Hands On Software Engineering Managers – Fully Remote

🚀 Hands On Software Engineering Managers – Fully Remote (UK) | Up to £80,000

Interviews happening this week & next – decisions by end of the month

Are you a Senior Developer ready to step into a Tech Lead role/Development Manager where you can shape products that truly make a difference? We’re partnering with an industry leader at the forefront of digital innovation in health & social care.

With offices in Scotland and Newcastle (and just one or two in-office days per month), this is a fully remote opportunity offering the chance to lead, innovate, and grow in a supportive, forward-thinking environment.

💻 What you’ll do

• Take on a 70/30 hands-on vs. leadership split
  —coding, architecting, and mentoring.
• Lead a small, talented team of developers in an agile, product-focused environment (scrum).
• Work across a modern full-stack environment
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• HANDS ON Software Engineering Manager of a team between 2–10 engineers, running 1:1s and supporting growth
• Influence architecture, design patterns, and tech decisions across the platform
• Partner with product managers to shape priorities and delivery outcomes
• Guide teams in designing, building, testing, and shipping new features
• Play a key role in hiring the next generation of engineering talent
• Foster a culture of learning, collaboration, and engineering excellence
• Remain technically hands-on, especially while teams scale

We’re seeking strong full-stack engineers who lead by example.

• Core stack includes:
• Experience with large-scale, complex systems is a major advantage.
• Leadership titles aren’t essential - but leadership behaviour is
  .

• A strong full-stack engineer with deep problem-solving instincts
• Comfortable leading technical direction and coaching others
• Skilled at breaking down complexity into clear actions
• Emotionally intelligent and great at aligning teams
• Confident challenging assumptions and navigating ambiguity
• Motivated to build elegant, scalable, future-ready solutions
• Passionate about learning, improvement, and collaboration

• Up to £80,000 depending on experience
• 33 days holiday, rising to 40
• 4-week paid sabbatical after 5 years
• Innovation Weeks (twice annually)
• 20 hours paid volunteering time
• Monthly social time - hikes, BBQs, games nights, workshops

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Interviews are happening this week and next – apply now to secure your slot.