Engineering Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Directly oversees engineers, providing direction on work, estimations, and removing obstacles. You will be the primary escalation contact.

• Collaborates closely with the Product Manager and Tech Lead to offer guidance and mentorship to squad members regarding technical contributions, product roadmap, and other relevant areas.

• Provides constructive feedback and supports engineers in enhancing their skills.

• Ensures compliance with development methodologies.

• Standardizes processes (such as agile ceremonies and code quality standards) while allowing squads the autonomy necessary for effective delivery.

• Monitors tasks, maintains project velocity, and is responsible for squad-level deliverables in accordance with the roadmap.

• Facilitates team alignment through regular sync-ups to ensure clarity.

• Aligns with company goals and measurable outcomes through transparent OKRs (Objectives and Key Results).

• Proactively monitors engineer well-being, identifies burnout, and proposes solutions. Reports to higher management to address systemic issues.

• Utilizes metrics to assess quality and delivery. Promotes retrospective analysis for ongoing improvement.

• Acknowledges milestones and individual contributions to enhance morale and engagement.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience in leading product/tech organizations of high caliber, whether in established companies that have achieved scale (like Google, Microsoft, Uber, Booking.com) or in high-growth startups (such as Monzo, N26, Personio).

• Proven ability to build and manage high-performance engineering teams.

• Background in leading engineering teams focused on Generative AI (including Prompt Engineering, Fine Tuning, RAG).

• Proficient in understanding Technical Requirements with an Emphasis on Quality: Ability to convert product requirements into squad plans and capacity while ensuring high coding standards, maintainability, and avoiding technical debt.

• People Management: Capable of motivating team members, providing constructive feedback, managing performance, and resolving interpersonal conflicts.

• Agile Expertise: Experienced in implementing and refining Agile processes (such as Scrum or Kanban), including task breakdown, estimation, and sprint planning.

• Collaborative and Empathetic: Strong communication skills with a focus on building positive relationships with engineers by understanding their motivations and work styles.

• Quality Champion: Driven to produce high-quality code and emphasizes maintainability, testing, and code standards within the team.

• Results-Driven and Process-Oriented: Balances adherence to Agile methodologies and delivery timelines while focusing on continuous improvement. Familiarity with using OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) to set measurable goals.

• Passion for Product: Committed to understanding the purpose behind product development and the value it provides to users, as well as the quality and standards involved in the build process.

🏝️ Benefits

• £/€800 annual learning budget, along with two hours per week designated as 'Focus Fridays'.

• Flexible working arrangements – choose a setup that suits you; our only request is to meet once a quarter at our UK HQ.

• 25 days of holiday in addition to your local bank holidays.

• A day off for your birthday.

• Two half-day wellness days.

• Healthcare cash plan to cover everyday healthcare expenses.

• Employee Assistance Plan providing 24/7 support year-round.

• Income Protection (75%) and life assurance (4x salary).

• Pension scheme.

• Enhanced parental leave package, including 26 weeks of fully paid maternity leave and 4 weeks of fully paid paternity leave.

• £50 monthly allowance to spend on whatever you like, with a Benifex card topped up at the start of each month!