Software Engineering Manager

Cpl; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 20%

Hybrid working

Senior leadership role

Job summary

CPL is partnering with a leading fintech to hire an Engineering Manager who will own a portfolio of cloud-based applications. You’ll build and grow a high-performing software engineering team, collaborating with product and architecture leaders to shape what gets delivered and when.

You’ll lead delivery across web applications, drive CI/CD, IaC and containerisation, and mentor engineers while hiring to build an inclusive engineering culture in a hybrid Dublin-based environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years in software engineering building secure, scalable web apps.
• 5+ years direct people management of engineering teams.
• Hands-on frontend and backend development.
• Experience delivering cloud-based applications and services.
• Strong grasp of microservices, cloud deployments and API-led systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of software engineers building scalable, secure and resilient web applications.
• Own delivery across a portfolio of business-critical applications and services.
• Work with product owners, architects and senior stakeholders to turn strategy into prioritised roadmaps and delivery plans.
• Raise the bar on engineering standards across development, testing, deployment and operational excellence.
• Shape the design and delivery of cloud-native, microservices-based solutions.
• Coach, mentor and develop your engineers, supporting their growth, performance and engagement.
• Lead hiring and help build an inclusive, high-performing engineering culture.
• Champion best practice across CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure-as-code and containerisation.
• Collaborate with teams and stakeholders across multiple locations.
• Balance delivery speed, technical quality, risk and operational demands across several workstreams.

Skills

Software engineering

People management

Cloud architectures

Microservices

Frontend & Backend

CI/CD

Automated testing

Infrastructure as code

Containerisation

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Job description

Engineering Manager | FinTech | Dublin (Hybrid)

Cpl is partnering with a leading fintech organisation to find an engineering leader who will take ownership of a portfolio of business-critical, cloud-based applications. You’ll build and grow a high-performing software engineering team while working side by side with product and architecture leaders to shape what gets delivered and when.

What you’ll do

• Lead a team of software engineers building scalable, secure and resilient web applications
• Own technical delivery across a portfolio of business-critical applications and services
• Work with product owners, architects and senior stakeholders to turn strategy into prioritised roadmaps and delivery plans
• Raise the bar on engineering standards across development, testing, deployment and operational excellence
• Shape the design and delivery of cloud-native, microservices-based solutions
• Coach, mentor and develop your engineers, supporting their growth, performance and engagement
• Lead hiring and help build an inclusive, high-performing engineering culture
• Champion best practice across CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure-as-code and containerisation
• Collaborate with teams and stakeholders across multiple locations
• Balance delivery speed, technical quality, risk and operational demands across several workstreams

What you’ll bring

• A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field
• 7+ years in software engineering, ideally building secure, scalable and resilient web applications
• 5+ years of direct people management leading engineering teams
• A strong hands-on background across frontend and backend development
• Experience delivering cloud-based applications and services in a modern engineering environment
• A solid grasp of microservices architecture, cloud deployments and API-led systems
• A track record of delivering mission-critical, highly available applications
• Exposure to CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure-as-code and containerisation
• Proven success hiring, developing and retaining engineering talent
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, organisation and problem-solving skills
• Nice to have: experience leading remote or distributed teams

What’s on offer

• Base salary of €85,000–€95,000
• Annual bonus of up to 20%
• Hybrid working, with flexibility currently available
• A senior leadership role with real influence over technology strategy, engineering standards and team development