Software Engineering Manager

Salary: £100,000 - 115,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience leading successful software engineering teams.
• Extensive knowledge of embedded software development for performance-critical or high-throughput applications.
• A strong track record of designing, developing, and validating embedded or high-performance computing software.
• The ability to translate complex technical ideas into clear development plans and deliverable outcomes.
• Experience working with CI/CD practices, software planning tools, and agile development workflows.
• A relevant degree in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent commercial experience.
• An understanding of wireless communications principles, or the enthusiasm and aptitude to develop expertise in this area.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of highly skilled software engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Define and evolve software engineering standards, development practices, and design approaches to support continuous improvement.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the software development lifecycle, from initial architecture and design through to implementation, verification, and release.
• Work alongside multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver key project milestones on time and to a high standard.
• Oversee the implementation and optimisation of wireless communication software across a range of heterogeneous computing platforms.
• Act as a technical point of contact for customers, providing project updates, gathering requirements, and resolving technical challenges.
• Support career development, coaching, and knowledge sharing to help engineers reach their full potential.

Technologies:

• CI/CD
• Embedded
• Support

More:

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead a talented team developing cutting-edge software solutions. This is a technical leadership role where we will look to you to shape engineering practices, guide technical direction, and help deliver complex software projects from concept through to release. We work on a hybrid basis, with an expectation of being in our Southampton office 2-3 days per week.

last updated 31 week of 2026