Overview

Software Engineering Manager | up to £110k | Fully Remote, UK. Pearson Carter are partnering with an industry leading cyber security platform seeking to expand their development team.

Salary information is provided by Pearson Carter; your final pay will be based on skills and experience. Reach out to the recruiter for details.

Responsibilities

• Tech Leadership: Drive collaboration and performance across multiple engineering squads by fostering a culture of autonomy, accountability, and technical excellence. Support teams in architectural decisions and scaling best practices.
• Team Management: Conduct regular one-on-ones, define clear career development paths, and mentor engineers through coaching and feedback.
• Improve developer workflows and satisfaction by identifying bottlenecks using engineering metrics (e.g., PR throughput, CI speed, deployment frequency) and guiding improvements with tools like getDX.
• Lead evaluation and integration of AI technologies across engineering. Experiment with and implement LLM-based tools to enhance productivity (e.g., coding assistants, automated documentation/testing).
• Collaborate with Product, Content, and Data Science to plan, build, and release features that create meaningful impact for users.
• Build and develop a world-class engineering team.
• Support the Head of Engineering.

Experience / Qualifications

• Deep experience with React, Node, TypeScript, MongoDB, Express (MERN Stack).
• Strong understanding of AWS and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience leading software engineering teams of up to 10 people, ideally across multiple squads or projects.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous or complex problem spaces with a high degree of ownership and autonomy.
• Clear understanding of what makes a high-performing engineering team, with the ability to foster and support that environment.
• Salary: up to £110,000 with fully remote working and flexible hours; £2,500 budget for personal development and training; annual company holiday; health insurance where applicable; enhanced maternity and paternity package.

Location

This role is fully remote; you will be working from home 100% of the time. The employer is seeking someone based in the UK and does not require sponsorship.

How to Apply

Please apply asap with your CV to be considered. You can also contact cameron.s@pearsoncarter.com or 0191 406 6111.

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