Software Engineering Manager

Join to apply for the Software Engineering Manager role at Liberty IT

1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Join to apply for the Software Engineering Manager role at Liberty IT

Direct message the job poster from Liberty IT

Work with and lead talented people to achieve wonderful things at Liberty IT; for this is where you'll find complex challenges, where you'll be given the scope and the support to go further, dig deeper and fly higher.

You'll bring the expertise. We'll provide the support and autonomy.

Read on for more information.

Who you'll be working with:

The Engineering Manager will lead the establishment of Engineering teams working on our GenAI work stream. You will lead people in the teams and the delivery of Agentic systems and internally used Co-Pilots.

Experience and skills we need:

• A minimum of 3 years' recent experience in leadership role within a technical team.
• Experienced in people leadership practices and processes
• Strong knowledge of IT concepts, methodologies, architectures and technical standards, ideally gained in an enterprise technical environment.
• In depth knowledge of and proven experience of working in agile environments.
• Experience in building strong customer / business partner relationships.
• Proven ability to successfully lead technology projects and to effectively create a high-performing team environment.
• Proven ability to identify and implement process improvement to generate efficiencies, effectiveness and cost savings.

Experience and skills we'd love:

Below is an overview of the skills and experience we'd like you to have. However, don't rule yourself out if you aren't ticking all the boxes – a great attitude and desire to learn is what really stands out for us.

• Experience in working with and applying coaching frameworks to develop team and individual competencies

What you'll be doing:

The Engineering Manager is a leadership role at Liberty IT, with responsibilities across the following areas

People

• Create a supportive, inclusive, and trusting environment that supports all team members and full team engagement. Foster close cooperation and communication to facilitate cross-training and team support.
• Provide day to day coaching to team members across multiple software delivery teams.
• Provide regular, ongoing feedback to team members and input on individual/team performance to the Senior Engineering Manager.
• Participate in and support recruitment, selection, and onboarding activities of new team members.
• Identify and co-ordinate the growth of new capabilities in your teams.
• Encourage your team members to achieve their potential by participating in and contribute to organisation/ wide initiatives.
• Continuously develop your skills and knowledge.
• Share knowledge and expertise across your department, the wider organization or beyond through networks, events and communities of practice.
• Manage day to day operations, requests and expense management for the team.

Delivery Excellence

• Focus on regular, timely delivery of business value and management of business expectations.
• Oversee delivery and coach the team; facilitate transparency, inspection and adaption.
• Guide the delivery team on how to use the relevant agile practices and methodology based on the context of the situation with a strong focus on continuous improvement.
• Manage interdependencies between delivery teams (Internal and External).
• Work closely with Product Owners and/or business stakeholders to support short and long-term planning and to prioritise deliverables on an ongoing basis.
• Define team objectives and oversee delivery against these and team KPI's, hold the team accountable for achieving, taking required action to drive team performance.
• Anticipate and address potential or actual impediments to team delivery and shield the team from external interference to enable optimal functionality and productivity.
• Build superior solutions which add business value based on an in-depth understanding of customer needs and appreciation of market demand.
• Co-ordinate Engineering Excellence reviews in line with the LIT Well-Architected framework.
• Objectively assess adherence to the engineering goals defined in the LIT High Performance Framework and work with teams to ensure a team optimisation plan is in place.
• Ensure value is delivered through adoption and application of techniques established in Liberty IT engineering standards.

A little background on LIT

Liberty IT is the tech wing of Liberty Mutual Insurance. Bringing peace of mind to all aspects of customer's lives, every day.

We're an ideas company. Always. We thrive on engineering excellence and surpass with technical mastery. We build beautifully architected cloud solutions and reliably run high stability systems. We work alongside the best in the business and learn from the finest minds.

Great Place to Work in UK & Ireland 2025

Best Workplaces for Women (UK) 2024

Centre of Excellence in Wellbeing

Fair employment and equal opportunities

Liberty IT is an equal opportunity employer, committed to inclusion and diversity.

If you have a disability, accommodations are available on request when taking part in all aspects of the recruitment, assessment, and selection process.

Now, it's over to you.

If you're ready to fly in your career, apply now.

Seniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionInformation Technology
• IndustriesSoftware Development and Insurance

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Liberty IT by 2x

Get notified about new Software Engineering Manager jobs in Galway, County Galway, Ireland.

Galway, County Galway, Ireland 3 weeks ago

Galway, County Galway, Ireland 1 week ago

Galway, County Galway, Ireland 11 months ago

Galway, County Galway, Ireland 1 month ago

Galway, County Galway, Ireland 3 days ago

Chapter Leader - Director, Software Engineering

Galway, County Galway, Ireland 1 week ago

Galway, County Galway, Ireland 4 months ago

Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland 2 weeks ago

Principal Automotive AI Software Architect

Galway, County Galway, Ireland 17 hours ago

Galway, County Galway, Ireland 2 weeks ago

Galway, County Galway, Ireland 11 hours ago

Galway, County Galway, Ireland 18 hours ago

Software Architect/ Principal Software Developer

Galway, County Galway, Ireland 2 weeks ago

Galway, County Galway, Ireland 1 month ago

Galway, County Galway, Ireland 2 weeks ago

Senior Software Engineer - Enterprise Engineering

Galway, County Galway, Ireland 1 month ago

Galway, County Galway, Ireland 1 week ago

Galway, County Galway, Ireland 1 week ago

We're unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.

#J-18808-Ljbffr

---