Software Engineering Manager

Job description

Software Engineering Manager

Southampton (Hybrid)

Permanent

This isn’t a role for someone who wants to stay hands-on in the code.

It’s for someone who knows how high-performance software gets built — and wants to lead the people and environment that make it happen.

You’d be leading a team of experienced software engineers working on real-time, high-throughput systems. The work sits at the intersection of software and hardware — performance-critical, complex, and very much R&D-led.

You won’t be writing the code.

You’ll be shaping how it gets written.

Why this role exists

The team is growing, and they need someone who can:

• Bring structure to how software is designed, built and delivered
• Support and develop strong technical leads
• Ensure consistency, quality and pace across multiple workstreams

This is about methodology, delivery and people — not micromanaging engineers or owning technical decisions.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading and developing a team of high-calibre software engineers
• Working closely with technical leads who own the engineering direction
• Shaping software engineering practices, workflows and delivery standards
• Supporting the development of scalable, high-performance software across complex architectures
• Driving delivery across the full product lifecycle
• Acting as a bridge between engineering, customers and the wider business

What they’re looking for

• Experience leading high-performing software teams
• Background in embedded software, high-performance computing, or software closely coupled to hardware
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, CI/CD and delivery frameworks
• Ability to take abstract problems and turn them into structured, actionable plans
• Comfortable operating in an R&D environment with evolving requirements

Experience in wireless communications is useful, but not essential — you’ll be working alongside specialists.

What this isn’t

• Not a role for someone who wants to stay deeply technical day-to-day
• Not a role for someone who needs full control over technical direction
• Not a large corporate environment with layers of process and sign-off

Why it’s worth considering

• Work alongside genuine subject matter experts in a highly specialised domain
• Influence how complex, high-performance software is delivered
• Small enough team to have impact, but established enough to have structure
• Strong technical culture without unnecessary bureaucracy

If you want to lead high-end engineering teams without stepping away from the detail entirely — but also without being buried in it — this is worth a conversation.

Click apply or get in contact with me directly for more information.

Yoh Solutions Ltd, a Day and Zimmerman Company, are Electronic Engineering and Development recruitment specialists, sourcing high-calibre permanent and interim engineering experts across the globe.

To gain access to my network and vacancies, feel free to connect with me by searching ‘Thomas Bird’ on LinkedIn.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Southampton

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

08-05-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English