Software Engineering Manager

4 days ago

London, UK, United Kingdom Polaris Software Full time

About us

At Polaris, we're on a mission to create a safer and fairer world. We provide software solutions that empower police forces and local authorities to enforce and track traffic and parking offences, manage permits and licenses, and control high-risk assets like firearms and tasers.


Since securing support from August Equity in May 2023, we've been on an exciting growth trajectory. We've expanded our reach both in the UK and internationally, acquired key companies like Farthest Gate and JML Software Solutions, and invested heavily in our operations.


Our goal is to build a data-driven, professionally managed organisation with robust systems and processes, poised for consistent growth and ready to seize new opportunities. We've united our legacy brands under the Polaris name, creating a dynamic new identity that reflects our vision for the future.


This is an exciting time to join Polaris. We're seeking ambitious, forward-thinking individuals who are eager to make a real impact and grow their careers in a rapidly evolving industry. If you're ready to be part of a team that's shaping the future of public safety and compliance technology, we want to hear from you.


Being a Software Engineering Manager at Polaris

In this role, you will be creating technology that help our customers make the world safe and fair.

Our goal is to make products that our clients find indispensable, helping them run their operations seamlessly and super efficiently.


We are looking for someone who is naturally curious, keen to keep learning and passionate about technology as well as people, who wants to create truly ground-breaking products. The ideal person will have deep technical expertise across a range of areas and proven experience of delivery. You will be excited to join an organisation with ambitious plans for transformation


Is this role right for you?

Whilst we don’t expect you to be hands-on coding, we are looking for someone who has strong technical and delivery experience and worked as a software engineer in previous roles.


We also know that people lead in different ways and we are looking for someone who:


  • Enjoys the accountability of delivery and working in partnership with Product Management
  • Loves leading, mentoring and growing their team in the creation, deployment and maintenance of a defined set of technology products
  • Is able to flex their leadership style depending on the stakeholder and various preferences
  • Owns, manages and oversees the architectural patterns for all the software you are accountable for
  • Likes working with peers and colleagues to ensure we have the best technical practices and standards and that our architecture and code works holistically across the entire organisation
  • Ensures good practices in your team as well as influencing the rest of the organisation
  • Builds strong relationships with other teams both within and outside of Technology
  • Is always looking for and implementing opportunities for continuous improvement, aiming for that high bar of engineering excellence
  • Through your behaviours, contributes to fostering a positive culture across the wider organisation.
  • Enjoys the responsibility of being a manager and leader, and acting as the role model for the team


Your experience:

  • A degree and/or a masters in computer science/technical subject or equivalent hands-on experience
  • c. 5+ years’ hands-on experience working as a software engineering including distributed systems
  • c. 2+ years’ experience as a manager building, leading and developing teams in the creation of complex software systems
  • Modern delivery methods including general Agile, test-driven development, and building high-availability, self-healing platforms
  • Designing and maintaining architectural models that scale, are performant and robust
  • A wide exposure to different development techniques and best practices
  • Recruitment and interview skills, and the subsequent coaching/mentoring that helps software engineers develop and become highly effective
  • Strong communication skills, able to work at all levels from senior management to individuals from all part of the organisation
  • Have developed a flexible approach to work, adapting your thinking and delivery methods to achieve the target outcomes
  • Desirable to have full stack experience across backend, frontend and platforms e.g. Java, C#, React, Angular, Azure, AWS with strong exposure to good security practices. Knowledge of app development helpful i.e. Kotlin and Swift.


At this time due to sponsorship restrictions with our license we are unfortunately only able to engage with candidates who already hold the valid right to work in the UK


Our business is an equal opportunities employer. We make recruitment decisions based on qualifications, skill set and experiences. We consider all suitable candidates regardless of their age, sex, gender reassignment, race, religious beliefs or lack thereof, marital status, disability or sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic.

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