Job description

Engineering ManagerRemote, UK - Frequent travel to attend meetings including international travel

£50,000-£70,000

About Tribal

Tribal’s vision is to empower the world of education and we make it our mission to provide the software and services which underpin student success.

The Tribal Timetabling Engineering Team supports this mission through the design, development and deployment of reliable, functionally rich and market leading web-based Timetabling and Scheduling software.

The role

We are looking for an Engineering Manager who will be responsible for the creation and delivery of core software solutions. The Engineering Manager is responsible for leading and managing the relevant team or teams throughout the entire Software Development Lifecycle.

Some of the key responsibilities include:

To be accountable for the successful delivery of products and solutions to clients on time and within agreed budget
To ensure the technical currency of the product and platform is maintained, upgrading software where required and deprecating older technology if needed
To be accountable for adherence to agreed overall architecture and software development standards
To ensure the execution of detailed code reviews and assess overall code quality and flexibility, and application of good programming techniques
To be accountable for quality of software released to the customer, ensuring this is of a high standard through continually assessing and improving regression testing and increasing automation testing coverage
To support adoption of and rollout of test automation and continually strive to increase coverage
To work in collaboration with the Product Manager/Owners and internal customer stakeholders.

The person

You will have significant commercial technical experience in the Software Development SDLC, along with the ability to manage and control activity within the SDLC, matrix manage resource and teams as necessary to achieve positive results.

The right candidate will have demonstrable knowledge of the testing/QA process partnered with experience in the interpretation and review of specifications.

You will need to showcase your knowledge of SCRUM development methodology (or designated development methodology, depending on product).

Most importantly the ideal candidate will have strong people management skills along with a track record of or leading successful development teams or projects.

What can Semestry & Tribal Group offer me?

This is an unrivalled opportunity to join a team of driven, meticulous, and passionate professionals, who are challenging the status quo of products that are provided globally to institutions that specialise in education, training, and learning. Our software is world-class, and we believe we give our teams the tools and environment to become world-class individuals too.

Not only will have full access to learning resources to continue to up-skill whilst part of our team, but we offer competitive salaries, a flexible working environment, and a generous range of benefits.

To apply please complete our short application form attaching your most up-to-date CV.

As an equal opportunity employer, Tribal celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We make sure that our recruitment and selection processes never discriminate based upon any protected characteristics and actively welcome applications from all groups, not least those underrepresented in the tech sector. To safeguard this we are signatories to Tech Talent Charter to better enable us to be a responsible business.

Note to all applicants - Tribal reserve the right to close an advertisement to applications ahead of the advertised closure date. For this reason, shortlisting may take place prior to the closing date on some occasions. With this in mind, please do not hesitate to apply early.

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