Senior Engineering Manager

Posted 19hrs ago

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Manage and lead multiple engineering teams to deliver high-quality software products. Drive engineering culture and technical vision at Civica, a GovTech champion supporting critical public services.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage engineers and engineering managers
  • Own the people management and delivery efforts of multiple engineering teams
  • Make data driven decisions
  • Instill a culture of measurement and constant learning and improvement
  • Strive to make Civica a great place to work, learn and grow for software engineers

Requirements:

  • Hire, build and manage multiple teams of successful & happy software engineers
  • Enabling your teams for success, delivering high-quality products to our customers
  • Set and communicate clear priorities and a strategy that contribute to Civica’s goals
  • Help to set the long-term technical vision for your teams, and contribute to the wider Civica Engineering vision
  • Drive the evolution of Civica’s engineering culture
  • Develop and align processes and decision-making across teams
  • Aligning engineering efforts with product colleagues & other senior stakeholders
  • Experience in recruiting, coaching and mentoring software engineers and managers
  • A technical background, able to engage with software engineers on a deeply technical level and contribute to technical decision making
  • Strong knowledge of modern software development practices such as agile development, testing principles, security, and observability
  • Expertise implementing engineering metrics to drive quality and performance
  • Comfortable with ambiguity, and able to create clarity for your teams
  • Awareness of Developer Experience principles (Nice to Haves)
  • Experience modernising legacy software (Nice to Haves)
  • Worked in an environment where engineers own production services (Nice to Haves)
  • Experience working with globally distributed teams (Nice to Haves)

Benefits:

  • 25 Days Annual Leave + bank holidays – plus the option to buy up to 10 extra days!
  • Days of Difference – Up to 3 extra days off for volunteering.
  • Pension Contributions – 5% employer match to support your future.
  • Income Protection – Up to 75% salary cover for long-term illness.
  • Life Assurance – 4x salary tax-free lump sum.
  • Critical Illness Cover – £25,000 lump sum (extendable to dependents).
  • Private Medical Insurance – Fast access to private healthcare.
  • Health Cash Plan – Claim back physio, therapies & more.
  • Dental Insurance – Cover for routine & emergency care.
  • Affinity Groups – Join employee-led communities.
  • Bounty Bonus – Refer a friend & get rewarded.