Manager, Software Engineering (UK Remote)

Overview

As Engineering Manager in Turnitin’s Integrity portfolio, you lead and grow globally distributed engineering teams to deliver high-impact, reliable software. You collaborate with product, customer success, and solution architects to align goals with the company mission of preserving learning integrity. You foster a culture of accountability, psychological safety, and continuous improvement while guiding delivery and technical excellence. This role offers the chance to shape core products that impact global education at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• remote-first culture
• health care coverage
• education reimbursement
• paid time off
• parenteral leave
• retirement plan with match

Responsibilities

• Lead and empower globally distributed engineering teams to deliver high-impact results
• Collaborate with product managers, solution architects, and other engineers to drive alignment and innovation
• Set clear goals, foster accountability, and promote a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
• Manage and develop engineers through regular feedback, mentoring, and career development
• Define and monitor technical roadmaps, delivery milestones, and cross-functional dependencies
• Provide technical oversight with the Tech Lead across the Product Development Life Cycle
• Analyze quality metrics to identify optimization opportunities and drive continuous improvement
• Stay current with tools and methodologies and advocate for innovative practices
• Promote transparent communication and stakeholder alignment across the organization
• Own the software product outcomes and lead by example to ensure customer-centric delivery
• Collaborate with peers across engineering, product, customer support, and sales to ensure effective communication

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent experience
• Experience collaborating across time zones and geographies with a flexible working style
• Strong hands-on engineering skills with modern software development practices
• Experience with Java and JavaScript frameworks in an AWS serverless environment
• Excellent communication and collaboration in globally distributed teams
• Proven project management with the ability to prioritize and deliver on multiple initiatives
• Deep understanding of software development methodologies, tools, and processes
• Leadership experience across multiple teams including hiring, mentoring, and development
• Coaching and mentoring track record for ICs and peers
• Ability to influence and motivate teams to high performance
• Hands-on experience with scalable front-end and back-end applications
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach
• Experience in a similar role in a high-tech environment

• empathetic leadership
• strategic thinking
• effective communicator
• Java
• JavaScript frameworks
• AWS serverless

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