Software Development Manager

AMCS Group; Limerick; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AMCS Group is seeking an experienced Software Development Manager in Limerick to lead multiple teams delivering a high-quality, enterprise-level SaaS solution. You will influence architecture, design and development while driving metrics and quality across a global engineering organization.

As Engineering Manager, you will work with Product Managers, Architects, and DevOps to continuously deliver value to AMCS customers, balancing deadlines, defects, and new features in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Computer Science or Engineering).
• Minimum 10 years of experience managing software development projects.
• At least 5 years of hands-on leadership delivering complex software initiatives with global dependencies.
• Proven track record managing teams and delivering enterprise-scale SaaS with international stakeholders.
• Experience in agile software development and metric-driven quality and release management.
• Familiarity with DevOps processes and SaaS business strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple software engineering teams across locations to deliver high-quality SaaS applications.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects and DevOps to continuously deliver value to customers.
• Drive backlogs, plan releases and optimize engineering processes with data.
• Recruit, mentor and motivate high-performing teams in a geographically dispersed setup.
• Ensure on-time delivery while balancing feature work and technical debt.
• Utilize metrics to measure impact and guide architectural decisions.

Skills

Software leadership

Team management

Agile SaaS

DevOps alignment

Quality assurance

Global stakeholders

Education

BSc in CS/Engineering

Job description

Build what matters. Grow where it counts.

Who We Are

At AMCS, sustainability means business - and careers that create impact. From our roots in Ireland to our teams across Europe, North America and Australasia, we are bringing together ambitious people to help reshape the industries that sustain our world.

What We Build

We build intelligent, cloud-based SaaS solutions that turn complex operations into smarter, more sustainable performance. Powered by AI, data and deep industry expertise, our technology helps customers optimise routes, manage recycling, improve compliance, unlock insight and move faster toward a more efficient, circular future.

Why Join AMCS

Join AMCS and be part of a global team where purpose meets performance. Here, you can grow your career, challenge what's possible and work on technology that makes a measurable difference - for our customers, our communities and the planet.

Due to the continued level of growth at AMCS, we have an opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced Software Development Manager with experience of managing a large geographically dispersed team to deliver a high quality, feature rich, enterprise level SaaS solution. Based in Limerick, the candidate will demonstrate a proven ability of delivering large enterprise level SaaS solutions, have demonstrated a strong technical competence and will influence architecture, design and development of top quality feature rich applications. They will be metric driven, have a process oriented development philosophy, a deep understanding of software quality management, with a proven ability and interest in managing a development team to deliver a world class SaaS experience to AMCS customers.

As an Engineering Manager you will lead multiple teams of talented software engineers and work closely with Product Managers, Architects and DevOps to continuously deliver value to our customers.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Lead the people, processes and metrics required to deliver a high quality SaaS application to a demanding marketplace.
• Partner with Product Management to ensure your teams have clear tactical and strategic backlogs.
• Balance competing priorities to ensure effective delivery of new features while resolving defects and managing technical debt.
• Recruit, develop, and motivate multiple high performing teams of engineers in various locations.
• Use data to objectively measure impact and optimize engineering processes.
• Meet deadlines, coordinate with technical team members to deliver quality results within a project's deadlines.

Candidate Profile

• Bachelors of Science degree - in relevant discipline.
• Minimum of 10+ years' experience managing software development projects.
• Minimum of 5 years hands-on leadership of complex software development project delivery initiatives using industry standard toolsets.
• Proven track record in managing teams and the development of complex software involving global dependencies and international stakeholders.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, balancing the requirements of the customer with a defined product release schedule using the resources available.
• Experience in software quality and test automation processes and systems
• Experience in the management of agile software development and a metric driven approach to software quality and release management
• Experience in continuous integration processes, continuous deployment methodologies and SaaS business strategies
• Familiarity with DevOps processes and strategies