Software Engineering Manager - Partnerships

TN United Kingdom; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Software Engineering Manager to lead a talented team in delivering innovative solutions. This role offers the opportunity to shape a top-tier engineering culture while working on exciting projects that impact millions. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence and deliver high-quality software solutions. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this organization provides a supportive environment where you can thrive. Join us in leading the retail industry into a digital future and make a significant impact on the lives of customers and colleagues alike.

Benefits

20% colleague discount

Comprehensive induction and training

Attractive annual bonus

Competitive holiday entitlement

GymSave and Share schemes

Charity Volunteer Day

Generous pension scheme

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experienced software engineer with a proven track record in scalable web solutions.
• Strong leadership skills managing high-performing engineering teams.
• Familiar with testing strategies and reliability engineering.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a high-performing engineering team.
• Oversee project delivery aligned with business objectives.
• Drive standards and methodologies for development.

Skills

Leadership

Agile Methodologies

DevOps Practices

System Design

Cloud Engineering

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Dynatrace

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Software Engineering Manager - Partnerships, United Kingdom

Client: Marks and Spencer

Location: United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: f50d191f1971

Job Views: 6

Posted: 05.05.2025

Expiry Date: 19.06.2025

Job Description:

Job purpose

As part of the M&S Software Engineering team, you’ll be joining a well-loved historic brand, working on solutions that serve millions of loyal customers and thousands of colleagues! With ethical values at the core and technology leaders who understand software engineering, it’s an exciting time as we evolve into a digital-first, engineering-led organization, where the quality of our engineering team is a key differentiator.

We seek a passionate Software Engineering Manager to provide technical expertise, ship thoughtfully, and operate with excellence. You will be creative, curious, confident, and an integral part of our empowered, self-managing, multidisciplinary engineering teams—designing, building, releasing, and maintaining products. Collaborating closely with Product and Delivery, you will deliver sophisticated and robust solutions to solve daring problems for our customers.

You will play a key role in driving our ambition to create a top-tier software engineering team, environment, and culture. We invite engineers to join this transformation, build a modern digital ecosystem using exciting technologies, and do the best work of their careers.

You will be responsible for:

• The M&S Loyalty Partnerships team engineering; building integrations with strategic partners to provide customers access to exclusive benefits.
• Operational stability of software solutions managed by your team
• Delivering high-quality solutions that add value to the business
• Improving team maturity, progressing towards or maintaining Elite DORA Standards
• Leading Engineering Excellence and fostering a culture of innovation
• Utilizing Platforms to maximize team value

What you'll do

The Software Engineering Manager role embodies 'solving problems through technology' with key responsibilities:

• Team Management: Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing engineering team. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. Manage budgets, resources, and workload balance across projects.
• Agile Delivery: Oversee planning, execution, and delivery of projects aligned with business objectives. Monitor progress, risks, and dependencies, and coordinate with stakeholders to define scope and goals.
• Technical Leadership: Drive standards and methodologies for development. Provide guidance on complex projects, evaluate new technologies, and develop the team's technical roadmap.
• Quality Assurance and Maintenance: Establish quality standards, oversee system maintenance, and ensure prompt issue resolution.

The team uses core technologies like Dynatrace for observability.

Who you are

• Experienced senior software engineer with polyglot skills
• Proven track record working on scalable web or backend solutions
• Extensive background in software engineering across various systems and technologies
• Leadership experience managing highly skilled engineers
• Strong understanding of system design, cloud, and engineering methodologies
• Promoter of DevOps practices
• Knowledge of testing strategies and reliability engineering
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to lead and influence at all levels, technical and non-technical
• Familiarity with Domain Driven Design and community leadership
• Ambition to contribute to open-source, writing, or speaking about technology
• Advanced cloud engineering experience
• Entrepreneurial mindset in previous roles

What’s in it for you

Joining M&S means becoming part of a dynamic, inclusive, and evolving business built on core values. Benefits include:

• 20% colleague discount on various products
• Comprehensive induction and training schemes
• Attractive annual bonus based on performance
• Competitive holiday entitlement, with options to buy extra days
• Perks and discounts via M&S Choices, including GymSave and Share schemes
• Charity Volunteer Day
• Generous pension scheme and life assurance
• Wellbeing support, including Virtual GP and PAM Assist

Everyone’s welcome

M&S is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities. We support flexible working and reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Join us to make an immediate impact and be part of a team leading the retail industry into a greener, digital future.