We're looking for people to join the Access family, who share our passion for believing in better, and who will help us continue to grow. Love Work. Love Life. Be You. - is central to our success and how we give our customers the freedom to do more of what's important to them. What does Access offer you? We offer a flexible, hybrid working environment where you can balance work and life while maintaining a strong office team-based culture. We deliver on what we say, taking the development of our people seriously. We'll work with you to progress your success plan and provide opportunities to accelerate your career. On top of a competitive salary, our wellbeing days taking you to 25 days leave a year and a health contribution, you'll also be able to choose from a range of benefits to suit you. We're an organisation that likes to give back, so you'll also have three charity days allocated to support a cause that matters to you. Key Responsibilities: We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Development department. This role will oversee multiple development teams, including direct management of the Development Team Lead. You will be responsible for mentoring and managing the performance and personal growth of software engineers while ensuring the successful delivery of complex projects. This is a hands-on leadership role that requires strategic vision, technical expertise, and strong stakeholder management. Technical Leadership & Delivery - Manage the day-to-day work of the Development department, ensuring efficiency and high-quality output. - Provide strategic and technical guidance across multiple cross-functional teams. - Drive and implement best practices within Agile Scrum, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. - Work alongside the Product Team to manage strategic projects and tactical fixes throughout the full development lifecycle. - Ensure effective software development lifecycle management, delivering complex projects across multiple workstreams on time and within budget. - Champion software engineering excellence, promoting high availability, scalability, and performance. - Manage stakeholder relationships, including third-party suppliers and contractors. Team & People Management - Mentor and manage the performance and career development of software engineers and the Development Team Lead. - Participate in hiring and onboarding new staff, ensuring the growth of a strong engineering team. - Foster an engaging and high-performance work culture, ensuring teams are motivated and aligned with business goals. - Adapt to changing business and marketplace conditions, ensuring the team remains agile and responsive. About You Skills & Experience - Proven experience in leading development teams or departments in a scaled production environment. - Excellent understanding of the software development lifecycle and agile delivery practices. - Strong technical background, with expertise in: 1/ Technology Stack: AWS, PostgreSQL, Ruby on Rails (Python acceptable), ReactJS, JavaScript, HTML, CSS. 2/ Cloud Software Architecture: Strong understanding of modern cloud software architectural principles. 3/ CI/CD & API Integration: Experience designing and implementing CI/CD solutions and integrating APIs. - Experience managing large-scale, high-availability software solutions in a public-facing environment. - Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage with both internal teams and external partners. - Demonstrated ability to balance technical, strategic, and business priorities while delivering high-quality software solutions. Key Attributes - Enthusiastic, solutions-focused, and adaptable. - Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor and develop technical teams. - Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage risks and dependencies proactively. - Effective communicator who can convey complex technical concepts to stakeholders at various levels. - Passionate about driving innovation, improving processes, and delivering exceptional software solutions. What are we all about? The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered providers of business management software to small and mid-sized organisations in the UK, Ireland, USA and Asia Pacific. It helps more than 100,000 customers across commercial and non-profit sectors become more productive and efficient. Our products and solutions go beyond providing technology, we connect the right people with the right data, at the right time, through Access Workspace. At Access, we are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. If you're excited about this role, (even if your previous experience doesn't align perfectly), you might just be the perfect fit for us! We wholeheartedly believe in equality for all and the transformative power of diversity. Why not join our vibrant team where you can love what you do, love how you live, and most importantly, be authentically you? Let's make a difference together. Love Work. Love Life. Be You.