Software Manager

Uniting Ambition; Ringway; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking tech company in Manchester is looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead a talented engineering team. This role focuses on driving innovation and building scalable digital products while fostering a positive tech culture. Ideal candidates will have a strong technical background, experience leading high-performing teams, and a commitment to engineering best practices. The position offers hybrid working arrangements, allowing for flexibility and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience as a technical leader managing high-performing engineering teams.
• Familiarity with modern architecture, OOP, TDD, CI/CD, and cloud-native development (AWS preferred).
• Proficiency in driving clean code, robust testing, and agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Inspire and guide a team of engineers in building scalable digital consumer products.
• Drive innovation while overseeing tech culture built on trust and autonomy.
• Ensure engineering best practices are followed in developing software solutions.

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 an 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.

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.

Working Arrangements

Hybrid Working – Manchester Based – 2 days per week