Software Development Manager (TypeScript, SaaS, Agentic AI)

HAYS Specialist Recruitment
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Today
£90,000 – £100,000 pa

Salary

£90,000 – £100,000 pa

Posted
2 Oct 2026 (Today)

Software Development Managers (TypeScript / SaaS / Agentic AI)
UK Remote or Hybrid.
£100k + Benefits


Must Have Criteria
- These roles do not offer Visa Sponsorship
- 2+ years' experience line managing other Developers
- Must have worked commercially with TypeScript (Full Stack) and Agentic AI.

Your new company
This rapidly growing SaaS technology business has established itself as one of the UK's leading B2B software success stories. Combining the agility of a scale-up with the stability of a profitable, privately owned organisation, the company has built an engineering-first culture where technology investment remains a core strategic priority.

Unlike many software businesses, the engineering teams are not constrained by significant legacy technology. Instead, developers work within a modern cloud-native environment, leveraging best-in-class engineering practices and a genuine DevOps culture where software is deployed multiple times per day.

This role can be offered hybrid in one of their UK hubs or can be worked UK remote (minimum once per quarter office visit). It's about finding the right people and enabling them to thrive rather than dictating working patterns.

Your new role
This is an organisation experiencing significant growth across its engineering function. As part of that expansion, they are recruiting multiple Software Development Managers alongside several Staff Engineers, creating an excellent opportunity to join at a pivotal stage of the company's continued growth. You'll be working alongside some of the strongest technical talent in the business whilst helping shape the next phase of engineering maturity and scale.

As Software Development Manager, you'll lead a team of up to 10 highly capable Engineers, responsible for delivering customer-facing SaaS products used by thousands of businesses.

This is a leadership-first role, with approximately 80-90% of your time focused on people management, performance, coaching, mentoring and team development. You'll be responsible for creating a high-performing engineering environment, setting clear objectives, overseeing performance management processes and supporting the career progression of engineers within your team. You'll remain close enough to the technology to provide technical leadership, support architectural discussions and conduct code reviews within a TypeScript environment.

The business has embraced a mature DevOps culture where engineering teams own products throughout their lifecycle and deployments occur continuously throughout the day. They are also investing heavily in next-generation product capabilities making this an excellent opportunity for somebody who has already applied AI-driven technologies within commercial within software products.

What you'll need to succeed
We're looking for proven software engineering leaders who have progressed from modern product engineering environments into people leadership roles (minimum 2 years leading other Developers).

A strong Full Stack TypeScript background is essential, with exposure to their wider stack including Node.js, NestJS, Vue, Redis, SQL Server and Singlestore.

You'll have experience working within mature CI/CD and DevOps environments where automation, software quality and continuous deployment form part of the engineering culture.

Commercial experience delivering Agentic AI capabilities into production environments is also essential. This could include AI agents, autonomous workflows, LLM-powered applications, orchestration frameworks, RAG implementations or similar AI-driven product functionality.

Previous experience within a SaaS business would be highly desirable.

What you'll get in return
You'll join an organisation that is fully self-funded with owners that really believe in an Engineering-first culture and are investing heavily into the department.

You'll receive a salary up to £100k, 25 days' plus bank holidays enhanced pension scheme (and salary sacrifice coming soon), plus budget for training courses/certifications and to invest in the latest tools in industry.

What you need to do now
To find out more and to be considered for this position please apply directly, or contact Max Wilcock, Business Director on .

At Hays Technology, we are shaping the future of recruitment. The rapid adoption of cloud, which is making customer interfaces more engaging and creating a seamless engagement with businesses, means that from the foundation of your organisation up, software developers are critical to success. As the competition for talent grows, we're ready and waiting to help developers really make an impact on organisations, so talk to us today. We are Hays Technology.

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