software engineering manager

South West Water

<p></p><div><p><b>Powered by Water, Driven by Purpose</b></p><p>
South West Water keeps the South West flowing with safe, reliable drinking water and wastewater services across some of the UK&rsquo;s most stunning landscapes.</p><p>
We&rsquo;re proud to be part of Pennon Group, a leader in the UK water sector, working towards a greener future. Our goals? As well as lowering our carbon footprint, we&rsquo;re working with partners to plant 300,000 trees, restore peatlands and supporting farmers and landowners to improve water quality and wildlife.</p><p>
Whether you&rsquo;re starting out or seeking a new challenge, our scale and ambition create opportunities for you to shape your own career.</p><p>
Ready to make a splash? <b>Join our team today.</b></p><p></p><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Software Engineering Manager</b></h3><h6 class="jobSectionHeader"><b><i>
Lead high-performing teams building impactful digital solutions</i></b></h6><p><b>
Location:</b> Bristol HQ or Exeter HQ<br>
<b>Salary:</b> &pound;70,000 &ndash; &pound;90,000 (dependent on experience)</p><p><b>
Purpose of the Role</b></p><p>
As Software Engineering Manager, you will lead both the delivery and long-term ownership of key software platforms and development services that support critical business operations. You will oversee new development, enhancements and change delivery, while ensuring platforms transition successfully into live service and continue to operate securely, reliably and effectively.</p><p>
The role combines technology leadership, delivery oversight, governance, and people management. You will ensure our software platforms, development practices, citizen-led solutions, and AI-enabled capabilities remain secure, resilient, compliant, and fit for purpose in a regulated environment.</p><p></p><h5 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Key Responsibilities</b></h5><ul><li><p>
Define and deliver a clear software platform strategy and roadmap across custom applications, APIs, low-code, and legacy systems</p></li><li><p>
Lead high-quality, predictable delivery of software changes across internal teams, citizen developers, and third-party suppliers</p></li><li><p>
Own and prioritise the development backlog, balancing business needs, stability, risk, and innovation</p></li><li><p>
Establish governance for low-code and citizen development to enable safe, scalable use</p></li><li><p>
Oversee responsible adoption of AI-enabled capabilities</p></li><li><p>
Ensure architectural integrity, security, and compliance across all solutions</p></li><li><p>
Manage legacy systems, including modernisation and decommissioning plans</p></li><li><p>
Maintain reliable, resilient platform operations</p></li><li><p>
Lead and develop high-performing engineering teams and partners</p></li><li><p>
Control and optimise platform and tooling costs</p></li><li><p>
Provide clear reporting on delivery, risks, and platform health</p></li></ul><p></p><h5 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Experience Required</b></h5><ul><li><p>
Proven leadership of enterprise software platforms and delivery governance (non-hands-on role)</p></li><li><p>
Experience managing mixed development ecosystems (custom, packaged, low-code)</p></li><li><p>
Strong background in backlog, roadmap, and delivery management (Agile or hybrid)</p></li><li><p>
Experience with AI governance and adoption in enterprise environments</p></li><li><p>
Track record leading multi-disciplinary teams and third-party suppliers</p></li><li><p>
Experience in regulated or operationally critical environments</p></li></ul><p></p><h5 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Qualifications</b></h5><p><b>
Essential</b></p><ul><li><p>
Degree-level or equivalent experience</p></li><li><p>
Certification in Agile, Scrum, SAFe, PRINCE2, MSP or similar</p></li><li><p>
Eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC)</p></li></ul><p><b>
Desirable</b></p><ul><li><p>
Relevant cloud/platform certifications</p></li><li><p>
Experience governing low-code and AI solutions at scale</p></li></ul><p></p><h6 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
What you&rsquo;ll get</b></h6><p>
Join us and help deliver a reliable, high-quality service for our customers across the South West.</p><p>
We believe in rewarding our people for their hard work and dedication. As our<b> Software Engineering Manager</b> you'll enjoy:</p><ul><li><p><b>
Competitive Salary</b> &ndash; Based on experience and skills</p></li><li><p><b>
Company car or car allowance </b>&ndash; Options to support your role</p></li><li><p><b>
Annual Bonus Scheme</b> &ndash; Recognising company performance</p></li><li><p><b>
Pension Scheme</b> &ndash; Helping you plan for your future</p></li><li><p><b>
Flexible Working Options</b> &ndash; We value work-life balance and offer flexible hours and hybrid working where possible</p></li><li><p><b>
Healthcare Benefits</b> &ndash; Access to employee assistance programs</p></li><li><p><b>
Employee Discounts</b> &ndash; On various products and services</p></li><li><p><b>
Annual Leave</b> &ndash; Take time to recharge with our holiday entitlement</p></li></ul><h5 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Ready to Make a Difference?</b></h5><p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p><b>
Closing Date: 16th July 2026</b></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p>
We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.</p><p><i>
Please note that the successful candidate will be subject to a mandatory DBS check as part of the onboarding process.</i></p><p></p><p><b>
Be yourself, we like it that way.</b> Together, we will build a culture of belonging, where inclusion is instinctive. Diversity is our strength and a reflection of our communities. We care, we value everyone, we celebrate uniqueness.</p><p><b>
Our core values, which are essential to our success, are:</b></p><p><b>
Be Rock Solid</b> - Build trust and be trusted. Be the one we all look to and can depend on.</p><p><b>
Be You </b>- We want you to bring your best everyday. Be yourself and make your mark in your individual way.</p><p><b>
Be the Future</b> - Embrace change. Drive Progress. Own the challenge.</p></div><p></p>

Software Engineering Manager

<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p><b>Company Overview
</b></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Filmetrics, a KLA company, is the market leader in 3D optical surface profiling and thin-film thickness measurement systems. Filmetrics products combine innovative hardware solutions with intuitive, easy to use software, tied together with a pioneering online platform. Filmetrics is part of KLA Corporation which develops industry-leading equipment and services that enable innovation throughout the electronics industry. We provide advanced process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers and reticles, integrated circuits, packaging, printed circuit boards and flat panel displays. In close collaboration with leading customers across the globe, our expert teams of physicists, engineers, data scientists and problem-solvers design solutions that move the world forward.
<p></p><p><b>Job </b><b>Description/Preferred </b><b>Qualifications
</b></p><p>As a Software Engineering Manager on this team, you will lead and grow a multidisciplinary group of software and firmware engineers who design, develop, release, and support our families of surface profiler, thin film, sheet resistance and nanoindentation measurement instruments. You will be responsible for both people leadership and technical direction spanning embedded firmware, Windows desktop applications, software architecture, and measurement and data-analysis algorithms, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and the latest advancements in software engineering and AI/ML/DL. You will partner closely with hardware, systems, product, and global engineering teams to deliver high-quality products on schedule.</p>
<p></p><p><b>Responsibilities:
</b></p><ul><li>Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software and firmware engineers&mdash;setting clear goals, giving regular feedback, conducting performance reviews, and supporting career growth</li>
<li>Provide technical direction and oversight across embedded firmware, Windows desktop software (C#/.NET, C++), software architecture, and measurement, data-analysis, and signal/image-processing algorithms</li>
<li>Own planning and execution for your team&mdash;scope and estimate work, manage schedules and priorities, communicate risks and tradeoffs, and deliver releases on schedule</li>
<li>Drive sound architecture and design decisions through design and code reviews, and uphold engineering standards for quality, performance, reliability, and security</li>
<li>Recruit, hire, and onboard top engineering talent while building an inclusive, high-performing, and collaborative team culture</li>
<li>Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, systems, product management, manufacturing, and customer-facing teams to define requirements and align on roadmaps</li>
<li>Partner with globally distributed teams across the US, Europe, and Asia on system integration, software releases, and shared engineering best practices</li>
<li>Champion responsible adoption of AI/ML and AI-assisted development tools under company security policies, remove obstacles, and foster root-cause analysis and continuous improvement in process and product quality</li>
</ul><p></p><p><b>Qualifications:
</b></p><ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree (required) + significant relevant experience; Master&rsquo;s or advanced degree (desired) + relevant experience in Computer Science, Software, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering, or Physics, including people-management or technical-lead experience.</li>
<li>Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and grow software and firmware engineering teams and to deliver complex products on schedule.</li>
<li>A solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals&mdash;software architecture, data structures, algorithms, design patterns, event-driven and multithreaded design, testing, and debugging&mdash;sufficient to guide technical decisions across the team.</li>
<li>Technical breadth across the team&rsquo;s technology areas, including experience with:
<ul><li>Microsoft .NET and C# for Windows desktop applications</li>
<li>C and C++ programming, including embedded firmware</li>
<li>Software architecture for complex, real-time systems</li>
<li>Measurement, data-analysis, or signal/image-processing algorithms</li>
<li>Source code control (Git), modern development practices, and software design and coding standards</li>
</ul></li><li>Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence peers, interdisciplinary engineering groups, customers, suppliers, and senior leadership, including delivering clear technical and program presentations</li>
<li>Adept at managing and collaborating with teams across the US, Europe, and Asia</li>
<li>Strong organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills with a systematic, data-driven approach to leading teams</li>
</ul><p></p><p><b>Preferred:
</b></p><ul><li>Experience managing multidisciplinary teams spanning firmware/embedded, desktop application, and algorithm development</li>
<li>Experience in the semiconductor, metrology, inspection, or scientific-instrument domain</li>
<li>Experience with Agile/Scrum and modern software development lifecycle and release management</li>
<li>Experience delivering AI/ML capabilities in products</li>
<li>Experience improving engineering processes, diagnostics/observability, and software quality for complex systems</li>
</ul><p></p><p><b>Travel:
</b></p><p>Occasional travel may be required to KLA headquarters, customer sites, or other business locations. Travel is expected to be less than 10% of working time.</p>
<p></p><p><b>What we will offer you?
</b></p><p><b>KLA&rsquo;s benefits package includes:
</b></p><p>Annual leave starting at 25 days (plus bank holidays), contributory pension scheme, cash health plan, cycle to work scheme, global bonus plan, share scheme, rewards scheme, car allowance and life assurance</p>
<p></p><p><b>Minimum Qualifications
</b></p><p></p><p>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree (required) + 8yrs relevant experience; Master&rsquo;s or advanced degree (desired) + 6yrs experience in Computer Science, Software, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering, or Physics, including at least 2&ndash;3 years of people-management or technical-lead experience.</p>
<p></p><p><i>We offer a competitive, family friendly total rewards package. We design our programs to reflect our commitment to an inclusive environment, while ensuring we provide benefits that meet the diverse needs of our employees.
</i></p><p></p><p><i>KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer
</i></p><p></p><p>Be aware of potentially fraudulent job postings or suspicious recruiting activity by persons that are currently posing as KLA employees. KLA never asks for any financial compensation to be considered for an interview, to become an employee, or for equipment. Further, KLA does not work with any recruiters or third parties who charge such fees either directly or on behalf of KLA . Please ensure that you have searched KLA&rsquo;s Careers website for legitimate job postings. KLA follows a recruiting process that involves multiple interviews in person or on video conferencing with our hiring managers. If you are concerned that a communication, an interview, an offer of employment, or that an employee is not legitimate, please send an email to talent.acquisition@kla.com to confirm the person you are communicating with is an employee. We take your privacy very seriously and confidentially handle your information.</p></div>

Natural History Museum

<div></div><div><div><div><div><b>Job reference:</b> 000801
</div><div><b>Salary:</b> &pound;59,594 per annum
</div><div><b>Department:</b> Technology Solutions
</div><div><b>Location:</b> South Kensington
</div><div><b>Employment type:</b> Permanent
</div><div><b>Hours Per Week:</b> 36
</div><div><b>Closing date:</b> 15/07/2026
</div></div><div></div><div><div>
</div></div></div><div></div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Job Description</b></h2>
<div><div><div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>About Us</b></h3>
<p>We are a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use the Museum's unique collections and our unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually and 16 million visits to our website.</p>
<p>Today the Museum is more relevant and influential than ever. By attracting people from a range of backgrounds to work for us, we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things.</p>
<p>We employ 1100 staff in a variety of roles, all united by our vision of a future where people and planet thrive. We need everyone to have the passion and drive to help us with our mission to create advocates for our planet and inspire millions to care about the natural world.</p>
<h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Diversity and inclusion matter to us.</b></h3>
<p>Our vision is of a future where both people and the planet thrive. Diversity is one of our core values and we strive to build a workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging. All new staff who join us learn about the importance of diversity and inclusion to the Museum and how to contribute to creating an inclusive environment.</p>
<p>We know we have more to do, but we are committed to ensuring that everyone who works at the Museum feels they can thrive and feel valued and respected.</p>
<h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>About the role</b></h3>
<p>We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to play a pivotal role within the Museum&rsquo;s Software Engineering capability, leading and developing teams that deliver the services and platforms underpinning both our public-facing digital estate and core business systems. Your work will directly contribute to how millions of visitors engage with the Museum, while supporting our wider mission to inspire people to care about the natural world.</p>
<p>This is a people-focused leadership role, centred on building a high-performing, inclusive team and enabling engineers to do their best work. You will work closely with Lead and Senior Engineers, Product Managers, and stakeholders across the organisation to align engineering capacity with priorities, coordinate delivery, and ensure effective planning and execution across multiple workstreams.</p>
<p>You will take ownership of resource planning and delivery coordination, balancing competing demands, tracking progress, and proactively addressing risks and dependencies. Acting as an escalation point, you will help unblock delivery challenges, support incident management, and contribute to effective governance and operational processes.</p>
<p>Alongside delivery leadership, you will shape ways of working across the team &ndash; embedding continuous improvement practices, using metrics to enhance performance, and fostering a collaborative, supportive environment where knowledge is shared and individuals can grow.</p>
<h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>About you</b></h3>
<p>You are an experienced and people-focused leader who is passionate about developing others and creating the conditions for teams to succeed. You bring a strong track record of line management, including recruitment, coaching, performance management, and supporting career development within software engineering teams.</p>
<p>You are confident in coordinating delivery across complex environments, with hands-on experience of capacity planning, prioritisation, and stakeholder engagement. You are comfortable working across technical and non-technical groups, aligning competing priorities, and communicating clearly to diverse audiences.</p>
<p>While this is primarily a non-technical leadership role, you bring a broad understanding of modern software development and product-led delivery, enabling you to engage effectively with engineers and support informed decision-making. You are adept at identifying risks early, resolving issues pragmatically, and maintaining momentum under pressure.</p>
<p>Motivated by purpose as well as performance, you are excited by the opportunity to contribute to a mission-led organisation with global impact. You value diversity and inclusion, and you take pride in building collaborative, respectful team cultures where individuals can thrive. With a focus on continuous improvement, you bring curiosity, fresh ideas, and a commitment to evolving team processes, delivery practices, and ways of working.</p>
<h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Thriving at the Museum: the way we work</b></h3>
<p>We are proud to work at the Museum and have identified the qualities we all need to embody to reach our shared ambition. This sits alongside the Museum&rsquo;s values and forms the framework for the way we work.</p><br>
<p></p>
<p></p><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>What we offer</b></h3>
<ul><li>27.5 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (full time equivalent)</li>
<li>Generous defined contribution Natural History Museum Pension Scheme (employer contribution 4 - 10%)</li>
<li>Season ticket, bicycle and rental loan</li>
<li>Life insurance</li>
<li>Free admission to our exhibitions and many other paid exhibitions at museums, galleries and institutions across London and the UK.</li>
<li>Staff discount at our Museum shops and cafes</li>
<li>We offer a wide variety of training initiatives and opportunities to build skills. Investing in staff development is important to us, and we are ambitious about helping staff to grow and fulfil their potential.</li>
<li>Affordable membership to the Civil Service Sports Council which offers a range of benefits including an extensive list of special offers and reduced entry fees at a selection of cinema chains, theme parks, theatres, retailers and supermarkets. It also provides entry to up to 300 English Heritage sites and other national treasures. For more details, visit https://www.cssc.co.uk</li>
<li>Membership to our Sports and Social Association (for a small fee), which includes access to our in-house gym and clubs such as football, softball, table tennis and tennis and classes in Middle Eastern dance, yoga and Tai Chi</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Hybrid working</b></h3>
<p>We are working towards a vision where both people and planet thrive, and nothing gives a greater connection with this, than seeing first-hand, the visitors, scientific research and collections that all of our work is inspired by and working side by side with the teams delivering the visitor experience and events. We also recognise the benefits and flexibility that hybrid working brings. We operate a hybrid working model that requires regular, weekly attendance for this role, with the precise pattern of days on site and worked from home to be agreed with your manager.</p>
</div></div><p></p><div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>How to apply</b></h3><br>
<p></p>
<p>Please note that as part of our commitment to anonymised shortlisting, panels <b>do not</b> view CVs during the recruitment process. If you choose to upload your CV, our system will automatically pull information from your CV into our application form. We advise you to double-check your application form data before submitting as the tool may interpret CVs differently.</p>
<p>Closing date: 23:59 on 15 July 2026</p>
<p>Interviews expected: w/c 20 July 2026</p>
<p>Please note that this role does not qualify for Museum sponsorship so the successful postholder will need to have a valid right to work in the UK at the point of offer.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p>

Apple

<p>People at Apple don&rsquo;t just build products - they craft the kind of experience that has revolutionized entire industries. The diverse collection of our people and their ideas inspire innovation in everything we do. Imagine what you could do here! Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it.<br>
<br>
The Apple Services Engineering (ASE) team builds and provides systems and infrastructure that power Apple&rsquo;s services (such as iCloud, Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple Intelligence, and Maps). We are the foundation on which Apple&rsquo;s software developers build the products that our customers love. Our services have to scale globally, stay highly available, and &quot;just work.&rdquo; If you love designing, engineering and running systems and infrastructure that will help millions of customers, then this is the place for you!<br>
<br>
<b>Description</b><br>
Apple Service Engineering (ASE)'s Compute team is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager with deep expertise in Kubernetes and strong collaboration skills. You will lead a team of SREs who design, build, and operate mission-critical Kubernetes infrastructure serving thousands of developers worldwide.<br>
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Your team develops software to extend and enhance Kubernetes capabilities at Apple's unique scale. You'll collaborate with talented engineers, contribute to the upstream Kubernetes community, and partner with engineering teams to deliver integrated cloud solutions<br>
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<b>Preferred Qualifications</b><br>
Extensive knowledge of Kubernetes internals and Golang<br>
Automation advocate - you truly believe in removing operational load via software<br>
A strong sense of ownership. At the same time, you're a great teammate who communicates clearly and transparently - Self-motivated, inquisitive, and always looking to learn more.<br>
Experienced with highly distributed unix systems.<br>
<br>
<b>Minimum Qualifications</b><br>
Extensive Leadership in Kubernetes &amp; SRE: In-depth experience building and leading high-performing engineering teams, with a deep focus on Kubernetes, hands-on experience writing and supporting production software, and expertise across public and/or private cloud environments.<br>
Large-Scale Infrastructure Management: Proven ability to manage enterprise services in large-scale *nix environments and operate multi-tenant infrastructure as a managed service, demonstrating a strong understanding of cloud architectures, system design and performance optimization.<br>
Team Development &amp; Operational Excellence: A strong desire to build, grow, and mentor teams, coupled with a philosophy of continuous improvement, a strong sense of ownership, and a commitment to fostering transparency.<br>
Collaborative &amp; Technically Proficient: Highly skilled at working cross-functionally to ensure project success, with excellent verbal and written communication skills, and a solid technical background in Engineering or Computer Science.</p>

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