Engineering Manager (Java & Spring Boot)

Legal & General is recruiting for the role of Engineering Manager (Java & Spring Boot). Lead and develop an engineering team while staying hands-on in delivering modern software solutions. Work with product, architecture and business stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable and reliable technology and improve engineering practice.

Role details

• Location: Brighton & Hove
• Job type: Full-time

What you’ll do

• Lead and develop engineers to deliver high-quality, secure and reliable software solutions.
• Plan and oversee delivery activity to achieve predictable and effective outcomes.
• Design and build scalable, maintainable software while remaining an active hands-on engineer.
• Coach and mentor engineers through feedback and structured development plans.
• Embed quality, testing and security into day-to-day engineering practices.
• Use delivery metrics, operational insights and observability data to drive continuous improvement.
• Manage operational readiness, incident response processes and technical debt to keep systems resilient.
• Work with product, architecture and business stakeholders to remove blockers and deliver customer value.

What they’re looking for

• Significant hands-on Java engineering experience is required.
• Experience of building and operating Spring Boot microservices is required.
• A strong understanding of modern software architecture principles is required.
• Experience leading engineering teams and developing people through coaching and mentoring is required.
• Knowledge of test-driven development, quality engineering practices and automated testing approaches is required.
• Experience with CI/CD practices, version control workflows and software delivery pipelines is required.
• Understanding of secure software development, operational readiness and observability practices is required.
• Ability to balance technical, commercial and delivery considerations while influencing stakeholders is required.

Additional role information

• The role seeks someone who can build inclusive, collaborative environments where people can perform at their best.