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Senior Engineering Manager - 9-10 month FTC

Manchester💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead and support software engineering teams to build scalable cloud and distributed systems for the online gifting platform, fostering a high-performance culture and ensuring operational ownership.

Role type

Senior Engineering Manager (People Leadership & Technical Strategy)

Builds

Scalable cloud and distributed systems for customer-facing gifting experiences

Domain

E-commerce / Online Gifting / Cloud Infrastructure

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

People leadership, coaching, career development, full-stack system design, cloud architecture, CI/CD, observability, technical debt management, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Experience with C#/.NET, Node.js, React, GraphQL, AWS, Terraform, OpenSearch

Technologies

C#, .NET, Node.js, TypeScript, React, GraphQL, AWS, OpenSearch, Terraform, GitHub/GitLab, Grafana, AWS CloudWatch

Responsibilities

Lead and support engineers through regular 1:1s, coaching, timely feedback, career development and performance conversations; Foster an inclusive, collaborative and learning-focused engineering culture; Partner with Product and Design to shape roadmaps and product direction; Stay close to system design, architecture and technical direction; Champion strong engineering practices including test-driven development and automated testing; Support strong operational ownership through CI/CD, observability, and production support

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with people leadership focus

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