Engineering Manager

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

📋 Description

• Lead and oversee two multidisciplinary engineering teams focused on delivering reliable and scalable solutions to combat money laundering and financial crime.

• Support and mentor around 10–12 engineers through coaching, performance evaluations, and opportunities for professional growth.

• Take ownership of product deliveries in line with the established roadmap.

• Honor commitments, eliminate obstacles, and ensure the efficient functioning of the teams.

• Collaborate effectively with Product Managers, Technical Leads, Support, Delivery, and other Engineering Managers.

• Enhance and evolve engineering processes to boost operational discipline, predictability, and clarity.

• Contribute to the broader engineering community by promoting agile methodologies, process enhancements, and knowledge sharing.

• Foster an environment of psychological safety, clear roles, structured decision-making, accountability, proactivity, and trust.

• Participate in technical discussions, even though the role does not involve hands-on coding.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in engineering leadership roles.

• Demonstrated success in implementing process improvements and enhancing operational standards.

• Experience working in agile settings.

• Background in delivering production-quality software as part of a collaborative team.

• Technical credibility to confidently engage with engineers regarding design choices, tools, and technical trade-offs.

• Proficient in structured planning and performance management.

• Experience in aligning engineering projects with organizational goals.

• Familiarity with distributed systems and large-scale JavaScript codebases is advantageous.

• Solid understanding of modern programming languages and software development methodologies.

• Knowledge of k8s, Node.js, React, Python, Elasticsearch, Kafka, MongoDB, and Redis is beneficial but not mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary based on experience.

• Fully remote work arrangements with occasional travel requirements.

• 25 days of annual leave plus your birthday off and a Christmas shutdown, increasing to 30 days after five years of service.

• 35-hour work week.

• Flexible working hours.

• Life assurance coverage.

• Private family healthcare plan.

• Employee Assistance Programme.

• Company contributions to your pension plan.

• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave pay.

• Access to the latest technology, including a premium MacBook Pro.

• Office stocked with pantries full of food, snacks, and drinks for when you are in the office.