Software Engineering Manager Location: Hybrid (2–3 days/week in office, remote considered) Salary: £90,000 (DOE) Industry: Software / SaaS / Networking Solutions About the Company We’re a profitable, founder-led scale-up delivering enterprise-grade load balancing and networking products. Our software powers mission-critical infrastructure across industries including healthcare, fintech, and public sector organisations. We’re currently building a next-gen SaaS platform (20 microservices) and launching a new customer portal – all while maintaining and evolving legacy systems and core offerings. With 14 engineers spread across multiple sub-teams (FE, BE, SaaS, QA, DevOps, and more), the pace is high and the opportunities to lead are real. We operate a hybrid working model, with most of the engineering team in office 2–3 days per week. The Role We’re looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead and support a growing, multi-disciplinary engineering team. This is a people-first role, ideal for someone who’s passionate about mentoring, team structure, and delivery excellence — with enough technical understanding to support architectural and delivery conversations. You’ll help create clarity, drive momentum, and build an environment where engineers can thrive. Key Responsibilities Line manage engineers across multiple teams (front-end, back-end, SaaS, QA, DevOps) Foster a high-performance engineering culture based on autonomy, trust, and quality Partner with Product and Project teams to plan and deliver across multiple workstreams Support and enable technical growth across the team Drive consistent Agile delivery and engineering process improvements Guide team members through complex technical challenges, even if not coding yourself ✅ What We’re Looking For Experience managing engineering teams in a scaling product-led environment Strong technical understanding of SaaS architecture, microservices, and modern software engineering Background working in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban) Comfortable overseeing cross-functional teams (FE, BE, QA, DevOps, UX) Empathetic leadership style with a focus on team development and delivery Bonus: experience in infrastructure, networking, or systems-focused domains