Engineering Manager (Hands off, people leader)

• 24/09/25
• North West, Manchester City Centre
• £85k per year
• Permanent
• Software Engineering
• Full time

Engineering Manager - (Hands off, people leader) - £85,000 - onsite 1x per week

A new opportunity for an Engineering Manager focused on people, coaching and enabling team performance within a fast-growing SaaS business.

This is not a typical role where you're driving product or technical decisions. Instead, the focus is on developing individuals and creating the conditions for strong, healthy and effective engineering teams.

Why this role stands out:

You'll be part of a people-first engineering culture with a strong emphasis on collaboration, psychological safety and continuous improvement. There's genuine flexibility, low ego across teams and a healthy approach to hybrid working.

What they're looking for:

• Proven line management experience across multiple teams
• Background in software teams, with a good understanding of engineering practices
• Strong coaching and feedback skills
• Experience supporting performance, goal setting and career development
• Familiarity with agile delivery methods such as Kanban, TDD, continuous integration and pair programming
• Involvement in hiring and onboarding processes
• Ability to build trust and maintain psychological safety within teams
• Comfortable aligning people to strategy without being directly responsible for product or architecture decisions

*This is not a hands-on technical role, but a solid understanding of this kind of environment is expected*

Benefits include:

• Flexible working, with support for home office setup
• 26 days total annual leave
• Enhanced maternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Health support through an NHS top-up scheme
• Annual learning budget and structured development support
• Pension, cycle to work scheme, travel stipend, and paid sabbatical after 5 years
• Regular in-person collaboration days, with business travel covered

Perfect for candidates passionate about people leadership in engineering, wanting to focus on coaching, development and enabling others to thrive.