Software Engineering Manager

ENSEK

. Lead a high-performing engineering team during the transformation from a tightly-coupled monolith to a modern, domain-driven, product-led organisation .

Posted 10/16/2026full-timeRemote • United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading engineering teams through transformation, focusing on hiring, coaching, and developing talent while driving technical excellence in microservices and cloud-native applications. Proficient in implementing CI/CD practices, automated testing, and system design to enhance product delivery and operational efficiency.

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Team LeadershipMicroservices ArchitectureCI/CD PracticesAutomated TestingCloud-Native Applications

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Hard Skills

MicroservicesCloud-Native ApplicationsAutomated TestingInfrastructure as CodeContainer OrchestrationSystem DesignModern Programming LanguagesCode Quality InitiativesMonitoring PracticesIncident Management

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationInfluencing Skills

Tools & Technologies

AWSKubernetes

Industry Keywords

Domain-Driven DesignProduct-Led OrganisationSprint PlanningBacklog PrioritisationBlameless Post-Incident ReviewsRunbooksSLIsSLOs

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudJavaKotlinKubernetesMicroservicesPythonGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a high-performing engineering team during the transformation from a tightly-coupled monolith to a modern, domain-driven, product-led organisation
Hire exceptional talent and develop engineers through 1:1s, coaching and career pathways
Drive sprint planning, backlog prioritisation and execution with Product
Champion design, testing, code review and CI/CD practices
Shape architectural decisions and make pragmatic technical trade-offs
Partner with architects and SRE to build scalable, secure and observable systems
Collaborate with Product, UX, Data and SRE on priorities, acceptance criteria and releases
Support on-call readiness and lead blameless post-incident reviews
Strengthen runbooks, monitoring, alerting and SLIs/SLOs
Remove friction, automate manual processes and foster continuous improvement and innovation

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years managing engineers with a track record of hiring, coaching and developing teams
Experience shipping production microservices or cloud‑native applications using public cloud (AWS preferred)
Practical understanding of automated pipelines, Infrastructure as Code and container orchestration (Kubernetes or equivalent)
Experience driving test strategy, automated testing and code quality initiatives
Familiarity with monitoring, logging and incident management practices
Strong communication skills and ability to influence across product, design, SRE and senior leadership
Strong coding experience in at least one modern language (e.g. Java, Kotlin, Python, Go, C#)
Familiarity with system design and architecture patterns

Benefits

Comp & perks

25 days’ holiday + bank holidays
Up to 25% bonus based on company and personal performance
Option to buy or sell 5 extra annual leave days per year
Vitality Health Insurance, including private healthcare, virtual GP access and mental‑health support
Pension with 5% matched contribution
Regular team‑wide and company‑wide events
2 volunteering days per year
Remote‑first working environment with offices in London and Nottingham