Job Description

Software Engineering Manager

Location: London (Hybrid)

Rate: (Apply online only)/day Inside IR35

Duration: 3-month rolling contract

Overview

We're looking for an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead high-performing engineering teams delivering modern digital products within a fast-paced environment.

This role combines strong technical leadership with people management, delivery oversight, and engineering strategy. You'll work closely with product, design, data, and engineering teams to build scalable, reliable, and high-quality software solutions. The successful candidate will be a hands-on technical leader with experience managing engineering teams, driving delivery, and improving engineering practices across complex environments.

Key Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop a team of Software Engineers

Drive delivery across modern software products and platforms

Work closely with Product Management to define team goals and technical direction

Remove delivery blockers and ensure effective team execution

Support scalable, reliable, and high-performing software architecture

Promote engineering best practices across:

o Testing

o Automation

o Observability

o Documentation

Collaborate with engineering, product, design, and data teams

Provide regular delivery and progress updates to leadership

Mentor engineers and foster a culture of continuous improvement

Support agile delivery processes and maintain healthy delivery cadence

What We're Looking For

Strong Software Engineering background across modern technologies

Previous experience leading and managing engineering teams

Experience delivering scalable distributed systems and cloud-based services

Strong understanding of software architecture, engineering quality, and delivery practices

Experience working within Agile environments

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Comfortable operating within complex and evolving organisations

Technical Environment

Experience across modern engineering environments, ideally including:

Java

JavaScript

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

DevOps / CI-CD practices

Summary

Software Engineering Manager required to lead engineering teams delivering scalable digital products within a modern Agile environment. Strong technical leadership, people management, and delivery experience essential.