Software Engineering Manager

Software Engineering Manager

Location: London (Hybrid)

Rate: £750-800/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.