Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year Requirements: Significant senior leadership experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams (circa 20). Proven ability to build, inspire and scale high-performing teams. Strong commercial acumen with experience aligning technology to business growth. Deep technical knowledge and a hands-on engineering background. Experience operating at executive level and influencing senior stakeholders. A track record of delivering secure, scalable platforms in regulated or complex environments (financial services experience desirable). Gravitas, energy and the confidence to influence at CEO level. Responsibilities: Define and execute a clear engineering strategy aligned to business growth and revenue objectives. Partner with the CEO and executive team to ensure technology investment delivers measurable commercial value. Drive performance, efficiency and scalability across the 20-person engineering function. Own budget, resource planning and cost management within engineering. Lead, mentor and energise a team of approximately 20. Create a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement. Develop leadership capability within the engineering management layer. Foster an environment that attracts, retains and develops top technical talent. Oversee the design and delivery of secure, scalable, high-quality digital platforms. Ensure best-in-class Agile, DevOps and modern software engineering practices. Maintain hands-on credibility with strong technical depth and architectural understanding. Drive engineering KPIs focused on quality, velocity, stability and customer impact. Work closely with the Chief Architect to ensure architectural vision is effectively implemented. Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Operations and Commercial teams. Translate complex technical strategy into clear business language for executive stakeholders. Constructively challenge senior leaders where appropriate to ensure optimal outcomes. Technologies: Architect DevOps More: We are a progressive and ambitious organization looking for an exceptional Software Engineering Manager to lead, energize and elevate our engineering function of approximately 20. This pivotal executive-level role involves working closely with our Chief Architect and reporting directly to the CEO, contributing to our technical direction and commercial outcomes. We offer a dynamic work environment, 28 days of holiday, healthcare benefits, and a hybrid working model. last updated 9 week of 2026