Software Engineering Manager

Software Engineering Manager Lead High-Performing Engineering Teams

Our client, a fast-growing and innovative technology organisation based in Greater Manchester, is looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead and develop high-performing Agile engineering teams.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on leader who still enjoys working with code, while also taking ownership of team delivery, technical direction, and engineering excellence within a modern cloud-native environment.

You ll play a key role in shaping architecture, driving best practices, and supporting the delivery of scalable, secure backend systems used by customers at scale.

The Role As Engineering Manager, you ll lead a team of Software Engineers working across cloud-native microservices and distributed systems.

You ll balance technical leadership with people management, ensuring high-quality delivery while mentoring and growing engineering talent.

You ll collaborate closely with Product, Architecture, DevOps, QA and wider stakeholders to deliver robust, scalable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Software Engineers.

• Oversee the design, development and delivery of scalable backend services.

• Provide technical direction across microservices, APIs and cloud-native systems.

• Contribute to architecture decisions and engineering standards.

• Promote best practices in CI/CD, testing, and DevOps culture.

• Support hiring, onboarding and professional development of engineers.

• Work closely with Product Managers to define and deliver roadmaps.

• Ensure code quality, scalability, security and performance standards are met.

• Drive continuous improvement and engineering excellence across teams.

• Champion the use of modern tools, including AI-assisted development.

About You You ll be an experienced engineering leader with a strong technical background in backend or distributed systems development, ideally using Golang.

You ll bring:

• Strong commercial experience with Golang or similar backend technologies.

• Previous experience in a leadership, team lead or engineering management role.

• Strong understanding of microservices and distributed architectures.

• Experience working with AWS or other cloud platforms.

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing practices.

• Experience working with SQL and/or NoSQL databases.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Strong problem-solving and technical decision-making ability.

• Experience working in Agile environments.

Desirable Experience

• Serverless technologies (AWS Lambda).

• Docker and Kubernetes.

• Event-driven architectures and messaging systems.

• Background in fintech or regulated environments.

• Experience scaling engineering teams in high-growth organisations.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary of £70,000 £100,000 depending on experience.

• Hybrid working (Greater Manchester).

• Opportunity to lead and shape a growing engineering function.

• Clear career progression into senior leadership roles.

• Modern, cloud-first technology stack.

• Collaborative and innovative engineering culture.

• Pension scheme.

• Additional benefits including birthday leave, wedding leave, charity days, and wellness initiatives.

• Opportunity to work with AI-driven engineering tools and modern development practices.

Join the Team This is an excellent opportunity for an Engineering Manager who wants to combine technical leadership with hands-on influence, helping shape scalable systems and high-performing engineering teams in a fast-growing technology business.

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Software Engineering Manager