Software Engineering Manager

Peterborough
5 days ago
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Software Engineering Manager with a strong background in greenfield platform/ portal development (ideally gained in a B2B or B2B2C environment) is sought on a contract basis by a high growth PE backed scale up based near Peterborough.

With recent investment into technology this Software Engineering Manager will play a crucial role in driving innovation across software engineering, automation, cloud and architecture affording this Software Engineering Manager an unparalleled level of autonomy to drive change.

As the business scales and adds additional functionality this software engineering Manager will work closely with department heads to develop a technical roadmap that will directly linked to business success over the coming years.

This role would suit a hands-on Engineering Manager with a well rounded skill set (engineering, data, architecture, cloud, deployment) who is local and available for immediate start.

This Software Engineering Manager based near Peterborough should have most of the following key skills

  • Experience working on B2B or B2B2C platform or portal projects
  • A general software engineering background (python, JavaScript, C# etc)
  • Solid understanding of data engineering - ETL pipelines, data lacks etc
  • Experience working in a high growth, product focussed business
  • Solid cloud provisioning & infrastructure understanding - Azure, AWS
  • Understanding of serverless, microservices, event sourced architectures
  • A passion for AI innovation would be really useful

    This role is offered on a 3 month rolling contract paying circa £600 - £700 per day outside of IR35. This role is 3-4 days a week on site in Peterborough.

    Python, JavaScript, AWS, Azure, serverless architecture JavaScript, CI, CD, automation

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