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Senior Engineering Manager

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Hiring Remotely in United Kingdom
Senior level
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Hiring Remotely in United Kingdom
Senior level
As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will lead engineering teams, drive technical visions, enhance engineering culture, and support product alignment, making data-driven decisions to ensure success and quality.
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Description

We're Civica and we make software that helps deliver critical services for citizens all around the world. From local to state government, to education, to health and care, over 5,000 public bodies across the globe use our software to help provide critical services to over 100 million citizens. 
 
Our aspiration is to be a GovTech champion everywhere we work around the globe, supporting the needs of citizens and those that serve them every day. Building on 21 years of continuous growth and success, we're at a pivotal point on our journey to realise that aspiration. 
 
As a company, we're passionate about what we do and the citizens we help to serve. If you too would like to help champion the use of technology in public services, to improve outcomes for citizens and public sector organisations, then Civica is the right place for you. We will help you unlock the best version of yourself, achieve growth in your career whilst making a real difference to people and communities.  

Using your technical and leadership expertise, you will manage engineers and engineering managers, owning the people management and delivery efforts of multiple engineering teams. You’ll make data driven decisions, instilling a culture of measurement and constant learning and improvement. You’ll strive to make Civica a great place to work, learn and grow for software engineers. 

Requirements
  • Hire, build and manage multiple teams of successful & happy software engineers 
  • Enabling your teams for success, delivering high-quality products to our customers 
  • Set and communicate clear priorities and a strategy that contribute to Civica’s goals 
  • Help to set the long-term technical vision for your teams, and contribute to the wider Civica Engineering vision 
  • Drive the evolution of Civica’s engineering culture 
  • Develop and align processes and decision-making across teams 
  • Aligning engineering efforts with product colleagues & other senior stakeholders 
     
      

Core Competencies: 

  • Experience in recruiting, coaching and mentoring software engineers and managers 
  • A technical background, able to engage with software engineers on a deeply technical level and contribute to technical decision making 
  • Strong knowledge of modern software development practices such as agile development, testing principles, security, and observability 
  • Expertise implementing engineering metrics to drive quality and performance 
  • Comfortable with ambiguity, and able to create clarity for your teams 

Nice to Haves: 

  • Awareness of Developer Experience principles 
  • Experience modernising legacy software 
  • Worked in an environment where engineers own production services 
  • Experience working with globally distributed teams 
Benefits

Time Off & Work-Life Balance 

✔ 25 Days Annual Leave + bank holidays – plus the option to buy up to 10 extra days! 
✔ Days of Difference – Up to 3 extra days off for volunteering. 
 

Financial Well-being & Security 

✔ Pension Contributions – 5% employer match to support your future. 
✔ Income Protection – Up to 75% salary cover for long-term illness. 
✔ Life Assurance – 4x salary tax-free lump sum. 
✔ Critical Illness Cover – £25,000 lump sum (extendable to dependents). 

  

Health & Perks 

✔ Private Medical Insurance – Fast access to private healthcare. 
✔ Health Cash Plan – Claim back physio, therapies & more. 
✔ Dental Insurance – Cover for routine & emergency care. 
✔ Affinity Groups – Join employee-led communities. 
✔ Bounty Bonus – Refer a friend & get rewarded. 

  

At Civica, we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that a variety of perspectives drives innovation and excellence, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. 

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristic. Our recruitment process is designed to ensure fairness and transparency, so every candidate has an equal chance to contribute to our mission. 

If you need any adjustments or accommodations to participate in our recruitment process, please let us know. We are here to support you. 

Top Skills

Agile Development
Software Engineering

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