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About SchemeServe:
SchemeServe is insurance software like no other.
Built in the cloud for MGAs, brokers and insurers, we deliver unrivalled flexibility, unstoppable innovation and (most importantly) truly Obsessive Support.
Founded in 2000 by our CEO, Adam, we’ve grown organically—no outside investment, no nonsense. Just strong values, strong culture and a strong team.
We're fully remote (yep, even before the pandemic made it cool), but we do meet up twice a year for epic Team Retreats (March and September). Think idea-sharing, deep connections, good food and the occasional inflatable flamingo.
We’re mad about self-development. Want free books? Mentoring? Paid certs? No problem.
We also offer:
- Flexible working hours
- Paid days off for charity work
- A relaxed, genuinely friendly culture where you can be yourself
If that excites you—brilliant. It should.
Who we’re looking for
We're on the hunt for a UK-based Engineering Manager who’s passionate about growing people, not just writing code. This is a hands-off coding role—you won’t be shipping production code yourself, but you will be coaching, mentoring, unblocking and empowering the engineers who do.
You’ll work closely with our Head of Engineering to lead a multi-disciplinary, fully remote team. Think team-building, goal-setting, career development, and making sure the right people are in the right seats to do their best work.
We’re a creative and collaborative crew, always up for a challenge. If you’ve got a good sense of humour and a “let’s do this” attitude, we’ll get along just fine.
Your Role:
As a software development manager, your mission is to create the conditions for your team to thrive—delivering high-quality software, frequently and confidently.
This is a mostly hands-off code role, but you will be responsible for ensuring that your team is productive, happy, and supported in doing their best work.
You’ll report to the Head of Engineering; and work in close collaboration with our Heads of Role (Frontend, Backend, QA). While those Heads provide technical direction, coding standards, and mentoring within their disciplines, you will focus on people leadership, delivery management and cross-functional collaboration.
In practice, this means you'll:
- Coach and develop engineers, helping them grow their skills and careers
- Collaborate with Heads of Role to ensure engineers have the guidance and mentorship they need
- Contribute to architecture and technical planning conversations, providing strategic input and representing the team’s needs
- Drive delivery—clearing blockers, ensuring good process, and making sure projects land
- Work closely with Product Managers and stakeholders to align work with business goals
- Create a positive, inclusive culture rooted in autonomy, psychological safety, and accountability
- Monitor team performance, delivery health and morale—and step in where needed
- be involved in hiring, onboarding, and personal development initiatives for your team
- Advocate for your engineers, their work, and their experience across the organisation
- Ensure a healthy delivery cadence—ensuring the team ships quality code frequently (ideally daily or weekly)
- 4+ years of experience in software development, including at least 2 years managing or leading engineers
- A track record of guiding teams through the full software development lifecycle
- Strong communication skills—you’re clear, concise, and human
- Ability to lead with context without micro-managing; you build trust and autonomy
- Confidence in architectural conversations and strategic thinking
- Calm under pressure, pragmatic in a pinch
- A passion for great tech (bonus points for open source enthusiasm)
- A strong understanding of business context and product impact
- An understanding of cloud hosting, specifically Azure
- Knowledge of the benefits and pitfalls of working with a service based architecture
- Background in SaaS, fintech, or insurance? Big thumbs up!
Thanks, but we’re good. We’re already working with a few trusted partners.
Any unsolicited emails will be politely ignored (or possibly used as examples of bad outreach in internal chats).
Seniority level
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Job function
Engineering and Information TechnologyIndustries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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#J-18808-Ljbffr- Location:
- United Kingdom
- Salary:
- £80,000 - £100,000
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- IT & Technology
