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Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Job Context
The Engineering Manager is responsible for the management, development, delivery, and support of the Simpro suite of products. This is done by managing and directing the associated software development teams to deliver the strategies and achieve the goals set by the Directors and Executive Team.What You’ll Do
Are you a people-first engineering leader who thrives on turning complex technical challenges into elegant, user-centric software?
As our Engineering Manager, you will oversee the management, development, delivery, and support of the BigChange suite of products. Leading and directing our high-performing software development teams—with a particular focus on expanding and elevating our mobile product ecosystem—you will translate high-level strategies from our Directors and Executive Team into impactful, real-world solutions.
If you love coaching engineers, navigating technical debt with pragmatism, and building an AI-first culture where people genuinely love to work, we want to hear from you.
What You’ll Do
People Leadership
Grow & Mentor: Run regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and merit cycles, providing honest, constructive feedback and creating tangible career pathways with individualized development plans.
Build the Culture: Lead hiring, onboarding, and retention efforts to foster an inclusive, collaborative environment where engineers feel motivated to stay and do their best work.
Be a Pillar of Support: Act as a trusted sounding board and support system for your team through both professional and personal challenges.
Technical & Mobile Leadership
Set the Direction: Establish and communicate a technical vision that aligns with business goals, making pragmatic architectural decisions across web and mobile platforms.
Champion Quality: Drive high standards for code quality, rigorous testing, and a proactive approach to managing technical debt with an AI-First lens.
Own the Platform: Ensure top-tier performance, security posture, and operational excellence across your area—including our native/cross-platform mobile applications.
Collaborate Broadly: Partner closely with Product Management, cross-functional engineering teams, and senior stakeholders to confidently shape and deliver product roadmaps.
Measure: You will measure your teams and yourself through industry standard DX Core 4 metrics. As you transform your teams to being AI-First, you will be able to see tangible productivity increases.
Delivery & Operations
Transform to an AI-First Team: Transform the team from traditional agile planning and delivery management to an AI-First SDLC – keeping quality exceptionally high and realizing massive efficiency gains.
Balance Capacity: Thoughtfully juggle new feature development (especially mobile-first initiatives) against essential platform maintenance.
Incident Response: Take the lead during technical incidents, coordinating swift, calm, and transparently communicated resolutions.
Vendor Management: Manage external partnerships and vendor relationships where required.
What We’re Looking For
Proven Leadership: Experience successfully managing, scaling, and transforming engineering teams in a fast-paced AI-led environment.
Mobile Development Expertise: Strong technical background in modern mobile application development (iOS, Android, React Native, or Flutter). You understand the unique nuances of mobile deployment, app store ecosystems, and mobile performance optimization.
Technical Respect: While you don’t need to write production code daily, your technical depth allows you to easily earn the respect of engineers and guide complex architectural discussions.
Debt Navigator: A proven track record of navigating legacy systems and technical debt without stalling the delivery of fresh, exciting features.
Bridge Builder: A clear, confident communicator who seamlessly translates complex technical challenges for business stakeholders, and vice versa.
Empathetic Leader: A genuinely people-first manager who takes team morale, psychological safety, and wellbeing seriously.
What You’ll Bring
What We Can Offer You
A generous annual leave entitlement plus a personal leave entitlement
Private Health Insurance
Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential support on relationships, bereavement, finances)
Life Insurance
Company pension scheme, with an uncapped 5% employer contribution
Generous Parental Leave Program
Paid Volunteer Leave Days
Public Holiday Exchange Scheme
Talent Referral Programme – get rewarded for referring a friend to join our team!
Cyclescheme, a salary sacrifice to treat yourself to a bike & equipment
Home & Tech Scheme, a salary sacrifice to treat yourself to some new tech
A discounts and cash back scheme
Casual dress and relaxed office environment
Opportunities for career progression and development
Diverse training & internal networking opportunities across all of our product lines
Service recognition awards
Click here to find out more about working at Simpro Group!
Our Core Values
We Are One Team
We Are Customer Centric
We Are Growth Minded
We Are Accountable
We Celebrate Success
Simpro, AroFlo, BigChange & ClockShark are equal opportunity employers with a best-of-class onboarding program and supportive team environments. This means that we want everyone to feel welcome and offer equal opportunities for everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other non-performance factor.
If you'd like to join a fun and progressive organisation, where there are opportunities to develop your career, please apply now with your CV/Resumer.
Please note: no agencies will be accepted in the recruitment of this role. Any CVs provided to Simpro Software by agencies will be treated as a gift.