Software Engineering Manager

Software Development Manager Location: West of Ireland Working Model: Hybrid — 2 days per week in the office Salary: €80,000–€100,000 per annum, depending on experience About the Role We are seeking a Software Development Manager with strong people leadership skills and a passion for developing high-performing engineering teams. You will own software delivery, strengthen engineering standards and promote quality, secure development and continuous improvement. This role suits someone with a software development background, a supportive leadership style and an interest in AI and innovation. Candidates from any programming language or coding background are welcome. Key Responsibilities - People leadership and development: Lead, coach and mentor engineers, supporting career progression, performance and team engagement. - Delivery ownership: Own delivery commitments, managing priorities, dependencies and risks alongside Product and other stakeholders. - Engineering standards: Champion sound architecture, maintainable code, code reviews and consistent development practices. - Quality engineering: Embed automated testing and quality throughout the development lifecycle to improve reliability and reduce defects. - Agile delivery: Support effective Agile practices, remove blockers and help teams continuously improve. - Secure development: Promote secure coding, security testing and development best practices. - AI and innovation: Identify practical opportunities to use AI, automation and new technologies to improve products and engineering productivity. - Technical collaboration: Guide discussions on APIs, Azure cloud services, distributed systems and DevOps practices. Skills and Experience - 7+ years’ experience in software development, including 3+ years leading engineering teams. - Proven experience coaching engineers, managing performance and building collaborative teams. - A track record of owning software delivery and balancing speed, quality and technical priorities. - Experience with APIs, cloud platforms—ideally Microsoft Azure—and distributed systems. - Strong understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing and secure development practices. - Experience working in Agile environments and driving continuous improvement. - An interest in applying AI and innovation to software development. - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.