Web Engineering Manager

Bristol | Hybrid – 2 days onsite | £80,000–£95,000 + 10% bonus + excellent benefits

I'm working with an established professional services organisation in Bristol looking to appoint a Web Engineering Manager to lead the development and evolution of a key customer-facing digital platform.

This is a technical leadership role combining approximately 60% team management and technical leadership with 40% hands-on engineering. You'll lead and develop the engineering team while remaining actively involved in architecture, solution design, code reviews and technical problem-solving.

You'll take ownership of the engineering direction and ongoing development of a complex web platform, including a significant transformation towards a modern, headless and multi-brand architecture.

Working with internal developers, senior stakeholders and external technology partners, your responsibilities will include:

• Leading, mentoring and developing the engineering team.
• Defining technical architecture, standards and the engineering roadmap.
• Remaining hands-on with solution design, code reviews and key technical challenges.
• Driving development best practice, testing, automation and CI/CD improvements.
• Supporting the evolution and management of AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Ensuring platform performance, security, scalability and reliability.
• Managing external engineering partners and maintaining delivery standards.

We're looking for an experienced engineering professional with a strong software development background who enjoys leading people without losing touch with the technology.

Ideally, you'll have:

• Experience managing or leading software engineering teams.
• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js and React/Next.js knowledge.
• Experience with APIs, modern web architectures and AWS.
• A background in architectural design and complex web platforms.
• Experience with code reviews, engineering standards and CI/CD.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Experience with headless architecture, multi-brand platforms and AI-assisted development tools would be advantageous.

• £80,000–£95,000 salary.
• 10% annual bonus.
• Hybrid working – 2 days onsite in Bristol.
• 25 days holiday, plus long-service enhancements and holiday purchase scheme.
• Generous pension, with employer contributions up to 11%.
• Healthcare cash plan, wellbeing and gym benefits.
• Enhanced family leave.
• ShareSave, life assurance and employee discounts.

If you're an engineering leader who enjoys combining people management with hands-on technical involvement, I'd welcome a confidential conversation.