidenhead minimum 3 days per week. It's an excellent opportunity to join a company that have flourished in recent years, making multiple acquisitions and now expanding their UK Development team to support a multi-year modernisation project.

Your new role

This is a leadership position managing a squad of Developers championing software best practice, architectural principles and a modern DevOps culture. Joining a global business you will manage Devs both in the UK and off-shore and will have excellent progression opportunities here.

You'll push Agile engineering resources & provide guidance from inception through release of major & point product releases, including ongoing maintenance. You will closely with techies and other stakeholders to drive the offering forward, ensuring the team follow SDLC processes, CI/CD integration, code quality & automation test coverage.

You will manage between 5-10 Devs/Testers initially in this role. It's a meritocracy and you can really progress and make your stamp joining this business who are now part of a global group.

What you'll need to succeed

From a tech perspective it's a Microsoft .Net environment so a background here is important, we need 10 years in Development in total with 5 of these having been in a leadership position as this is a hands-off role including recruitment, budget management, annual reviews and improving your teams' adoption of SDLC processes, CI/CD integration and mainstream databases.

You'll need working experience with scaled software architecture & domain: performance, redundancy, failover, clustering etc. You'll also need working experience with source code management patterns and proficiency in API design, development & production.

They are embracing AWS here, so previous experience in the Cloud and working with pipelines and containers will serve you well. Same goes for an appreciation of the modern coding practices and SOLID principles.

What you'll get in return

The company offers great flexibility across the board and there is no micromanagement here. We want someone invested in the cause and in return seeing their efforts have internationally. They are a very supportive employer and will fund courses, qualifications and conferences to improve your skill set. There's also a generous flexible benefits package including private healthcare, dental and good holiday allowance etc.

What you need to do now

To find out more and to be considered for this position please apply directly.

At Hays Technology, we are shaping the future of recruitment. The rapid adoption of cloud, which is making customer interfaces more engaging and creating a seamless engagement with businesses, means that from the foundation of your organisation up, software developers are critical to success. As the competition for talent grows, we're ready and waiting to help developers really make an impact on organisations, so talk to us today. We are Hays Technology.