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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineering Manager - **Company:** gb Daniel James Resourcing Ltd - **Location:** Nottingham, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £60,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, Production Code, Software Coding - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/software-engineering-manager/daniel-james-resourcing-ltd-job107936092 ## About the Role * Strong experience leading software engineers * An excellent understanding of the software development lifecycle * Demonstrable Agile/software delivery experience * Strong prioritisation and delivery-management capability * Experience improving engineering processes and ways of working * Confidence dealing with missed deadlines, delivery problems and competing priorities * Strong line-management, coaching and people-development skills * The ability to work effectively between Product, Engineering and senior stakeholders * Evidence of handling difficult conversations and resolving problems rather than allowing them to drift The person matters.The business is looking for someone pragmatic, organised and emotionally intelligent. Someone engineers respect. Someone Product trusts. And someone senior leadership can rely on when priorities collide and delivery gets difficult. You don't need to be writing production code. ## Description This isn't an Engineering Manager role for somebody who wants to spend their day designing architecture or writing code. It's for somebody who knows how to get the best out of software engineers. Someone who understands the SDLC, knows what good Agile delivery looks like, can spot where process is slowing a team down and, most importantly, is an exceptional people leader. The opportunityYou'll sit at the heart of the Engineering function, working closely with senior Technology and Product leadership. Product will help define what needs to be built. Your responsibility is making sure Engineering has the people, structure, processes and clarity to work out how and when it gets delivered. You'll initially take responsibility for an engineering function of around five people, with the team expected to grow significantly over the following 12 months. That means this isn't simply about maintaining an established function. You'll have the opportunity to shape how the Engineering team operates as it scales. What you'll ownYou'll take responsibility for the day-to-day effectiveness of Software Engineering, including: * Leading, coaching and developing engineers * Creating clear accountability, ownership and expectations across the team * Owning engineering delivery, sequencing and prioritisation * Improving Agile ways of working and the wider SDLC * Identifying blockers before they become delivery problems * Balancing competing priorities, deadlines and engineering capacity * Partnering closely with Product to turn priorities into realistic delivery plans * Improving engineering processes, standards and consistency * Managing performance and supporting individual career development * Helping the Engineering function scale without losing quality or pace * Creating an environment where good engineers can do their best work What we're looking forWe're deliberately not looking for the most technical person in the room. 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