MCS Group is looking for a Software Engineering Manager to take on a key leadership position within a growing, forward-thinking, SaaS software house. This Software Engineering Manager will lead multiple agile teams within a high-performing engineering function, shaping delivery, mentoring talent, and driving technical excellence. This is an exciting opportunity for a proven people leader who still understands the craft of software engineering - someone who can balance strategic direction with hands-on technical insight. The Role You will report directly to the Director of Engineering and play a pivotal role in scaling the company's software delivery capabilities. You'll oversee multiple agile teams, ensuring alignment between technical execution and business goals, while fostering a collaborative, innovative culture. Working closely with Product Management, Architecture, and other senior stakeholders, you'll help shape the roadmap, strengthen delivery processes, and ensure your teams are empowered to deliver high-quality software that scales. You will play a pivotal role in driving technical and operational excellence across the engineering organisation. This Software Engineering Manager will champion best practices in agile delivery, documentation, and operational support. The Person This role requires a proven career in software development, with a significant portion of this time spent in a management capacity. You will have experience managing multiple agile teams delivering production-grade software. Ideally you will have a solid background in mobile and web technologies. You will have a demonstrable track record of building scalable, high-performance applications. Skilled in capacity planning, team organisation, and resource management. Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills. Ability to inspire, coach, and grow engineering talent. Knowledge of modern DevOps, CI/CD, or cloud-native architectures would be highly beneficial. Location: Belfast/Northern Ireland (Hybrid- 3 days per week in the office) Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time Salary: Up to £70k per annum with competitive benefits package including bonus of up to 10%. To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Jill Johnston, Head of IT Contracts, at MCS Group Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current jobs MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation, if you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request. Not all agencies are the same MCS Group are passionate about providing a first-class service to all our customers and have an independent review rating of 4.9 stars on Google. Skills: software development manager software manager technical lead head of software development head of engineering Lead Software Engineer