Engineering Manager

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

📋 Description

• Guide, mentor, and develop a team of engineers in a rapidly growing environment.

• Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and ongoing improvement.

• Support individual development through regular one-on-one meetings, feedback, and coaching.

• Engage in hiring, onboarding, and managing performance.

• Take charge of team execution: planning, prioritization, and delivery of engineering tasks.

• Ensure projects are completed on schedule, maintaining high quality and clear accountability.

• Proactively identify risks early and eliminate obstacles.

• Balance speed, reliability, and technical debt in a sensible manner.

• Serve as a technical advisor on system design, architecture, and trade-offs.

• Ensure backend systems are scalable, dependable, and performant.

• Advocate for best practices regarding code quality, testing, observability, and security.

• Collaborate closely with other teams such as DevOps and Product to synchronize technical direction.

• Work in tandem with Product, DevOps, ML, and other teams to guarantee strong alignment.

• Convert business and product objectives into clear engineering execution strategies.

• Communicate clearly and proactively in a fully remote work environment.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in software engineering, including at least 3 years in an engineering management or tech lead position.

• Strong backend expertise (PHP, Python, Go, Rust, or similar), with a solid grasp of distributed systems.

• Demonstrated experience in leading teams and delivering complex technical projects from start to finish.

• Comfortable discussing system design, APIs, performance, and scalability issues.

• Familiarity with contemporary engineering practices: CI/CD, testing, code reviews, and monitoring.

• Strong leadership abilities: empathy, clarity, and the capability to elevate standards without exhausting teams.

• Exceptional communication skills and ability to work independently in a remote environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Generous paid time off – vacation, sick days, and public holidays.

• Meaningful stock options – participate in the success you help create.

• Remote-first setup – work from anywhere we can employ you.

• Flexible hours – manage your schedule outside of core collaboration times.

• Family leave – paid maternity, paternity, and caregiver time.

• Company retreats – biannual gatherings in inspiring locations.