Manager, Engineering

We are seeking Manager of Engineering to lead, grow, and develop a high-performing software engineering team within our Corporate Sustainability product area.

This is a hands-on player-coach role, ideal for a technically strong engineer who is ready to take ownership of team delivery, people leadership, and technical direction while still contributing to the codebase.

You will play a key role in ensuring the engineering team consistently delivers value to customers through high-quality, reliable SaaS solutions. You will also act as the accountable technical and delivery leader for the team within the wider organisation, including Product Management and senior stakeholders.

This role requires a strong software engineering background (ideally .NET / C# or Node.js) with the ability to stay close to the code while leading people and process. You should be comfortable working in an environment with minimal unnecessary formality, where success is driven through direct communication, trust, and continuous improvement.

• Manage and develop a team of software engineers responsible for design, development, testing, performance, security, and maintenance of Sphera’s Corporate Sustainability product
• Build a culture of accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement
• Act as the key point of leadership for the team, ensuring alignment with broader engineering and business goals

• Contribute directly to the codebase when needed, using modern software engineering practices
• Provide technical guidance in .NET / C# or Node.js environments
• Support architectural decisions and ensure design intent is clearly communicated using appropriate modelling and documentation approaches
• Maintain a strong understanding of system design, scalability, and software quality

• Partner closely with Product Management to translate requirements into clear, actionable engineering outcomes
• Ensure consistent, high-quality SaaS releases aligned with business priorities
• Identify and remove delivery blockers, proactively resolving issues impacting team performance

• Recruit, onboard, and develop top engineering talent
• Coach engineers to improve performance, technical capability, and ownership
• Have open, honest, and sometimes challenging conversations to address performance issues and improve outcomes
• Foster a culture of informal, direct communication and trust across the team

• Take ownership of engineering processes and evaluate their effectiveness in delivering outcomes
• Apply critical judgment to existing processes and propose improvements where needed
• Ensure the team operates efficiently without unnecessary bureaucracy, while maintaining appropriate engineering discipline
• Drive continuous improvement across people, process, and technology
• Act as the primary technical voice for the team to internal stakeholders and customers where required
• Maintain strong working relationships with Product, Engineering, and wider business functions
• Ensure transparency in delivery status, risks, and trade-offs

• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• 3+ years of experience leading or managing engineering teams
• Strong hands-on development experience in .NET / C# or Node.js
• Proven experience delivering SaaS or enterprise software products
• Strong ability to translate product requirements into technical execution
• Demonstrated experience in coaching, mentoring, and developing engineers
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, low-formality, high-accountability environment
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience working in global or cross-functional organisations is beneficial