Software Engineering Manager

About the role

This role offers an experienced engineering leader the chance to blend deep technical expertise with product thinking and people management while shaping digital strategy at scale. You will guide the creation of customer‑facing products and internal platforms that transform how the business engages customers and unlocks new revenue streams.

Key responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams across onshore and offshore locations.
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Designers, Marketing and business stakeholders to deliver high‑impact digital products.
• Drive software engineering excellence, governance, coding standards and best practices.
• Evaluate and introduce modern technology solutions, frameworks and engineering tools.
• Champion AI‑assisted development practices and productivity‑enhancing technologies.
• Oversee architecture decisions, API strategy, microservices design and cloud deployments.
• Manage technical roadmaps, engineering KPIs, delivery performance and resource planning.
• Reduce technical debt and improve platform scalability, stability and performance.
• Conduct technology assessments, proof‑of‑concepts and vendor evaluations.
• Support business stakeholders through workshops, demonstrations, requirement gathering and solution design.
• Drive agile delivery practices and continuous improvement across engineering teams.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years leading software engineering teams, including distributed and offshore teams.
• Experience in product‑led organisations and agile delivery environments.
• Strong knowledge of modern architecture patterns such as microservices and API‑first design.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform.
• Background in digital products, e‑commerce, marketplace, automotive, property or consumer‑facing platforms is a plus.

Required skills

• Node.js
• React.js
• React Native
• Next.js
• Mobile application development
• Google Cloud Platform
• MACH architecture principles
• Microservices design
• API‑first design
• CI/CD pipelines
• DevOps practices
• Source control (e.g., Git)
• SQL databases
• NoSQL databases