Web Engineering Manager

Web Engineering Manager Bristol | Hybrid – 2 days onsite | £80,000–£95,000 + 10% bonus + excellent benefits I'm working with an established professional services organisation in Bristol looking to appoint a Web Engineering Manager to lead the development and evolution of a key customer-facing digital platform. This is a technical leadership role combining approximately 60% team management and technical leadership with 40% hands-on engineering. You'll lead and develop the engineering team while remaining actively involved in architecture, solution design, code reviews and technical problem-solving. The Role You'll take ownership of the engineering direction and ongoing development of a complex web platform, including a significant transformation towards a modern, headless and multi-brand architecture. Working with internal developers, senior stakeholders and external technology partners, your responsibilities will include: - Leading, mentoring and developing the engineering team. - Defining technical architecture, standards and the engineering roadmap. - Remaining hands-on with solution design, code reviews and key technical challenges. - Driving development best practice, testing, automation and CI/CD improvements. - Supporting the evolution and management of AWS cloud infrastructure. - Ensuring platform performance, security, scalability and reliability. - Managing external engineering partners and maintaining delivery standards. About You We're looking for an experienced engineering professional with a strong software development background who enjoys leading people without losing touch with the technology. Ideally, you'll have: - Experience managing or leading software engineering teams. - Strong JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js and React/Next.js knowledge. - Experience with APIs, modern web architectures and AWS. - A background in architectural design and complex web platforms. - Experience with code reviews, engineering standards and CI/CD. - Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Experience with headless architecture, multi-brand platforms and AI-assisted development tools would be advantageous. What's on Offer? - £80,000–£95,000 salary. - 10% annual bonus. - Hybrid working – 2 days onsite in Bristol. - 25 days holiday, plus long-service enhancements and holiday purchase scheme. - Generous pension, with employer contributions up to 11%. - Healthcare cash plan, wellbeing and gym benefits. - Enhanced family leave. - ShareSave, life assurance and employee discounts. Interested? If you're an engineering leader who enjoys combining people management with hands-on technical involvement, I'd welcome a confidential conversation. Please get in touch or send across your latest CV to find out more.