Software Engineering Manager
Posting Date: 7 Mar 2025
Function: Software Engineering
Unit: Digital
Location: Snowhill, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Salary: Competitive with Benefits
Delivering quality digital solutions for our customers is at the heart of everything we do. In this role, you will be responsible for building brilliant customer experiences in one of our journey squads. From feasibility assessments to solution scoping, design, and engineering delivery, you will be a driving force behind your squad's output. You’ll have a passion for hands-on coding and be well-versed in mentoring other engineers in the squad, enthusiastically helping build a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement. You’ll help to build the teams that design, build, and maintain our websites and applications seen by millions of customers each month.
What you’ll be doing
* Leading the software engineers in your agile squad and working with wider stakeholders in delivering Digital journeys to BT and EE’s customers
* Driving the technical standards, culture, and best practice for the engineers in the squad and the wider business
* Working with the wider engineering community within and outside of BT to contribute to our frameworks and tooling
* Hands-on development in React, NextJS, GraphQL, and Java
* Code reviews for the squad's output
* Day-to-day line management, recruitment, mentoring, and goal setting for the front-end squad engineers, helping build both their careers and BT’s front-end capability
* Ensuring solutions are fit for purpose and conform to our architectural principles
* Working with the Product Owners, Architecture, and test from across the group on solution architecture for your squad's deliveries
* Maintain and grow relationships with strategic external partners and open-source projects to influence their roadmaps and continue taking best advantage of their evolving capabilities
* Defining the monitoring strategy and in-life support for your team’s journeys including being part of an on-call rota
* Lead by example, living the company values: Personal, Simple & Brilliant
* Representing BT within the wider tech community helping communicate your own and the department's achievements
Skills
* 10+ years in multi-disciplined software application development, multi-app/multi-platform
* React and Next.JS, 3+ years experience
* Java or any backend programming experience 5+
* Experience with Smartphone App Development iOS, Android, Kotlin, Flutter
* DevOps experience including BDD and TDD 2+ years
* Experience with cloud AWS or Azure
* Experience in managing global and geographically dispersed outsourced resources
* Experience in managing delivery of highly transactional platforms that are available 24/7
* Experience in running teams of this scale, composed of insourced and outsourced resources
* Have a good level of knowledge/experience of Agile software development, and supporting best practices: TDD, Pair Programming, etc.
Benefits
* Annual On-target bonus 10% (personal and company multipliers)
* BT Pension scheme; minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
* Life Assurance
* Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
* 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans
* My Discounts gives colleagues access to unbeatable savings on everyday purchases at hundreds of retailers
* Discounted EE TV including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership
* Great support for working parents including pay whilst on maternity, adoptive, and paternity leave
* Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships, etc.
* 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service with buy holiday option
* Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community
* Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as ‘My EV’
With over 175 years of heritage, BT is now the flagship business brand of BT Group. We’ve brought together our best people and capabilities into a B2B powerhouse serving 1.2 million business customers internationally.
We value diversity and inclusion and believe in making a positive impact. We connect for good by championing digital inclusion and equipping people, businesses, and communities with digital skills to thrive.
As a member of our team, you will be part of an organisation that celebrates difference, fosters innovation, and provides you with opportunities to be your best. With millions of businesses relying on us daily, joining BT means you can be part of a diverse and multi-skilled team that makes a significant impact on society.
Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.
We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.
Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse, or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.
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