Senior Engineering Manager - SaaS Applications

Summary

Responsibilities

• Directly manage software developers (C# .NET, MAUI, MS SQL Server, Azure) and QA testers, including hiring, performance management, coaching, and staffing decisions - Build and lead distributed engineering teams across multiple countries, ensuring effective collaboration and accountability - Work with the Senior Product Manager to turn product priorities and requirements into technical designs, estimates, and development plans - Plan and run sprints, including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives - Configure and manage Jira workflows, scrum boards, projects, dashboards, and reporting directly - Own the release cycle end to end - scheduling, code freeze, QA sign-off, deployment, and post-release follow-up - Ensure releases are delivered on time and at high quality - Define and improve testing practices, test coverage, and QA processes in partnership with the QA team - Understand software architecture, APIs, databases, cloud infrastructure, and development workflows - Personally investigate, reproduce, and test product issues when necessary; do not rely solely on QA reports - Identify technical, resource, and delivery risks and drive them to resolution - Work directly with DevOps and support teams on deployments, production issues, and escalations - Improve engineering processes, code quality, development practices, and team productivity

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a closely related technical field - Must have started career as a software engineer/developer - 10+ years of software industry experience, including 3+ years directly managing developers and/or QA engineers - Proven record of excellent software development and technical problem-solving - Strong understanding of modern software architecture, development, testing, and deployment - Hands-on experience running Agile/Scrum teams and managing release cycles without a dedicated project manager - Able to personally test, troubleshoot, reproduce, and validate software—not simply rely on QA - Able to configure and manage Jira independently without relying on IT or other administrators - Proven ability to lead, organize, and develop software engineering and QA teams - Excellent communication and execution skills in a distributed, international environment - Solid hands-on experience with C# .NET, MAUI, MS SQL Server, and Azure is strongly preferred

Compensation

• £90,000 - £120,000 per year (approx. £7,500 - £10,000 per month as an independent contractor via your own limited company; commensurate with experience)

Application Process

• Reply with your resume (PDF or Word) to jobs.2026 (at) jollytech.com with subject “JOL-ENM-UK-101826” - Include your desired salary - Include 3-5 concise bullet points highlighting your strongest technical, team leadership, and release delivery achievements