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# Software Engineering Manager

- **Company:** Overviewwe
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** £170,000.0 - £185,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, C Sharp (Programming Language), Cloud Engineering, Software Quality, Code Review, Computer Programming, Databases, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Github, Gradle, Apache JMeter, Python (Programming Language), Load Testing, Apache Maven, Enterprise Messaging Systems, MongoDB, NoSQL, OAuth, Open Web Application Security, Performance Tuning, Scrum Methodology, Software Architecture, Systems Development Life Cycle, RabbitMQ, Prometheus, Runbook, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Software Engineering, SQL Databases, TypeScript, Data Logging, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, ReactJS, System Availability, Grafana, Technical Debt, Git, Cloudformation, Vue.js, Event Driven Architecture, AngularJS, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Storage Technologies, Information Technology, Cassandra, Apache Kafka, Build Tools, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs, Terraform, Grpc, Data Pipelines, Dynatrace, Docker, Jenkins, Microservices
- **Published:** August 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/x/44319894/

## About the Role

monitoring, observability, logging and tracing (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Jaeger/Zipkin) to ensure SLAs, incident response and release & incident management.Drive performance tuning, capacity planning and cost optimization for cloud environments and container orchestrations (Kubernetes, Docker).Design and enforce testing strategy: unit, integration, end-to-end, TDD/BDD, test automation and load testing (JMeter).Advocate and enforce security and compliance best practices, including OWASP guidance and identity standards (OAuth, SAML).Manage infrastructure-as-code and cloud automation using Terraform, CloudFormation and related tooling; work across AWS, Azure and GCP environments.Oversee messaging and data architectures including Kafka, RabbitMQ, MongoDB, Cassandra and other storage technologies; optimize for throughput and resilience.Lead code review practices, technical debt management, and introduce architectural and process improvements to increase developer productivity.Drive
observability of business and technical metrics, build runbooks and improve incident postmortems and remediation processes.Qualifications10+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years in a management or technical lead role, delivering distributed systems and cloud-native services.Proven experience in software architecture and system design for high availability, scalability, performance and resilience.Strong track record with microservices, event-driven architecture, RESTful APIs and gRPC.Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), Kubernetes, Docker and container orchestration.Solid background in CI/CD pipeline implementation and tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI and GitHub Actions; experience with pipeline orchestration and release automation.Experience with monitoring and observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) and distributed tracing (Jaeger, Zipkin).Proficiency with databases and data modeling: SQL, NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra) and performance
tuning.Familiarity with messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and asynchronous architectures.Strong programming experience in one or more languages (Java, C#, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go) and build tools (Maven, Gradle).Experience implementing test automation strategies, TDD/BDD practices and load testing (JMeter).Practical knowledge of DevOps/SRE principles, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and cost/capacity management in cloud environments.Understanding of security best practices including OAuth, SAML and OWASP recommendations.Excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with product, QA, and operations teams; proven ability to influence technical direction and deliver results.Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience. Preferred: experience with frontend frameworks (React, Angular, Vue) and familiarity with tools like Git, Gradle, Release & incident management processes.BenefitsBase Salary

## Description

security, and cost-effective operation of cloud-native systems.Key ResponsibilitiesLead, mentor, and grow multiple engineering teams; hire, coach, conduct performance reviews, and promote career development.Define and own technical direction and architecture for scalable, high-availability systems and microservices; set standards for design, code quality, testing, and release practices.Partner with product managers and stakeholders to translate roadmaps into delivery plans and reliable production services.Drive system design and architecture reviews, including distributed systems patterns, event-driven architectures, gRPC and RESTful APIs, and data modeling for SQL and NoSQL stores.Own the SDLC and Agile/SCRUM delivery processes: sprint planning, backlog grooming, estimations, and continuous improvement.Champion CI/CD, DevOps practices and pipeline orchestration (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) to accelerate safe delivery and automated releases.Collaborate with SRE and Ops on


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