Software Manager

Uniting Ambition; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing tech company in Manchester is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a talented engineering team. The role focuses on inspiring engineers and promoting a culture of trust and continuous improvement. Ideal candidates will have a strong technical background, experience in leading high-performing teams, and knowledge of modern engineering practices. This hybrid position allows flexibility, requiring attendance in the office two days a week.

Qualifications

• Experience leading high-performing engineering teams.
• Technical knowledge in software or data engineering with expertise in OOP and cloud development.
• Understanding of Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Inspire and guide a team of engineers to drive innovation.
• Manage engineers to build scalable digital products.
• Shape a tech culture based on trust and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership & Influence

Technical Background

Engineering Best Practices

Job description

Software Engineering Manager – Lead a Talented Tech Team – Hybrid Manchester

Are you ready to take the reins of a high-performing engineering team at a fast-growing, forward-thinking company?

We're looking for a hands-off, people-focused Software Engineering Leader to inspire and guide a team of brilliant, multi-skilled engineers. You'll be at the heart of driving innovation, building robust, scalable digital consumer products that impact thousands if not millions of users.

This isn t your typical management role. We're seeking a true technical leader someone with the experience, empathy, and strategic vision to grow a top-tier engineering function. You ll work alongside highly skilled senior engineers and help shape a tech culture built on trust, autonomy, and continuous improvement. We don t expect you to code, but you ll be managing engineers who build with cutting-edge tech to solve complex challenges. Think scalable systems, slick user experiences, modern DevOps practices, and cloud infrastructure that can handle millions of requests.

Skills Required

Leadership & Influence You know how to bring out the best in engineers. You ve led high-performing teams, built trust quickly, and created environments where engineers thrive.

Technical Background You ve walked the path of a software or data engineer. You can speak the language of modern architecture, OOP, TDD, CI/CD, and cloud-native development (AWS ideally).

Engineering Best Practices You drive clean code, robust testing, and elegant automation. Agile, DevOps, and product-driven development are second nature to you.

The Company

Values

• Zero politics Just kind, smart people working together.
• Down-to-earth No egos here. We work hard and support one another.
• High standards We re proud of what we build and how we build it.
• Flexibility & Fairness Work where and how you do your best. We trust you.

Hybrid Working Manchester Based- 2 days per week