Software Engineering Manager

Company Description

An organisation with a strong purpose, vision and goal - we're all about living health confident.

Position

Software Engineering Manager

Worthing, West Sussex – Hybrid

Full time, Permanent

Upto £76,000 Per Year Plus Various Company Benefits

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead our dynamic team of 20 Software Engineers!

The 20 Engineers? Externally, they are a team that pride themselves on being flexible whilst managing the workload without compromising on quality. Internally, they are a supportive group that values collaboration, individuality, and open communication.

They believe in the power of diverse ideas and having fun while achieving their goals, and we are looking for someone with a strong technical background, leadership and coaching abilities – with a passion for developing innovative software solutions - to come in and help us shape our technical journey towards our goals.

The role will be predominately managerial with some hands-on activity and comes with the exciting opportunity to influence and shape an exciting technical journey towards our 2028 vision.If you're ready to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to have you on board!

What we can offer you in return*

• Four free Health Assessments per year, which can be used by yourself, family or friends
• A further 50% off any additional testing
• 23 days annual leave, rising to 25 days after 1 year, and rising an extra day each year up to 28 days – plus bank holidays on top!
• Sophos@Home protection
• EAP Scheme
• Company sick pay scheme
• Enhanced family leave
• Life Insurance
• Employee referral bonus scheme of up to £1,000
• Matched company pension (up to 5% or up to capped amount)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Charity Sponsorship Scheme
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Home office allowance – yearly allowance of £130 to make working from home more comfortable!
• After qualifying period & subject to terms and conditions and/or eligibility.
  
  

What will your day-to-day look like?

• Lead and manage the Engineering team, providing mentorship, guidance, and career development.
• Oversee the entire Secure Software Development Lifecycle, including sprint planning, design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, scope, and timelines
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality software products that meet customer needs and business objectives.
• Be ‘hands on’ and contribute to technical or development tasks
• Implement and maintain best practices for software development, including coding standards, code reviews, testing procedures and information security considerations.
• Monitor and promote team motivation, performance, productivity, and efficiency.
• Provide technical guidance and participate in technical designs
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and collaboration
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices.
• Responsible for the engineering adherence towards maintaining an effective ISO27001 framework
  
  

The hours

• 37.5 hours per week
• Monday to Friday
• 9am -5pm/8am-4pm
• Full time, Permanent
• Hybrid – up to 2 days per week in the office outside of training
  
  

Requirements

What we would like to see from you…

• Proven experience as a Software Engineering Manager or similar senior role.
• Strong technical background with hands-on experience in software development.
• Technology stack experience in PHP(Laravel), MySQL and frontends such as Angular and React
• Experience with software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum).
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Experience with cloud technologies and DevOps practices is a plus. We use AWS and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with software development tools and platforms (e.g., Git, JIRA, Bitbucket Pipelines).
• Prior experience working on modernising legacy systems or digital transformations would be advantageous
  
  

Other information

The next steps…

So, if you think you’ve got some exceptional skills to offer us and Bluecrest feels like a place where you can belong, we’d love to learn more about you. If your application is successful, the next steps will be a call from a member of our recruitment team to have the chance to get to know each other even better!

Equal Opportunities

Bluecrest Wellness is a proud promoter of the Equality Act 2010. We believe in fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting diversity in our employment practices. We do not discriminate in employment based on race, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, marital status, medical history, parental status or genetic information.

We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and organisational needs.

Our mission at Bluecrest is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work.

Other Info

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