Software Engineering Manager | up to £110k | Fully Remote

Pearson Carter; Manchester; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to drive collaboration and performance across engineering squads. This fully remote role offers up to £110,000 salary, includes a £2,500 personal development budget, exceptional pension scheme, and health insurance. Candidates should have experience in the MERN stack and leadership skills for managing engineering teams. Apply with your CV to be considered for this opportunity.

Benefits

Outstanding salary package

Personal development and training budget

Exceptional pension scheme

Annual company holiday

Health insurance

Enhanced maternity and paternity package

Qualifications

• Deep experience working with React, Node, TypeScript, MongoDB, Express (MERN Stack).
• Experience leading software engineering teams of up to 10 people, ideally across multiple squads or projects.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous or complex problem spaces, with a high degree of ownership and autonomy.

Responsibilities

• Drive collaboration and performance across multiple engineering squads.
• Conduct regular one-on-ones and define clear career development paths.
• Identify bottlenecks and improve developer workflows.

Skills

React

Node

TypeScript

MongoDB

Express

AWS

CI/CD Pipelines

Team Leadership

Job description

Software Engineering Manager up to £110k Fully Remote

Pearson Carter are currently working with an industry leading cyber security platform that are looking to expand their development team even further. This company have grown at a rapid rate over the last 12 months!

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Responsibilities include but aren’t limited to:

• Tech Leadership –Drive collaboration and performance across multiple engineering squads by fostering a culture of autonomy, accountability, and technical excellence. Support teams in architectural decisions and scaling best practices.
• Team Management –Conduct regular one-on-ones, define clear career development paths, and support engineers through mentorship, coaching, and feedback.
• Improve developer workflows and satisfaction by identifying bottlenecks through engineering metrics (e.g. PR throughput, CI speed, deployment frequency) and using tools likegetDXto guide and drive measurable improvements.
• Lead the evaluation and integration of AI technologies across engineering. Experiment with and implement LLM-based tools to enhance productivity (e.g. coding assistants, automated documentation/testing).
• Collaborate closely with Product, Content, and Data Science to plan, build, and release features that create meaningful impact for users.
• Build and Develop a World-Class Engineering Team.
• Support the Head of Engineering.

Experience:

• Deep experience working with React, Node, TypeScript, MongoDB, Express (MERN Stack)
• Strong understanding of AWS and CI/CD Pipelines
• Experience leading software engineering teams of up to10 people, ideally across multiple squads or projects
• Comfortable working inambiguous or complex problem spaces, with a high degree of ownership and autonomy
• Clear understanding of what makes ahigh-performing engineering team, with the ability to foster and support that environment.

Salary

• They offer an outstanding salary package: up to £110,000 with fully remote working with flexible working hours!
• £2,500 budget for personal development and training
• Exceptional pension scheme
• An annual company holiday paid for by the company
• Health insurance – if in a country without public healthcare
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package

Location

This role is fully remote so you will be working from home 100% of the time.

How to Apply

Please apply asap with your CV to be considered for this position. You can also get in touch with me on [e-mail] or 0191 406 6111.

Pearson Carter is the Global Leader in Microsoft Technology, Web, Mobile and Software Development Recruitment with specialist roles across the globe –www.pearsoncarter.com

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