Software Engineering Manager

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About the role

We are seeking a seasoned Software Engineering Manager – .NET to lead multiple squads of .NET engineers responsible for building, deploying, and operating cloud‑native services on AWS. This is a hands‑on leadership role requiring strong people management, solid architectural thinking, and prior experience in .NET-based enterprise systems.

The role has a strong focus on team leadership, service stability, production operations, and engineering quality. A good understanding of AI architecture and hands‑on exposure to AI‑assisted development tools is mandatory.

What you’ll be doing

Engineering & Technical Leadership

Lead and manage multiple squads of .NET developers delivering backend and platform services.

Drive system design decisions following microservices architecture and AWS cloud design patterns.

Provide architectural guidance on scalability, security, performance, and reliability.

Leverage past hands‑on .NET / C# development experience to guide teams effectively.

Champion clean code, design patterns, automated testing, and API‑first development.

Cloud, DevOps & Platform Ownership

Own AWS deployments with strong oversight of EKS, MSK, and RDS.

Partner with DevOps to improve CI/CD, IaC, observability, and release automation.

Ensure stable rollouts across SIT, Pre‑Prod, and Production.

Service Operations & Production Stability

Own production stability, incident management, RCA, and resilience practices.

AI & Engineering Productivity

Apply AI architecture thinking and promote AI-based developer productivity tools.

People & Delivery Management

Manage cross‑functional Dev, Ops, QA, and vendor teams.

Drive performance management, coaching, and delivery predictability.

Quality Management & Governance

Own quality metrics, dashboards, and QMS adherence.

Essential Skills / Experience

.NET / C# development background

AWS (EKS, MSK, RDS)

Microservices Architecture

AI-assisted development tools

Desirable Skills / Experience

Our Package

BT Group is the UK’s leading communications group and the holding company behind some of the country’s most recognised brands – including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good. Our customers include consumers, small, medium and large businesses, public sector organisations and other communications providers.

BT Group’s role is about setting direction, unlocking value and creating the conditions for our brands and businesses to thrive.

Having come through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, our focus now is on what comes next – simplifying how we operate, using technology and AI to work smarter, and organising ourselves to serve customers better and grow sustainably. Group teams shape strategy, policy, brand, capital allocation and transformation, helping the whole organisation perform at its best.

We have a singular culture that unites all our people: we are customer-first challengers, who are committed, clear and connected. These behaviours unite us as one team to deliver for our colleagues, our customers, our stakeholders and the country. Joining BT Group means working at the heart of a business that matters to the UK, with the opportunity to shape decisions, influence outcomes and help set the future course of one of the country’s most important companies.