Software Engineering Resource Manager

PentenAmio UK; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance - 4xSalary

Private Health Scheme

EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Salary Sacrifice Company Pension, up1t

25 Days Holiday + Bank/Public Holidays

Option to buy an additional 37.5oliday

Cycle to Work

Coffee & Cake mornings

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

Team Away Days

Job summary

PentenAmio UK is seeking a senior software engineering leader to drive delivery and mentoring across an engineering team in Tewkesbury. The role blends hands-on software development (about 70%) with line-management (about 30%), shaping architecture and engineering practices while growing a high-performing team.

You will work closely with the Head of Software to design, review and deliver production-grade C code, CI/CD pipelines and secure development processes, in a defence-ready environment.

Qualifications

• Strong background in software engineering with hands-on mindset.
• Significant commercial experience developing software in C for embedded/low-level systems.
• Experience across full software development lifecycle in product environments.
• Knowledge of modern software engineering practices including CI/CD, code reviews and automated testing.
• Ability to translate high-level requirements into practical technical solutions.
• Strong communication to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience producing and reviewing high-quality technical documentation.
• Experience supporting career progression and mentoring engineers.
• Ability to build and lead high-performing engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain production-quality software as an active member of engineering teams.
• Write, review and optimise high-quality code, primarily in real-time C.
• Produce and review software architecture, design documentation and technical proposals.
• Participate in code reviews, design reviews and engineering governance activities.
• Support engineers through technical mentoring, pairing and collaborative problem solving.
• Own the quality, maintainability and delivery of software solutions.
• Apply modern software engineering practices including CI/CD, automated testing and secure development.
• Contribute to planning, estimation and technical decision making across multiple projects.
• Drive consistency in engineering standards, tooling and development practices.
• Line manage a team of approximately eight software engineers.
• Conduct regular one-to-one meetings, objective setting and performance reviews.
• Support career development through coaching, mentoring and development planning.

Skills

Hands-on software

Embedded C

Full SDLC

CI/CD

Code reviews

Mentoring

Technical documentation

Strong communication

People management

Education

Degree in Software Engineering/CS/EE

Tools

Qt

Robot Framework

OpenHTF

Job description

Location: Tewkesbury

Salary: £40,000 - £70,0000

Clearance Required: SC

About PentenAmio

PentenAmio is a leading provider of advanced digital security solutions that power national security and resilience across the UK, Australia and our allies. Focused on solving complex digital challenges that others avoid, we embrace the impossible to deliver transformative technologies that protect those who protect us.

Across the UK and Australia, PentenAmio combines a legacy of knowledge and proven delivery across secure mobility and AI-driven deception technologies. Our work spans Government and Defence markets across civil and military applications, powering intelligent advantage on a global scale.

Typical Activities

This is atechnical leadership rolewhere approximately70% of yourtime is spenthands-on developingsoftware, with the remaining30% focused online management anddeveloping a high-performing engineeringteam.

Working closely withthe Head ofSoftware, you'll remain activesoftware engineers whileproviding leadership, coachingand technical directionacross the engineeringfunction. This roleis ideal forexperienced software engineerswho enjoy mentoringothers but stillwant to spendthe majority oftheir time designing, developing and reviewinghigh-quality software.

Software Engineering (Approximately 70%)

• Design, develop andmaintain production-qualitysoftware as anactive member ofengineering teams
• Write, review andoptimise high-qualitycode, primarily inreal-time C
• Produce and reviewsoftware architecture,design documentation andtechnical proposals
• Participate in codereviews, design reviewsand engineering governanceactivities
• Support engineers throughtechnical mentoring, pairingand collaborative problemsolving
• Own the quality, maintainability and deliveryof software solutions
• Apply modern softwareengineering practices includingCI/CD, automatedtesting and securedevelopment
• Contribute to planning, estimation and technicaldecision making acrossmultiple projects
• Drive consistency inengineering standards,tooling and developmentpractices

Line Management (Approximately30%)

• Line manage ateam of approximatelyeight software engineers
• Conduct regular one-to-one meetings, objective setting andperformance reviews
• Support career developmentthrough coaching, mentoringand development planning
• Identify training needsand help growcapability across theengineering function
• Support recruitment, onboardingand succession planning
• Work alongside theHead of Softwareto develop technicalcapability aligned tofuture business needs
• Encourage knowledge sharingand collaboration acrossengineering teams
• Contribute to continuousimprovement of engineeringprocesses, standards andbest practice

What we're lookingfor

• Strong background insoftware engineering withthe ability anddesire to remainhands-on
• Significant commercial experiencedeveloping software inC within embeddedor low-levelsystems
• Experience working throughoutthe full softwaredevelopment lifecycle ina product developmentenvironment
• Strong understanding ofmodern software engineeringpractices including CI/CD, code reviewand automated testing
• Ability to interprethigh-level requirementsand translate theminto practical technicalsolutions
• Strong communication skillswith the abilityto engage technicaland non-technicalstakeholders
• Experience producing and reviewing high-quality technical documentation
• Experience supporting careerprogression and mentoringengineers
• Ability to build, motivate and develop high-performing engineeringteams

Desirable

• Experience with Goor Rust
• Experience developing modernweb applications
• Python and Bashscripting
• UI development usingQt or wxPython
• Experience with automatedtesting frameworks suchas Robot Frameworkor OpenHTF
• Knowledge of fuzzingand software analysistools (AFL, PRQA, Lint or equivalent)
• Experience debugging embeddedsystems using oscilloscopes, bench power suppliesand other laboratoryequipment
• Experience driving engineeringprocess improvements acrossmultiple teams

Why Work atPentenAmio?

At PentenAmio, wevalue our employeesand offer acomprehensive benefitspackage, including:

• Life Insurance - 4xSalary
• Private Health Scheme
• EV Salary SacrificeScheme
• Salary Sacrifice CompanyPension, matched upto 10%
• 25 Days Holiday+ Bank/Public Holidays
• Option to buyan additional 37.5holiday hours
• Cycle to WorkScheme
• Coffee & Cake morningsevery fortnight
• Enhanced Maternity & PaternityLeave
• Team Away Days

Additional Perks

• Free on-siteparking
• Free Flu Vaccination
• Casual dress code
• Free fruit inthe office

Qualifications & Eligibility

To be eligiblefor this positionyou must:

• Hold a relevantdegree in SoftwareEngineering, Computer Science, Electronics, ComputerEngineering or equivalentprofessional experience, and;
• Be a Britishcitizen, and;
• Hold or beeligible for UKNational Security Vetting(NSV) at SClevel (DV desirable)

PentenAmio is committedto providing equalityof opportunity forall. We aimto ensure ourworkplaces are freefrom discrimination andthat our currentand future colleaguesare treated fairyl while and with respect. Pleaseinform us ofany reasonable adjustmentsthat we mayneed to make.