Software Engineering Manager

Sanderson are working with a leading financial services organisation that puts customers at the centre of its business. The company is going through a period of impressive growth across their technology team, creating opportunity to work on challenging projects and contribute to the development of its digital platforms.

As a Software Engineering Manager, you will play a pivotal role in leading a cross-functional product engineering squad focused on delivering outstanding digital experiences. You will help evolve the existing ecosystem while driving the development of advanced personalisation services that enable seamless, data-driven client journeys across devices and channels.

This is an opportunity to genuinely make your mark within a highly digital, innovation-focused environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and inspire a software engineering squad to consistently deliver high-quality software, balancing delivery with innovation.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, continuous improvement, and psychological safety within your team.
• Recruit, develop, and retain top engineering talent, providing coaching, mentorship, and structured career development.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and senior stakeholders to ensure engineering outcomes align with business and client priorities.
• Champion agile delivery, DevOps, secure practices, and team ways of working to maintain high standards across the squad.
• Maintain ownership of services delivered by the team, ensuring reliability, supportability, and continuous improvement

Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience leading software engineering teams within complex organisations
• Strong hands-on technical background in Node, React, and AWS-based architectures
• Experience delivering modern full-stack applications using TypeScript and cloud-native services
• Strong communicator, capable of articulating complex architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• People-first leadership style with a focus on inclusion, development, and building high-performing teams
• Comfortable managing ambiguity and driving clarity through collaboration

This is a full-time, permanent role offering a starting salary up to £95,000 (DOE) and a remote-first working model.

Please Note: You must be a UK resident to apply for this role.

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Reasonable Adjustments:

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