About This Role
This Engineering Manager role involves leading and developing a high-performing engineering team while remaining hands-on in delivering modern software solutions. It is an opportunity to shape technical direction, drive engineering excellence, and create an environment where people can thrive, working closely with engineering, product, architecture, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable technology solutions.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of engineers to deliver high-quality, secure, and reliable software solutions
- Prioritise, plan, and oversee delivery activities to achieve predictable and effective outcomes
- Design and build scalable, maintainable software while remaining an active hands-on engineer
- Coach, mentor, and support engineers through feedback and structured development plans
- Embed a culture of quality, testing, and security across day-to-day engineering practices
- Drive continuous improvement through delivery metrics, operational insights, and observability data
- Manage operational readiness, incident response processes, and technical debt to maintain resilient systems
- Collaborate with product, architecture, and business stakeholders to remove blockers and deliver customer value
Requirements
- Significant hands-on Java engineering experience, including building and operating Spring Boot microservices
- Strong understanding of modern software architecture principles, including domain-driven and event-driven design
- Proven experience leading engineering teams and developing people through coaching and mentoring
- Excellent knowledge of test-driven development, quality engineering practices, and automated testing approaches
- Experience working with CI/CD practices, modern version control workflows, and software delivery pipelines
- Strong understanding of secure software development, operational readiness, and observability practices
- Ability to balance technical, commercial, and delivery considerations while influencing stakeholders effectively
- Passion for building inclusive, collaborative environments where individuals and teams can perform at their best
Benefits
- Opportunity to participate in an annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
- Generous pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
- At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service
- Option to buy and sell holiday
- Competitive family leave
- Participate in an electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
- Many discounts for company products and at a range of high street stores and online
About the Company
Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor, safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836. It is one of the world’s largest asset managers, providing asset origination capabilities that underpin retirement and protection solutions. The Retail business supports approximately 12.8 million policyholders and workplace members throughout their lifelong financial journeys, focusing on helping customers achieve better long-term outcomes through direct engagement or working with intermediaries and employers.
