Senior Software Engineering Manager

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineering Manager: Leading technical delivery for large-scale, transformational projects with an accent on managing multiple application delivery teams and diverse technologies. Focus on instilling a continuous improvement culture, championing best practice software development principles and modern agile methodologies.

Location: Hybrid, Leeds. 2 days per week in office

Salary: £80,000 - £85,000 per annum + Bonus, car allowance, pension etc

Company

hirify.global is looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead technical delivery for large-scale, transformational projects.

What you will do

• Lead and manage multiple application delivery teams through Design, Build, Test and Deployment phases.
• Drive quality and timely delivery of technology change across numerous workstreams to support programme delivery.
• Liaise between delivery teams and senior business and IT stakeholders to agree priorities and manage risks, issues and dependencies.
• Champion modern Agile-centric best practices and be an expert advocate of the latest development and delivery techniques.
• Manage team capacity effectively, ensuring efficient allocation of both in-house and external resources and skills.
• Recruit, manage and develop in-house engineering talent across a range of technical roles.

Requirements

• Proven track record of delivering significant technology initiatives at scale.
• Experience leading internal and external development teams of 20+ in size.
• Track record of software development in a large-scale environment.
• Experience of working in a matrix model combining in-house software and packaged solution development.
• Experience driving 3rd party development teams.
• Strong knowledge of Agile development techniques and Project management (SCRUM, SAFe etc.).

Nice to have

• Good working knowledge of solutions deployed in financial services is advantageous.
• Exposure to digital and SaaS offerings across a broad spectrum.

Culture & Benefits

• £6k car allowance.
• 25% bonus.
• 10% pension.