Development Manager (Vehicle Telematics)

Location: Onsite at the Telematics head office, Arden Square, Crewe, England, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global provides fuel cards, vehicle telematics, vehicle leasing, EV charge points, telecoms, and related business products to more than 470,000 businesses globally.

What you will do

• Manage a development team and provide day-to-day technical and people leadership, including objectives, 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development plans.
• Plan, schedule, estimate, and track development work across NodeJS, Typescript, and C# application pipelines.
• Coordinate with business stakeholders, the Head of Engineering, product leadership, development leads, architects, product owners, and IT management on projects and change requests.
• Maintain platform health, identify and address technical debt, manage delivery KPIs, and act as an escalation point for application-level issues, including some out-of-hours support.
• Help evolve the platform architecture and establish development practices aligned with industry best practice.
• Manage the South African support and quality assurance team, prioritising work for direct and reseller customers.

Requirements

• Degree-level education with a minimum 2:2 Lower Second Class Honours.
• Experience building and managing high-performing development teams and managing development pipelines and task allocation.
• Software development background with experience in one or more of NodeJS, Typescript, or C#, plus modern web UI frameworks.
• Experience building and managing SaaS platforms at scale on containerised cloud platforms, preferably AWS, using CI/CD and DevOps practices.
• Ability to understand complex business processes and system architecture to assess the impact of change requests.
• Ability to communicate development progress, set clear stakeholder expectations, build rapport, and influence strategic delivery.
• Pragmatic, business-focused approach with excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively.
• Professional approach and understanding of business ethics.

Culture & Benefits

• Meaningful work on a critical telematics platform supporting connected-vehicle solutions used by thousands of businesses globally.
• Modern collaborative onsite workspace with an onsite pizzeria, café, barista station, rooftop bar, and themed office features.
• Continuous learning, knowledge-sharing, personal development plans, and regular progression reviews.
• Pension, life assurance, employee fuel card, electric vehicle scheme, employee assistance programme, and wellness and healthcare support.
• Cycle-to-work scheme, free daily breakfast in the office, and free gym access at hirify.global Campus HQ.
• Inclusive workplace initiatives covering mental health, disability, cultural diversity, LGBTQ+ inclusion, female health, and community participation.

Hiring process

• Apply online; candidates may contact the talent team for further information before applying.
• Recruitment agencies must not submit speculative CVs; approved agencies may submit through the Applicant Tracking System only when authorised by the hirify.global Talent Team.