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Octopus Deploy · 4 months ago

Senior Engineering Manager - Developer Experience

Octopus Deploy is a profitable scale-up company that empowers software teams to deliver value in an agile way. They are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead their Developer Experience team, focusing on people leadership, delivery, and coaching while guiding engineers and supporting their growth.

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Responsibilities

Creating clarity on goals and priorities, and connecting your team’s work to Octopus’ strategy
Coaching engineers of all levels to grow their skills and careers
Supporting a high-trust, autonomous team in a remote-first environment
Guiding trade-offs and strategic decisions as part of a fast-scaling B2B SaaS product
Collaborating with peers in product, design, and engineering to uplift practices across Octopus
Ensuring delivery momentum on features like Ephemeral Environments, Feature Toggles, and new Progressive Deployment strategies

Qualification

Engineering team leadershipRemote-first managementTechnical coachingProduct-led environmentOrganizational change leadershipPeople growthHigh-trust cultureEmpathy for distributed workSustainable team buildingCollaboration skills

Required

Proven experience leading engineering teams in a product-led environment
Skilled at managing in a remote-first setting, with empathy for distributed work
Strong technical grounding in software engineering, with the depth to coach effectively
A people-first manager who builds a culture of belonging, inclusion, and fairness
Able to spot dysfunction early and address it quickly, building sustainable, high-performing teams
Confident leading through organisational change, keeping people engaged and focused

Preferred

A leader who balances delivery accountability with people growth, ensuring teams ship reliably and deliver impact

Benefits

A minimum of 25 days annual leave
Up to 10 days of paid sick and carers leave
12 weeks of fully paid parental leave with flexible return options
Stock options

Company

Octopus Deploy

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Accelerate software delivery with repeatable deployments.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$204.13M
Key Investors
Insight PartnersRedgate Software
2025-10-08Series Unknown· $29.63M
2021-04-20Series A· $172.5M
2014-10-02Corporate Round· $2M

Leadership Team

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Paul Stovell
Founder and CEO
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Colin Bowern
SVP Product
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