Manager, Software Engineering (UK Remote)

Overview

As Software Engineering Manager, you will lead Turnitin’s Integrity portfolio engineering efforts to deliver high-impact products. You’ll collaborate with product managers, customer success, and global engineering teams to align priorities and drive delivery. You’ll mentor and develop engineers, fostering psychological safety and a high-performing culture. You will stay current with tech trends and push for continuous improvement, ensuring solutions meet customer needs and business goals. This role combines people leadership with hands-on technical oversight in a remote-first, globally distributed environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Remote-first culture
• Health care coverage
• Education reimbursement
• Competitive paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan with match

Responsibilities

• Lead and empower globally distributed engineering teams to deliver high-impact results
• Collaborate with product managers, solution architects, and cross-functional teams to drive alignment and innovation
• Set clear goals, foster accountability, and cultivate a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
• Manage individual contributors, coach, mentor, and support career development and well-being
• Provide technical leadership and oversee roadmaps, milestones, and delivery quality
• Analyze metrics to identify optimization opportunities and drive continuous improvement
• Promote transparency and effective communication with stakeholders across the organization
• Collaborate with Tech Lead and cross-functional partners to ensure seamless delivery across the product lifecycle

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent experience
• Experience collaborating across time zones and globally distributed teams
• Strong hands-on engineering skills and modern software development practices
• Experience with Java and JavaScript frameworks in an AWS serverless environment
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with distributed teams
• Proven project management and ability to prioritize multiple initiatives
• Experience in engineering leadership across multiple teams including hiring and mentoring
• Hands-on experience with scalable front-end and back-end applications
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Experience in a high-tech environment in a similar role

• strong communication
• empathy and psychological safety
• coaching and mentorship
• Java
• JavaScript frameworks
• AWS serverless environment

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