Permanent

Location: Manchester (hybrid – 2-3 days onsite per week)

Salary: Up to £75,000

About the Client

Our client is renowned for its commitment to innovation, scalability, and cutting-edge technology. Operating at the forefront of digital solutions, they leverage bespoke and third-party systems to drive efficiency and enhance business operations. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation that prioritises technological evolution and continuous improvement.

How you spend your day

• Leading a growing full-stack team delivering a greenfield project.
• Overseeing day-to-day team management while working closely with a new engineering manager.
• Collaborating with stakeholders across multiple teams and functions.
• Supporting technical integration efforts to ensure smooth system architecture alignment.
• Guiding delivery of core platform components, with a focus on speed, scalability, and user empowerment.
• Playing a vital role in scaling the team from three to seven developers, ensuring smooth onboarding while maintaining existing team dynamics and performance.

What you’ll bring to this role

• A strong technical foundation and ability to engage confidently in system architecture discussions – you won’t be hands-on, but technical fluency is essential.
• A background in front-end engineering is highly desirable, complementing the team’s current back-end strengths.
• Experience managing or leading engineering teams, ideally in a scaling environment, and delivering projects in complex, stakeholder-driven contexts.
• Confidence working across teams and functions to prioritise, align, and deliver – especially in cross-site environments (UK and Gibraltar).
• The ability to support a long-term project roadmap with evolving requirements, while balancing immediate delivery goals.
• A pragmatic mindset, strong communication skills, and a collaborative approach to team building and leadership.

Perks & Benefits:

• Performance-Based Bonus
• Car Allowance
• Pension Scheme
• Hybrid Working
  • Minimum 2 days per week in the office, with flexibility on which days.
• Flexible Working Hours
  • 40-hour workweek with flexibility in how hours are structured.
• Generous Annual Leave
  • 25 days holiday + your birthday off, plus bank holidays. Option to buy or sell up to 5 additional days.
• Free Gym Membership
  • Available to all employees.

No Visa Sponsorship Available for this role.

What happens next?

One of our Recruitment Consultants will be in touch and inform you if you’ve been successful to the next stage of the process or not, which is a qualification call where we will tell you more about the role and the client, and understand more about you, your experience and career aspirations.

Should we both wish to proceed, we will submit your details to the client and be in touch regarding the outcome and any further steps.

The interview process for this client consists of:

• 1^st Stage – 30-minute MS Teams interview with the hiring manager.
• 2^nd stage – Face to Face Interview with the hiring manager and Head of department.

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. As an employment agency for permanent and contract hires, we are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from underrepresented groups to drive innovation and equality within the workplace.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments please let us know so we can accommodate for any interactions with us at Biometric Talent, but also inform the client to ensure reasonable adjustments are made to allow for a fair and equitable process.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter to brad.jones@biometrictalent.com