Manager, Software Engineering (UK Remote)

Overview

In this role, you will lead Turnitin’s Integrity engineering initiatives to deliver high-impact products. You’ll work with cross-functional teams across the globe to align on objectives, set clear goals, and drive engineering excellence. You will mentor and develop engineers while fostering a collaborative, psychologically safe culture. This is an opportunity to shape scalable software that supports learning integrity and learning outcomes at a global scale.

Pay / Benefits

• Remote First Culture
• Health Care Coverage
• Education Reimbursement
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave
• Retirement Plan with match

Responsibilities

• Lead and empower globally distributed engineering teams to deliver high-impact results
• Drive alignment with product, solution architects, and other stakeholders
• Provide hands-on leadership with clear goals and a culture of excellence
• Manage individual contributors, mentor, coach, and support career development
• Define and enforce best practices for delivery, architecture, and team operations
• Oversee roadmaps, milestones, and cross-functional dependencies
• Provide technical oversight with the Tech Lead across the product lifecycle
• Analyze metrics to drive continuous improvement and optimize processes
• Stay current with tools and methodologies and advocate for innovation
• Foster transparency, open communication, and alignment with the company mission
• Own the software the team builds and ensure it meets customer needs
• Collaborate across engineering, product, customer support, and sales teams

Key requirements

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

• Empathetic leadership
• Clear communication
• Collaboration across cultures and functions
• JavaScript frameworks
• Java
• AWS serverless

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