Software Engineering Manager

Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Core Technology

Cpl are partnering with a leading organisation in the financial technology space to appoint a Senior Manager, Software Engineering. This is an opportunity for an experienced engineering leader to manage a portfolio of critical cloud-based applications, lead and develop a high-performing software engineering team, and work closely with product and architecture stakeholders to shape delivery priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of software engineers delivering scalable, secure and resilient web-based applications.
• Own the technical delivery of a portfolio of business-critical applications and services.
• Partner with product owners, architects and senior business stakeholders to translate strategy and requirements into prioritised technical roadmaps and delivery plans.
• Drive modern engineering standards across software development, testing, deployment and operational excellence.
• Support the design and delivery of cloud-native, microservices-based solutions.
• Manage, mentor and develop engineering talent, supporting career progression, performance and team engagement.
• Lead hiring activity and help build a strong, inclusive and high-performing engineering culture.
• Ensure consistent adoption of best practices including CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure-as-code and containerisation.
• Collaborate with distributed teams and stakeholders across multiple locations.
• Balance delivery, technical quality, risk and operational priorities across several workstreams.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline.
• 7+ years’ experience in software engineering, ideally delivering secure, scalable and resilient web applications.
• 5+ years’ direct people-management experience leading software engineering teams.
• Strong hands-on software engineering background across both frontend and backend development.
• Experience delivering cloud-based applications and services within a modern engineering environment.
• Good understanding of microservices architecture, cloud deployments and API-led systems.
• Proven experience managing delivery for mission-critical or highly available applications.
• Exposure to CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure-as-code and containerisation.
• Demonstrated experience hiring, developing and retaining engineering talent.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing remote or geographically distributed engineering teams would be advantageous.

On offer

• Base salary of €80,000-€85,000.
• Up to 20% annual bonus potential.
• Full benefits package.
• Hybrid working model, with flexibility currently available.
• Senior engineering leadership opportunity with scope to influence technology strategy, engineering standards and team development.