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Trust In SODA

Engineering Manager

On site

Manchester, United kingdom

£ 400 /day

Freelance

29-04-2025

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Job Specifications

Role: Engineering Manager

Duration: Up until December 31st 2025
Rate: £400 per day Inside IR35
Location: Knutsford, 2 days on site per week

Our client is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing development team in Knutsford. This is an exciting opportunity for a technically credible leader who thrives on enabling teams to deliver outstanding software solutions while growing and mentoring engineering talent. As an Engineering Manager, your focus is not just on delivery, but also on people. You’ll champion agile practices, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and drive both team productivity and individual growth.

Key Responsibilities:
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers.
Own the delivery of technical products and projects, ensuring quality and timely execution.
Create and maintain project plans for large-scale epics.
Run and continuously improve agile processes and ceremonies.
Provide technical coaching and architecture guidance.
Conduct regular 1:1s, performance feedback, and career development.
Engage in hands-on practices such as code reviews, bug fixing, and quality assurance.
Collaborate across departments and manage multiple stakeholder relationships.
Drive innovation and implement process improvements.
Actively contribute to the team culture and overall technical direction.

Tech & Tools You'll Work With:
Languages & Frameworks: Strong background in Java, microservices, and APIs.
Methodologies: Agile, Scrum.
Tools: Jira, Confluence.
DevOps: CI/CD pipelines and tooling experience expected.

About the Company

Community-led, diverse in behaviour, for the digital tech brave. We are Trust in SODA, the digital tech recruitment specialists. We empower and build diverse communities that represent the digital tech world we live in. We are proud to be officially B Corp certified, joining a global network of organisations dedicated to using their platform as a force for positive change. Our consultants focus on delivering talent solutions across Software Engineering, DevOps, Data, Cloud & Infrastructure and Creative. Our SODA Squad op... Know more