About this role
Salary: £38,000 - 78,000 per year
Requirements: Strong commercial mobile engineering experience using React NativeStrong knowledge of JavaScript and/or TypeScriptPrevious experience as an Engineering Manager, Software Engineering Manager, Technical Lead, or in a similar technical leadership roleProven experience building, growing, or shaping engineering teamsExperience managing and developing software engineering teams, ideally teams of around 510 peopleStrong people management skills, including coaching, mentoring, performance management, and career developmentAbility to balance technical involvement with broader management responsibilitiesStrong understanding of modern mobile engineering practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, code quality, and software design principlesExperience contributing to mobile architecture and engineering decision-makingUnderstanding of mobile application development and deployment across iOS and AndroidExperience working with APIs and integrating mobile applications with backend servicesStrong stakeholder management and communication skillsExperience working in Agile software development environmentsAbility to create a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing engineering culture Responsibilities: Lead, manage, and develop a team of approximately 67 engineersBuild and grow effective engineering teams, supporting recruitment, onboarding, and team structureCoach and mentor engineers, provide regular feedback, and support their career developmentTake ownership of team performance, engagement, and ways of workingWork with engineering, product, and delivery stakeholders to plan and prioritise technical deliveryProvide technical leadership across React Native mobile applicationsRemain approximately 30% hands-on, contributing to development, code reviews, technical problem-solving, and solution designSupport architectural and technical decisions across mobile applications, ensuring solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with engineering standardsPromote engineering best practices, including clean code, automated testing, CI/CD, application performance, and software qualitySupport integration between mobile applications, APIs, and wider backend servicesIdentify technical risks, dependencies, and delivery challenges, and work with the team to resolve themDrive continuous improvement in engineering processes, team capability, and technical standards Technologies: AndroidBackendCI/CDSupportJavaScriptMobileReactReact NativeTypeScriptiOS More:
We are looking to build internal capability. This is an initial 12-month fixed-term contract, with the intention of converting to a permanent position. The role requires 1–2 days per week on-site in Manchester. It is a hands-on leadership position focused approximately 70% on people management, team leadership, and delivery, with the remaining 30% focused on technical contribution. The successful candidate will help develop a high-performing engineering team and deliver high-quality, scalable mobile applications.
last updated 41 week of 2026