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# Senior Manager- Software Engineering

- **Company:** Socure
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon S3, Automation of Tests, Cloud Engineering, Code Review, Data Structures, Distributed Systems, Amazon DynamoDB, Software Engineering, Management of Software Versions, Concurrency, Backend, Git, Event Driven Architecture, Amazon Relational Database Service, Containerization, Kubernetes, Api Design, Docker, Golang, Microservices
- **Published:** September 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/senior-manager-software-engineering/46387354

## About the Role

ownership and collaboration. What You Bring: 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including ownership of large-scale backend systems in production. 3+ years of hands-on technical leadership (as Tech Lead or Manager) with a track record of leading complex, cross-team projects while contributing to code and design. 5+ years of experience with Golang (preferred) and/or Java, plus strong computer science fundamentals (data structures, concurrency, distributed systems). Deep understanding of AWS cloud-native architectures and services (e.g., ECS/EKS, Lambda, OpenSearch, DynamoDB, RDS, S3) and resilience patterns. Proficiency with microservices, API design, and event-driven systems, as well as experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes). Strong operational mindset: expert in observability, monitoring, incident response, performance engineering, and adherence to security best practices. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing
strategies (unit, integration, e2e), and modern DevOps workflows; comfortable with Git-based trunk/branch strategies. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills; able to clearly frame tradeoffs and drive alignment across engineering and product teams. Additional Information Permanent right to work in the UK is required; Socure does not provide visa sponsorship for this role. Candidates must be based in London or within a commutable distance, with the ability to attend the office as needed. Socure is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in all its forms within our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you need an accommodation during any stage of the application or hiring process-including interview or onboarding support-please reach out to your Socure recruiting partner directly. Follow
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## Description

Why Socure? Socure is building the identity trust infrastructure for the digital economy - verifying 100% of good identities in real time and stopping fraud before it starts. The mission is big, the problems are complex, and the impact is felt by businesses, governments, and millions of people every day. We hire people who want that level of responsibility. People who move fast, think critically, act like owners, and care deeply about solving customer problems with precision. If you want predictability or narrow scope, this won't be your place. If you want to help build the future of identity with a team that holds a high bar for itself - keep reading. At Socure, we are revolutionizing digital trust by building mission-critical systems that deliver high reliability and operate at global scale. As a Manager, Software Engineering, you will be a hands-on technical leader who defines direction, raises engineering standards, and delivers measurable product outcomes, all while remaining, delivery via code reviews and automation. Partner closely with Product, Design, Data Science, and Platform teams to define project scope, sequence milestones, and proactively de-risk execution for iterative releases. Own design of APIs and microservices, including REST and event-driven patterns, and enforce best practices for versioning, contracts, and backward compatibility. Advance operational excellence by defining SLOs, improving observability and alerting, hardening on-call procedures and runbooks, and leading incident response and post-mortems. Solve complex distributed system challenges (such as throughput, latency, consistency, and data modeling) with pragmatic decision-making and balanced tradeoffs. Document architectural decisions, service ownership, and operational runbooks to share knowledge and maintain long-term scalability. Foster team growth through clear expectations, actionable feedback, and mentorship; hire, develop, and onboard diverse talent committed to a culture of


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