Software Engineering Manager - Manchester

Salary: £80,000 - 110,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong commercial experience with Golang or similar backend technologies.
• Previous experience in a leadership, team lead or engineering management role.
• Strong understanding of microservices and distributed architectures.
• Experience working with AWS or other cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing practices.
• Experience working with SQL and/or NoSQL databases.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong problem-solving and technical decision-making ability.
• Experience working in Agile environments.
• Desirable: experience with serverless technologies such as AWS Lambda.
• Desirable: experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Desirable: experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems.
• Desirable: background in fintech or regulated environments.
• Desirable: experience scaling engineering teams in high-growth organisations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of Software Engineers.
• Oversee the design, development and delivery of scalable backend services.
• Provide technical direction across microservices, APIs and cloud-native systems.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and engineering standards.
• Promote best practices in CI/CD, testing and DevOps culture.
• Support hiring, onboarding and professional development of engineers.
• Work closely with Product Managers to define and deliver roadmaps.
• Ensure code quality, scalability, security and performance standards are met.
• Drive continuous improvement and engineering excellence across teams.
• Champion the use of modern tools, including AI-assisted development.

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Lambda
• Backend
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Docker
• Golang
• Support
• Kubernetes
• NoSQL
• SQL
• Security
• Serverless
• microservices

More:

We are a fast-growing and innovative technology organisation based in Greater Manchester, and we are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead and develop high-performing Agile engineering teams. This is a hands-on leadership opportunity within a modern cloud-native environment, where you will help shape architecture, drive best practices, and support the delivery of scalable, secure backend systems used by customers at scale. We offer a competitive salary of £70,000 to £100,000 depending on experience, hybrid working, a clear path into senior leadership, a collaborative and innovative engineering culture, a pension scheme, and additional benefits including birthday leave, wedding leave, charity days, and wellness initiatives. We also encourage the use of AI-driven engineering tools and modern development practices.

last updated 40 week of 2026