Software Development Manager

October 28

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SchemeServe

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Insurance • SaaS • Fintech

SchemeServe is a fully-serviced insurance software solution, hosted in the cloud, designed for Managing General Agents (MGAs), brokers, and insurers. It offers a wide array of features including policy administration, client management, and real-time reporting, all supported by a dedicated customer service team. SchemeServe empowers users to build and manage their own insurance products quickly and efficiently, ensuring high levels of uptime and support.

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2000

☁️ SaaS

💳 Fintech

📋 Description

• Coach and develop engineers, helping them grow their skills and careers • Collaborate with Heads of Role to ensure engineers have the guidance and mentorship they need • Contribute to architecture and technical planning conversations, providing strategic input and representing the team’s needs • Drive delivery—clearing blockers, ensuring good process, and making sure projects land • Work closely with Product Managers and stakeholders to align work with business goals • Create a positive, inclusive culture rooted in autonomy, psychological safety, and accountability • Monitor team performance, delivery health and morale—and step in where needed be involved in hiring, onboarding, and personal development initiatives for your team • Advocate for your engineers, their work, and their experience across the organisation • Ensure a healthy delivery cadence—ensuring the team ships quality code frequently (ideally daily or weekly)

🎯 Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in software development, including at least 2 years managing or leading engineers • Strong communication skills—you’re clear, concise, and human • Ability to lead with context without micro-managing; you build trust and autonomy • Confidence in architectural conversations and strategic thinking • A passion for great tech (bonus points for open source enthusiasm) • A strong understanding of business context and product impact • Nice-to-haves: An understanding of cloud hosting, specifically Azure; Knowledge of the benefits and pitfalls of working with a service based architecture; Background in SaaS, fintech, or insurance? Big thumbs up!

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible working hours • Paid days off for charity work • A relaxed, genuinely friendly culture where you can be yourself