Software Engineering Manager
Posted Today by SF Technology Partners
£93 Per hour
Outside
Onsite
Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Software Engineering Manager will lead greenfield platform and portal development for a high-growth PE-backed scale-up near Peterborough. This role emphasizes innovation in software engineering, automation, cloud, and architecture, providing significant autonomy to drive change. The ideal candidate will have a hands-on approach and a diverse skill set, working closely with department heads to align technical roadmaps with business objectives. Immediate availability is preferred for this contract position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive innovation across software engineering, automation, cloud, and architecture.
- Develop a technical roadmap in collaboration with department heads.
- Lead greenfield platform and portal development projects.
- Ensure alignment of technical initiatives with business success.
- Manage a team while maintaining a hands-on engineering role.
Key Skills:
- Experience in B2B or B2B2C platform or portal projects.
- General software engineering background (Python, JavaScript, C#).
- Solid understanding of data engineering (ETL pipelines, data lakes).
- Experience in a high-growth, product-focused business.
- Cloud provisioning and infrastructure knowledge (Azure, AWS).
- Understanding of serverless, microservices, and event-sourced architectures.
- Passion for AI innovation.
Salary (Rate): £93.00/hr
City: Peterborough
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Software Engineering Manager with a strong background in greenfield platform/ portal development (ideally gained in a B2B or B2B2C environment) is sought on a contract basis by a high growth PE backed scale up based near Peterborough. With recent investment into technology this Software Engineering Manager will play a crucial role in driving innovation across software engineering, automation, cloud and architecture affording this Software Engineering Manager an unparalleled level of autonomy to drive change. As the business scales and adds additional functionality this software engineering Manager will work closely with department heads to develop a technical roadmap that will directly linked to business success over the coming years. This role would suit a hands-on Engineering Manager with a well rounded skill set (engineering, data, architecture, cloud, deployment) who is local and available for immediate start. This Software Engineering Manager based near Peterborough should have most of the following key skills Experience working on B2B or B2B2C platform or portal projects A general software engineering background (python, JavaScript, C# etc) Solid understanding of data engineering – ETL pipelines, data lacks etc Experience working in a high growth, product focussed business Solid cloud provisioning & infrastructure understanding – Azure, AWS Understanding of serverless, microservices, event sourced architectures A passion for AI innovation would be really useful This role is offered on a 3 month rolling contract paying circa £600 - £700 per day outside of IR35. This role is 3-4 days a week on site in Peterborough. Python, JavaScript, AWS, Azure, serverless architecture JavaScript, CI, CD, automation