Software Engineering Manager

Job Description

We have an excellent opportunity for a Software Engineering Manager to join a multi-award-winning Health and Fitness brand.This is a fully remote opportunity although, you can also visit their office (if you would like to!) in the North-East of England.If you’re looking for a boring office job where you can hide behind your computer screen, then this is not the place for you! Everyone who works for the company is an exceptional person, creative, hard-working and talented. They have incredibly high standardsand are on the hunt for world-class people who’ll blow them away with their talent and passion.As Software Engineering Manager, you’ll support our technical teams and in the progression of groundbreaking digital products. Your role will focus on streamlining daily managerial duties, optimising sprint organisation and working with our Head of Engineeringto develop strategies for our technical products going forward. This is a hands-on role that requires a balance between managerial duties and technical acumen. You’ll be working with our software engineers to build and maintain features, and act as an intermediarybetween the developers and key stakeholders in the business.Software Engineering Manager - Responsibilities:

• Mentor and manage a team of software engineers to develop high-quality, scalable and innovative solutions.
• Conduct code reviews and give feedback.
• Work closely with Product Owners and Scrum Masters to enhance sprint efficiency, ensuring timely delivery and addressing any impediments.
• Acting as a conduit between the developers and the Head of Engineering.
• Ensure that engineering solutions align with the product vision and can be effectively implemented using our chosen technologies.
• Play a crucial role in resource allocation, ensuring that each sprint is adequately staffed and the team remains agile.
• Cultivate a culture of transparent communication and continuous feedback among the development team, Product Owners, and the Head of Engineering.
• Assist in roadmap planning, helping to define short-term and mid-term goals for the team.
• Engage in direct people management responsibilities including: conducting regular 1:1s, writing performance reviews, mediating and resolving conflicts, and creating an environment that fosters motivation, growth, and overall team well-being.

Software Engineering Manager - Skills and qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in software development, with at least 1 year in a leadership role within a tech-based company.
• Solid experience in mid-level managerial roles in software development contexts, ideally in tech scale-ups.
• Knowledge of software architecture, cloud technologies, and modern programming languages.
• Professional experience on our stack, either:

Typescript, AWS services (including Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, SES), Serverless, Postgres, and MongoDB. Or, mobile application development, specifically Kotlin (Jetpack Compose) for Android and Swift (SwiftUI) for iOS.

• Experience with Agile development methodologies, user stories and BDD, with DevOps principles, and CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub actions, CircleCI).
• Proven ability to optimise team efficiency, balancing both strategic and operational needs.
• Exceptional project management and communication skills with the ability to effectively convey complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong leadership skills with an ability to motivate and inspire teams.
• The ability to make decisions and willingness to challenge, validate and qualify your ideas and assumptions, acting in the interests of the business and the user.
• A keen interest in advancements in the field, including new technologies, latest frameworks, new libraries or interesting blog posts.

Benefits:

• Free memberships to internal products
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Generous discounts on all merchandise.
• Staff fun days and socials
• Many opportunities for career development, as well as opportunities for training and personal development.
• Enhanced sick pay, maternity and paternity pay.
• An incredible, fun and creative environment. We treat people like friends and family, not co-workers.
• Zero-toxicity
• Free on-site gym.
• Smoke-free site.
• Free tea, coffee and snacks on-site.