Software Engineering Manager
Southampton (Hybrid)
Permanent
This isn’t a role for someone who wants to stay hands-on in the code.
It’s for someone who knows how high-performance software gets built — and wants to lead the people and environment that make it happen.
You’d be leading a team of experienced software engineers working on real-time, high-throughput systems. The work sits at the intersection of software and hardware — performance-critical, complex, and very much R&D-led.
You won’t be writing the code.
You’ll be shaping how it gets written.
Why this role exists
The team is growing, and they need someone who can:
* Bring structure to how software is designed, built and delivered
* Support and develop strong technical leads
* Ensure consistency, quality and pace across multiple workstreams
This is about methodology, delivery and people — not micromanaging engineers or owning technical decisions.
What you’ll be doing
* Leading and developing a team of high-calibre software engineers
* Working closely with technical leads who own the engineering direction
* Shaping software engineering practices, workflows and delivery standards
* Supporting the development of scalable, high-performance software across complex architectures
* Driving delivery across the full product lifecycle
* Acting as a bridge between engineering, customers and the wider business
What they’re looking for
* Experience leading high-performing software teams
* Background in embedded software, high-performance computing, or software closely coupled to hardware
* Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, CI/CD and delivery frameworks
* Ability to take abstract problems and turn them into structured, actionable plans
* Comfortable operating in an R&D environment with evolving requirements
Experience in wireless communications is useful, but not essential — you’ll be working alongside specialists.
What this isn’t
* Not a role for someone who wants to stay deeply technical day-to-day
* Not a role for someone who needs full control over technical direction
* Not a large corporate environment with layers of process and sign-off
Why it’s worth considering
* Work alongside genuine subject matter experts in a highly specialised domain
* Influence how complex, high-performance software is delivered
* Small enough team to have impact, but established enough to have structure
* Strong technical culture without unnecessary bureaucracy
If you want to lead high-end engineering teams without stepping away from the detail entirely — but also without being buried in it — this is worth a conversation.
Click apply or get in contact with me directly for more information.
Yoh Solutions Ltd, a Day and Zimmerman Company, are Electronic Engineering and Development recruitment specialists, sourcing high-calibre permanent and interim engineering experts across the globe.
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