MHR
Software Engineering Manager

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About MHR
At MHR, our employees are central to our success and play a key role in helping customers achieve sustainable high performance. With a team of over 900 professionals, we work to make things flow smoothly, whether it's for large organisations or individual employees. As businesses face rapid changes in the world of work, our team is here to help them adapt and thrive.
By focusing on the core needs of efficiency, productivity, growth, and impact, our employees use their expertise to deliver real solutions through our People and Finance platform. This system, which covers finance, HR, payroll, and learning, helps businesses run more smoothly and make better decisions in real time.
With over 40 years of experience behind us, MHR’s track record as a high-performance organisation is built on clear goals, a shared vision, and strong communication - all of which we pass on to our customers.
MHR is more than just a place to work; it’s a platform for empowerment. Joining us means bringing innovation, technology, and teamwork seamlessly removes obstacles, enhances your skills, and allow you to focus on what’s most important to you- work that matters.
With us, you’ll grow, find your flow, and make a lasting difference in your career, your team, and your impact.
Your Career
At MHR, we believe in empowering you to excel and grow as a leader in software engineering. As a key player in our development function, you'll have the opportunity to lead a talented team of engineers and testers, driving innovation and delivering world class solutions. We support your professional growth through coaching, mentoring, and exposure to the latest industry trends, ensuring you remain at the forefront of technology and leadership practices.
You will also champion AI-assisted development to improve engineering efficiency, quality, and innovation. This is a high-impact position combining hands-on expertise with technical leadership and mentoring.
Your Team
You’ll lead a dynamic and collaborative team of software engineers and testers who are committed to delivering quality, scalable, and maintainable software. You’ll foster a culture of cooperation, learning, and continual improvement. By identifying challenges and implementing solutions, you'll help your team thrive in an Agile environment, where everyone contributes to achieving our ambitious product roadmaps.
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Your Impact
As a leader, you’ll shape the future of our engineering capabilities. By promoting best practices, driving efficiency, and ensuring exceptional software quality, you’ll make a direct impact on the success of our products. Your efforts in mentoring, coaching, and fostering a culture of collaboration will empower your team to push boundaries and deliver outstanding results. Your communication with stakeholders and clients will ensure transparency, trust, and alignment as we work together to deliver cutting-edge solutions that set the industry standard.
The Role
At MHR we are looking for individuals eager to lead our highly skilled and successful MHR Agile Software Development Team, shaping the future of work with innovative products, embedding test-driven development and using AI-assisted tooling to enhance delivery.
Work that matters – what you’ll be doing
- Managing a cross-functional team of software engineers and testers whilst providing mentoring and coaching
- Ensure best practices in Software Development are maintained.
- Ensure quality, scalability, and maintainability of code and software architecture.
- Monitor team performance and set performance goals, conducting regular performance evaluations, and providing feedback.
- Working with Scrum Masters, Identify and address any issues or challenges faced by the team and implement solutions to improve efficiency and productivity.
- Drive a generative culture of high cooperation where learning is the heart of everything we do
- Work closely with the Product Design Team to manage the resources required, to achieve the product roadmaps considering recruitment, training and the acquisition of tools and frameworks in a timely fashion to avoid delays in delivery
What you’ll bring to the role and MHR
This role is perfect for someone ready to step up into an engineering management role, we are looking for candidates with the following skillsets:
- Experience motivating and guiding software professionals, managing cross functional teams, and providing mentoring and coaching.
- A strong understanding of software development concepts and technologies, particularly in.NET and Angular.
- Commitment to code quality, test-driven development, and continuous improvement, including use of AI-assisted tools
- Proficiency in Agile methodologies and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
- Experience working closely with product managers, designers, and other developers to understand project requirements and integrate software components seamlessly.
- Ability to communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders.
- Understand the importance of best practices in software development and ensuring these are maintained, including code quality, scalability, and maintainability.
- Stay updated on the latest technologies and industry trends.


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Benefits to support you personally and professionally
Alongside the opportunity to work with an incredible team and express your individuality, we offer a range of personalised benefits including:
- Access to over 60 internal training courses, professional qualifications, and cross-departmental mentoring and coaching programs
- 24/7 access to a GP through Help at Hand for you and your family, confidential mental health support, and paid sick leave
- Ability to purchase or sell additional holiday days beyond 25 days and bank holidays
- Enhanced Family leave
- My MHRewards offering discounts at over 900 retailers
- Monthly employee recognition program and departmental awards
- Referral bonus scheme of up to £2,000
- Employee-led social events such as running clubs, football teams, book clubs, and bake-offs
- On-site subsidised restaurants offering a variety of fresh meals daily
- Opt-in benefits schemes such as private medical insurance and dental coverage
We value the well-being, financial stability, and inclusivity of our employees, and strive to provide a supportive working environment.
Diversity and Inclusion
At MHR, we’re completely committed to creating a supportive and inclusive workplace where all voices are heard, and everyone feels valued and supported.
Whatever your background, abilities and experiences, if you’re excited by this role we want to hear from you. If you require assistance for an interview, please let us know and we’ll make sure your needs are met when you arrive.
If we receive an exceptionally high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than originally advertised.
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