Software Engineering Manager

In this role, you will lead and develop our software engineering capability, creating the environment, processes and culture that enable teams to deliver high-quality products at pace. You will play a foundational role in shaping the future of software engineering within a growing and innovative organisation, building and developing a high-performing team, influencing engineering strategy and ways of working, and ensuring the successful delivery of software solutions. This role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact on our people, products and engineering culture while helping to define the future direction of the function.

What will I be delivering?

• Lead, develop and grow a high-performing software engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Deliver software solutions across new product development, product sustainment and customer-driven enhancements, ensuring alignment with business and customer objectives.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance, supporting key architectural decisions and helping teams navigate complex software and system-level challenges.
• Oversee software delivery planning, prioritisation and resource allocation, managing risks, dependencies and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support customers and the wider business through technical problem-solving, bid and proposal input, product strategy development, and the successful transition of products into deployment and long-term support.

• Experience leading software engineering teams delivering complex embedded, systems, or platform software.
• Good working knowledge of low-level software technologies for example BIOS, bootloaders, Board Support Packages (BSPs), firmware, device drivers, and operating system integration.
• Strong understanding of PC architecture, embedded computing systems, and the interaction between hardware and software.
• Experience working across the full product lifecycle, from concept and architecture through bring-up, verification, release, and in-service support.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, innovation-led environments.

• 25 days holidays + bank holidays and holiday purchase scheme.
• Annual profit share bonus.
• Cycle to work, Home & Tech and car salary sacrifice schemes.
• Death in service benefit & income protection.
• Employee assistance programme and virtual GP.
• Employee referral scheme.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Generous company pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution.
• One paid volunteering day per year.
• Private Health Insurance through Bupa.
• YuLife wellbeing app.