Uniting Ambition
Software Engineering Manager
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Software Operations Manager | East Midlands (Hybrid 1 day per week)
Are you a technical leader who enjoys building high-performing engineering teams as much as solving technical challenges?
This is an opportunity for someone who combines strong technical credibility with exceptional people leadership. You'll play a key role in developing engineers, improving the way software is delivered, and helping shape the future of our engineering function.
What You'll Be Doing
- Recruiting, onboarding, mentoring, and developing software engineers while fostering a collaborative, high-performing team culture
- Setting clear performance expectations and delivering structured, data-driven performance reviews alongside line managers
- Working closely with Project Management to align team capability and resource planning with current and future project requirements
- Providing day-to-day leadership and line management, supporting career development and continuous learning
- Driving improvements across engineering processes, tools, and development methodologies to increase efficiency and quality
- Keeping up to date with emerging technologies and industry best practice, helping guide technical direction and engineering standards
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What We're Looking For
- Proven experience leading and developing software engineering teams
- Strong people management skills, including recruitment, coaching, mentoring, and performance management
- A continuous improvement mindset with experience enhancing engineering processes and delivery
- A solid technical background that enables you to support engineers and contribute to technical decision-making
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering, project management, and wider business teams
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Why Join?
You'll have the opportunity to influence both the people and technical direction of a growing engineering team. If you're passionate about developing talent, improving software delivery, and creating an environment where engineers can do their best work, we'd love to hear from you.
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