As part of the M&S Software Engineering team, you’ll be joining a well-loved historic brand, working on solutions that serve millions of loyal customers and thousands of colleagues. This is an exciting time as we continue our transformation into a digital-first, engineering-led organisation, with technology playing a key role in delivering value across the business.
As a Software Engineering Manager, you’ll combine people leadership, technical direction and delivery excellence to build high-performing teams, drive engineering standards and deliver scalable software solutions that support business outcomes.
Due to high interest, this role may close earlier than advertised. We recommend applying as soon as possible.
What you'll do
Your key accountabilities will include:
- Lead and develop a high-performing software engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability and continuous improvement.
- Oversee the delivery of software initiatives, ensuring solutions are aligned to business goals, customer needs, timelines and quality expectations.
- Drive engineering excellence by establishing strong technical standards, challenging solution design decisions and promoting modern software engineering practices.
- Ensure software solutions are secure, reliable, resilient and operationally effective, with quality, performance and maintainability built into delivery.
- Manage relationships with vendors, partners and stakeholders, holding them accountable for high-quality delivery and successful business outcomes.
Who you are
Your skills and experience will include:
- Proven experience leading and developing high-performing software engineering teams, delivering scalable and high-quality software solutions.
- Strong software engineering background with experience across a range of technologies, architectures and distributed systems.
- Excellent understanding of software architecture, system design, cloud technologies, DevOps principles and engineering best practices.
- Strong people leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical audiences.
- A collaborative, servant-leadership approach with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, coupled with a focus on continuous improvement and ownership.
Tech stack
The teams use a variety of technologies, including:
- Java, Spring, Spring Boot and Micronaut
- React, Next.js, Typescript and Angular
- Azure Cloud, Kubernetes and Dynatrace
- SQL Server and MongoDB
- Ignite and Redis
Desirable experience
- Knowledge of the Retail domain, particularly around the Clothing Product development and planning lifecycle. Not essential, but would be a big advantage.
What’s in it for you?
- Working at M&S means being part of something bigger - helping to deliver quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We’re inclusive, fast-moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing.
- Here are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding:
- 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you’ve completed your probation
- Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more
- Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours
- Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future
- Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one
- Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal
- Market-leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave
- 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services
- One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you
Everyone’s welcome
We are ambitious about the future of retail. We’re disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.
We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.
If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.
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Skills Required
- Proven experience leading and developing high-performing software engineering teams
- Experience delivering scalable and high-quality software solutions
- Strong software engineering background across a range of technologies, architectures and distributed systems
- Excellent understanding of software architecture, system design, cloud technologies, DevOps principles and engineering best practices
- Strong people leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills
- Collaborative, servant-leadership approach with strong analytical and problem-solving skills and focus on continuous improvement
- Familiarity with Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Micronaut, React, Next.js, Typescript, Angular, Azure, Kubernetes, Dynatrace, SQL Server, MongoDB, Ignite and Redis (technology experience)
- Knowledge of the Retail domain, particularly Clothing Product development and planning lifecycle
What We Do
MS Companies is a leading workforce solutions provider specializing in optimizing organizational performance through the integration of people, technology, and data for manufacturers.
