Gravitas Recruitment Group (Global) Ltd
Software Engineering Manager - Leeds
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Software Engineering Manager (Hybrid – 2 days per week in Leeds | £70,000–£80,000)
Overview
You will work closely with the Head of Technology and Data to build out the Software Engineering team as they look to bring the function in house. The role will be a mix of hands on technical leadership, delivery and strategy.
This will include you hiring into the team and building it as the company scale up. You will be joining an ambitious team and this would be an excellent position for someone hungry to climb the career ladder.
Required Skills
- Strong technical capability with: .NET, Azure (cloud development and deployment), SQL databases, Messaging / integration patterns, Caching solutions
- Proven experience leading and coaching/developing Software Engineers (team build-out, coaching, performance, delivery ownership)
- Strong hands-on background across the software development lifecycle (SDLC) from design through deployment and support
- Solid understanding and application of Agile methodologies and engineering best practices
- Experience implementing design patterns and scalable software architecture approaches
- Experience planning and delivering CI/CD strategies and improving deployment pipelines
- Ability to identify and implement automated testing opportunities
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills
- Valid driving licence
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Nice to Have Skills
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
- Experience defining and tracking engineering KPIs and building service levels (SLAs) around quality/availability/performance
- Strong experience conducting structured code reviews and raising quality standards across a team
- Exposure to modern secure development and cloud governance practices (security-by-design)
This is a great opportunity for a Software Leader who is keen to shape the engineering function across a rapidly scaling business.
If you are interested, please apply or reach out to Josh Wolstenholme on LinkedIn for a confidential chat.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Location