Engineering Manager
Posted 1 week ago by The Difference Engine
£95,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Manchester, UK
Summary: The Engineering Manager role focuses on overseeing the delivery of new features for a core technology that connects everyday user experiences to B2B suppliers. The ideal candidate is a tech-savvy leader with a strong background in OO programming and a passion for innovative technology solutions. This position is critical for the company's growth, requiring a pragmatic approach to software engineering and team leadership. The role is hybrid, requiring in-office attendance 4-5 days a month, and is open to applicants across the UK.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee the delivery of new features for core technology linking user experience to B2B suppliers.
- Lead and manage a high-performing software engineering team.
- Ensure the team’s skills are current and aligned with technical challenges.
- Facilitate technical discussions and influence stakeholders for positive technology change.
- Deliver scalable systems capable of supporting significant transaction volumes.
- Implement and monitor SDLC processes including TDD and CI/CD pipelines.
- Identify opportunities for innovation and improvement within the technology landscape.
Key Skills:
- Minimum 8 years experience in software engineering with C# or Java.
- Minimum 5 years experience with cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Thorough understanding of microservices architecture/SOA.
- Experience with Kafka or other streaming platforms.
- Strong grasp of SDLC from TDD to CI/CD.
- Ability to deliver scalable systems for high transaction volumes.
- Experience in managing and coaching high-performing teams.
- Empathetic leadership and stakeholder influence skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience with Agile methodologies (SOLID, DRY, Kanban).
- Skilled in managing a diverse remote-first technology team.
Salary (Rate): £95,000 yearly
City: Manchester
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Engineering Manager C#. NET
We ve been exclusively retained by our client, a well loved household name, known for their award winning delivery in the B2C space, to help them with their search for a senior engineer. You will be overseeing the delivery of new features of their core technology, which links the every day user experience to Back End B2B suppliers.
This is mission critical software for this business. At the crux of the successful applicant is a tech savvy, pragmatic, authentic and compassionate leader who sees programming languages as a tools to address a challenges, rather than being hung up on the tooling itself. In order to build empathy with your team, there is an expectation that you will have risen into your current position from a foundation of hands on OO programming.
Core to the successful candidate is a pragmatic, innovative technology disruptor a change maker who can spot opportunities to improve the status quo and support this business continued successes at scale. The company continues on a rapid trajectory of fast growth.
Essential skills for the role:
- Minimum 8 years experience working in software engineering with either C# or Java.
- Minimum 5 years experience working with cloud technology - AWS, GCP, Azure or equivalents.
- Thorough understanding of microservices architecture/SOA
- Experience working with Kafka/other streaming platforms also of interest
- Strong grasp of the developers perspective on SDLC from TDD, through to CI/CD pipeline implementation and monitoring
- The ability to deliver systems that scale! This client is anticipating 3x growth, the platform already supports billions of transactions a minute.
- Experience overseeing the learning and development needs of your team ensuring their skills are current and fit for the technical challenges at hand
- Empathetic, compassionate leadership with demonstrated experience of managing and coaching high performing teams
- Comfortable influencing stakeholders at all levels to effect positive technology change
- Experienced hosting and moderating technical discussions with your development teams
- Experience working with Agile/SOLID/DRY/Kanban etc.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Skilled at managing and motivating a diverse remote first technology team
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply. Promising applicants can be assured of a response within 24 hours, to include full details of the role, progression and the excellent benefits package on offer.
This is a hybrid role which will require your in-office attendance at a minimum 4-5 days a month. The client is open to applicants living anywhere in the UK, but not living overseas.
TheDifferenceEngine is a recruitment agency working exclusively in support of our client.