Development Manager

Fruition Group Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Wellbeing package

Job summary

Fruition Group Ireland is seeking an experienced Development Manager to lead a software engineering team and support the ongoing development of secure, scalable SaaS products within a growing technology environment.

You will own engineering delivery across key initiatives and collaborate with Product, Design and other technology functions to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.

Qualifications

• Third-level qualification in Computer Science or related field.
• Equivalent professional experience accepted.
• Experience leading software engineering teams.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale SaaS.
• Strong Agile delivery experience.
• Security-focused development experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management.
• Product Owner exposure desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a software engineering team.
• Own delivery across key initiatives.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and tech partners.
• Foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Shape engineering standards and priorities.
• Coach engineers and emerging leaders.
• Work with senior stakeholders to deliver initiatives.
• Promote secure development practices.

Skills

Leadership

Agile methodologies

Full-stack development

SaaS platforms

Security practices

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring

Technical decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

• Dublin location - Brand new offices in the City Centre
• Career development and progression opportunities.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives and wider benefits package.

Job Description

Our client is looking for an experienced Development Manager to lead a software engineering team and support the continued development of secure, scalable SaaS products within a growing technology environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a team of software engineers, creating clear development pathways and supporting individual and team performance.
• Take ownership of engineering delivery across key initiatives, ensuring solutions are reliable, scalable and built to appropriate technical standards.
• Partner with Product, Design and other technology functions to translate business and customer requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Establish a strong engineering culture focused on collaboration, ownership, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Support technical decision‑making and help shape engineering standards, practices and longer‑term technology priorities.
• Coach engineers and emerging leaders, helping to strengthen both technical capability and leadership skills across the team.
• Work effectively with senior stakeholders, internal specialists and external partners to deliver technology initiatives successfully.
• Promote secure engineering practices, ensuring development processes incorporate appropriate security controls and that identified vulnerabilities are addressed.

Experience Required

• Minimum 5+ years' experience within software engineering, including significant experience managing or leading development teams.
• Strong software development background with a good understanding of modern full‑stack technologies and engineering practices.
• Previous experience delivering and supporting enterprise‑scale SaaS platforms or similar software products.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including coaching, mentoring, performance management and professional development.
• Strong understanding of Agile development and modern software delivery practices.
• Experience working across multiple projects or priorities within a complex technology environment.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to communicate effectively across engineering, product and business teams.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities with the ability to influence decisions and drive delivery.
• Experience delivering technology within financial services, regulated industries or similarly complex environments.
• Previous exposure to Product Owner responsibilities or product‑led development.
• Agile coaching or software delivery management experience.
• Good understanding of application security, secure development principles and vulnerability remediation.
• Experience contributing to wider engineering strategy or technology roadmaps.
• Additional language capabilities would be advantageous.

Educational Requirements

• Third-level qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or another relevant discipline, or equivalent professional experience.