Senior Engineering Manager

Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (Remote and Hybrid options)

Contract: Permanent | Full-Time

Overview

Our client is expanding its Belfast engineering hub and seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead multiple cross‑functional product teams delivering scalable, cloud‑native solutions that support a global technology platform.

This role is suited to an experienced technical leader who combines strategic thinking, delivery excellence, and a deep understanding of modern software engineering practices. You’ll work closely with product, architecture, and operations leadership to build high‑performing teams and deliver impactful software at scale.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and coach multiple engineering teams to deliver high‑quality software in an agile, collaborative environment.
• Build and retain top‑tier talent; foster a culture of ownership, inclusion, and technical excellence.
• Guide career growth through 1:1s, feedback, and development planning.

Technical Direction & Delivery

• Partner with senior engineers and architects to define long‑term technical strategies aligned with platform goals.
• Drive best practices in engineering, testing, DevOps, and CI/CD automation.
• Ensure scalability, reliability, and maintainability across systems built primarily in React, Node.js, Python, and AWS.
• Balance technical innovation with delivery speed and quality.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with product management and design to prioritise roadmaps and align technical delivery with business outcomes.
• Communicate clearly across technical and non‑technical audiences – connecting engineering progress to commercial value.
• Support coordination across time zones and distributed teams (US and EU).

Operational Excellence

• Own delivery KPIs: throughput, quality, and stability.
• Improve developer productivity through tooling, automation, and process refinement.
• Contribute to incident management, risk assessment, and continuous improvement cycles.

About You

• Proven track record leading 2+ engineering teams (10–20 engineers total) in a fast‑paced SaaS or product‑focused environment.
• Strong technical background – ideally from full‑stack or backend engineering before moving into leadership.
• Experience with AWS, TypeScript/JavaScript (React, Node.js), and modern CI/CD pipelines.
• Demonstrable ability to attract, develop, and retain high‑performing engineers.
• Pragmatic, outcome‑oriented leader who values clear communication, accountability, and technical craft.
• Experience scaling systems and teams for enterprise‑grade, cloud‑native products.

Why Join

• Work on complex, high‑impact software used globally.
• Join an engineering organisation that values technical depth, autonomy, and growth.
• Belfast‑based leadership team with direct impact on product strategy.
• Competitive salary, remote and hybrid flexibility, and a culture of innovation and collaboration.

To express an interest or learn more, reach out to Ryan Quinn on LinkedIn. If you don’t have a CV and are open to an initial chat about who the client is and what they do, let me know.

Skills

Project Management Delivery Manager