Software Engineering Practice Manager - Nottingham City

Jooble; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in software development is seeking a Software Engineering Practice Manager to lead a Centre of Excellence, promoting innovation and best practices. This role involves guiding a team, ensuring operational efficiency, and maintaining high engineering standards within a hybrid working environment. The successful candidate will have proven leadership skills and technical expertise in various programming languages and cloud platforms, along with a commitment to fostering a positive engineering culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual discretionary bonus

Medicash healthcare

29 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Enhanced family leave

Support for personal and professional development

Work/life balance with a 35-hour week

Mental health support

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in coaching and developing engineering teams.
• Technical expertise in Mulesoft, Salesforce, Node.js, React, TypeScript, Python.
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) and infrastructure-as-code tools.

Responsibilities

• Define and promote a clear engineering strategy aligned with organisational goals.
• Establish and uphold high-quality engineering standards across multiple teams.
• Mentor engineers and encourage collaboration with various teams.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Technical expertise

Agile methodologies

Communication

Tools

Mulesoft

Salesforce

Node.js

React

TypeScript

Python

Azure

AWS

Terraform

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Software Engineering Practice Manager - Nottingham City

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• Nottingham City | Contract type: Permanent | Hours: Full-time, 35 hours | Location: Head Office, Nottingham (Hybrid working, minimum 2 days per week) | Application process: Please apply via the application button which will direct you to our careers site. If you require any adjustments to assist you in applying, please contact [e-mail]

As the Software Engineering Practice Manager, you will lead a Centre of Excellence (CoE), promoting innovation, technical leadership, and continuous learning through best practices, research, and collaboration. You will guide a team focused on embedding data engineering practices, aligning resources, and delivering high-quality outcomes. Engaging in agile methodologies, you will maintain a strategic overview to ensure operational efficiency and uphold engineering standards. You will serve as a key technical leader, coaching engineers, ensuring quality, and aligning technical work with architectural vision.

Responsibilities include:

1. Set the Vision for Engineering Excellence: Define and promote a clear engineering strategy aligned with organisational goals.
2. Lead Standards and Best Practices: Establish and uphold high-quality engineering standards across multiple teams.
3. Support Agile Delivery: Participate in agile ceremonies, contribute to technical decisions, and foster collaborative problem-solving.
4. Align and Optimize Resources: Ensure effective allocation of engineering resources.
5. Foster a Positive Engineering Culture: Build a culture of collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement.
6. Define and Track Key Metrics: Develop metrics to evaluate engineering quality and productivity.
7. Ensure Robust Technical Delivery: Oversee delivery of scalable, secure, and resilient solutions.
8. Support Growth and Cross-Team Collaboration: Mentor engineers and encourage collaboration with architects, product owners, QA, and infrastructure teams.

About you:

• Proven leadership in coaching, mentoring, and developing engineering teams.
• Technical expertise in technologies like Mulesoft, Salesforce, Node.js, React, TypeScript, Python, and experience managing integration projects.
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform).
• Deep knowledge of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and tools (Jira, Confluence).
• Experience supporting testing frameworks and quality assurance activities.
• Proven ability to lead teams through technology migrations with strategic oversight.
• Experience developing and launching mobile applications and working with offshore/hybrid teams.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences.

Reward & Benefits:

Competitive salary, annual discretionary bonus, Medicash healthcare, 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, enhanced family leave, and support for personal and professional development. We promote work/life balance with a 35-hour week, foster an inclusive culture, and have a strong sustainability agenda. We encourage volunteering and prioritize health and wellbeing, including mental health support.

Our Values:

We embrace diversity and inclusion, striving to eliminate barriers and biases, and creating an environment where everyone can thrive. As a mutual organisation, owned by our members, we focus on community investment and responsible growth. Our mission is to help members secure their financial futures and build better communities.

Additional Details:

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Software Development