Software Engineering Manager

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? Software Engineering Manager (Climate-Tech startup)

? £110,000 + Equity + Package

? London or Bristol - Remote Friendly (Once a month in office, must be UK based)

? Tech Environment - Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, Postgres/PostGIS, Event-driven architecture.


We’re partnering with a mission driven digital mapping start-up that is revolutionising land management to fight the climate crisis. Having dominated the UK market, they are now at a pivotal inflection point architecting for a massive global rollout.


This is a foundational hire for an Software Engineering Manager or Lead Engineer ready to step up, own a technical roadmap and build a legacy in a high-growth "Tech for Good" environment.


The Mission

Land management is one of our generation's biggest challenges, from climate change to sustainable food security. This platform brings data and incentives together to help land managers make the right decisions for the planet.


Software Engineering Manager Responsibilities:

  • Strategic Leadership: Reporting to the CEO, you’ll join the leadership team to "join the dots" between business strategy and global technical scale.
  • Stay Close to the Craft: You’ll remain 30% hands-on, leading complex technical spikes, architectural decisions, and critical code paths.
  • Team & Partners: Lead a specialist in-house data team while managing the relationship and ROI of high-performing outsourced development partners.
  • Platform Evolution: Own the move to global scale, ensuring resilience, security, and the ingestion of complex third-party geospatial datasets.


Software Engineering Manager Requirements:

  • Proven Leader: You’ve led and grown teams, ideally within a growth-stage startup.
  • Technical Depth: Expert in Node.js, TypeScript, and AWS infrastructure. You aren’t afraid to get your hands dirty when the situation demands it.
  • Data Savvy: Comfortable with complex datasets (Geospatial/PostGIS experience is a massive plus).
  • The "Step Up": You are likely a Lead or EM who wants more autonomy and a seat at the leadership table.


if you're a Software Engineering Manager, Lead Engineer or similar looking to step up into a Head of Engineering position at a small start-up then please apply now!