Verso Recruitment Group
Software Engineering Manager
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Job Title: Software Engineering Manager
Location: Reading
Salary: £80,000 to £90,000
Employment Type: Permanent
Working Arrangements: Hybrid Working (typically 3 days on site, 2 from home)
We’re partnering with a long-established technology business delivering high-tech embedded solutions across defence, aerospace, telecoms, and other mission-critical sectors. With continued growth and investment in engineering, they’re now looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead, develop, and scale their software capability.
This is a strategic, hands-on leadership role where you’ll shape the future of software engineering, build a high-performing team, influence engineering direction, and drive delivery across new product development, sustainment, and customer programmes.
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The Opportunity
As Software Engineering Manager, you will:
- Lead, develop, and grow a high-performing software engineering team.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Drive delivery of software solutions across new product development, product sustainment, and customer-driven enhancements.
- Provide technical leadership, guiding architectural decisions, and supporting complex system-level challenges.
- Oversee planning, prioritisation, and resource allocation, managing risks, dependencies, and delivery expectations.
- Support customers and internal teams through technical problem-solving, bid input, product strategy, and transition into deployment/support.
What You’ll Bring
- Experience leading software engineering teams delivering complex embedded, systems, or platform-level software.
- Strong knowledge of embedded software: Linux, bootloaders, firmware, device drivers, OS integration.
- Solid understanding of PC architecture, embedded computing systems, and hardware/software interaction.
- Experience across the full product lifecycle - concept, architecture, bring-up, verification, release, and in-service support.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, innovation-led environments.
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This role requires the successful candidate to pass BPSS screening and meet the eligibility criteria for Security Check (SC) clearance.
For more information, please contact Cathy Swain.
T: 01582 350053
E: cswain@versorecruitment.com
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