Software Development Manager Job at Stacuity (Douglas)

Software Development Manager

Stacuity

Location:
Isle of Man , Douglas

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

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Job Description:

Our development team is responsible for maintaining and enhancing our platform against an ambitious feature roadmap. This roadmap is informed by the requirements of customers and prospective customers, and by wider industry trends and initiatives. Stacuity has always been a leader in innovation – so our roadmap is constantly evolving. This requires a well-organized, professional and coherent team who can thrive and keep their cool in a dynamic, fast-moving and sometimes challenging environment. As Software Development Manager, you will be responsible for planning and coordinating development and associated activities across our development team, liaising with other elements of the business (in particular network and system operations, sales/presales). You will combine practical expertise and proven experience in the delivery of software projects, people leadership, and Agile/Scrum best practices. This role is pivotal in ensuring high-quality, secure, and scalable software delivery while fostering a positive, collaborative, and high-performing engineering culture.

Job Responsibility:

Lead or contribute to Product Management activities, including roadmap, feature planning/prioritisation, and ensuring alignment with the needs of our customers and the strategic ambitions of the company
Support or contribute to the qualification and analysis of requirements, and consideration of how these requirements might be met through feature design and subsequent development activities
Collaborate with the CTO, architects and senior engineers on detailed system design and technical strategy
Oversee our software development practice, to ensure consistent delivery of robust, scalable, and secure solutions aligned with business and customer requirements
Ensure efficient and effective DevOps best practices throughout the software development lifecycle including version control, release management, testing, traceability and documentation
Ensure that high standards of code quality, reliability, performance, and operational resilience are maintained
Act as a key driver of Agile and Scrum practices across the development team
Lead or support Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives
Continuously improve team velocity, predictability, and quality of delivery
Line-manage developers, providing coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback
Support individual growth through development plans, training, and career progression
Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-trust team environment
Support recruitment, onboarding, and scaling of the team as the business grows
Act as a key interface between engineering, product, operations, and leadership teams
Support customer and partner integrations where required
Contribute to incident management and root cause analysis for production issues
Participate in the 24x7 emergency on-call rota (remunerated), where required

Requirements:

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
Proven experience as a Development Manager, Engineering Manager, or Technical Lead
Solid understanding of API-driven architectures, distributed systems, and microservices
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, with hands-on leadership of Agile teams
Strong leader who is calm, decisive, and supportive
Self-motivated, proactive, and delivery-focused
Excellent communicator, able to bridge technical and non-technical audiences
Comfortable working remotely and across distributed teams
Values aligned with Stacuity’s culture: ambitious, innovative, dependable, and supportive
Able to work flexible hours when required to meet the needs of the role
Willing to undertake a DBS check
Right to work (if visa is required)
IOM Worker/Work permit (if IOM based)

Nice to have:

Relevant industry certifications (e.g. Microsoft, Cloud, Kubernetes, etc.)
Agile Certifications
Strong background in .NET/C# development and modern backend architectures
Experience delivering mission-critical, high-availability systems
Familiarity of experience of product management principles, roadmap management, feature analysis/prioritisation/planning
Familiarity with cloud platforms, containerisation, and CI/CD pipelines
Comfortable working in a Linux-based production environment

What we offer:

Flexible remote working arrangements
Opportunity to work on real-world mobile core network technology
Influence over technical direction and team culture
Supportive, collaborative, and highly skilled technical environment
Ongoing professional development and leadership growth opportunities

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 24, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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