Software Development Manager

Agilis Search

Ipswich, United Kingdom

7 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Experience level

Senior

Compensation

£ 85K

Job location

Ipswich, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Agile Methodologies

Software as a Service

Cloud Computing

Code Review

Continuous Integration

Corona (Software Development Kit)

Software Engineering

Systems Architecture

Technical Debt

REST

GXP

Microservices

Job description

Agilis Search is proud to be partnering with an established and growing business in Ipswich who are looking for a Software Development Manager to join them on a permanent basis due to growth.

As Software Development Manager in this award-winning business, you will build high-performing teams, improve delivery speed, and promote a strong culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement. You will work closely with senior technology leaders and stakeholders across the business to ensure software delivery aligns with business goals.

This role focuses on people leadership, delivery, and technical direction., * Lead, coach, and develop software engineers

Drive consistent delivery of high-quality software
Improve team performance, engagement, and delivery velocity
Balance people management, delivery oversight, and technical leadership
Collaborate with product, QA, and business stakeholders
Support good technical decisions and manage technical debt

Requirements

Substantial experience in software development within a complex organisation
Proven experience managing and developing software engineers
Strong understanding of modern software development and Agile practices
Hands-on technical background, including building and deploying code
Experience with cloud platforms
Knowledge of system architecture and microservices
Experience building RESTful APIs
Comfortable contributing to feature discovery and technical design
Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, * Passion for technology and ability to learn new tools and languages quickly
Ability to create a culture of ownership and accountability
Lead by example while maintaining quality and engineering standards
Commitment to good engineering practices (CI/CD, code reviews)

This is a hands-on senior role for someone who thrives on solving complex challenges, mentoring others, and shaping IT standards in an evolving and ambitious organisation.

If you're interested then please do get in touch with Matt to discuss further., * Cloud Computing