Engineering Manager

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

📋 Description

• Collaborate closely with a small team of engineers, guiding both the technical direction and the individuals involved.

• Establish clarity, consistency, and momentum within your squad.

• Set strategic direction, maintain high standards in both delivery and quality, and balance immediate objectives with long-term sustainability.

• Invest in team members through coaching, constructive feedback, and development, while nurturing a positive team culture.

• Communicate effectively at all levels, manage complexities, and pursue continuous growth as a leader.

• Take ownership of the technical decisions made by the squad and ensure they align with the company's technical strategy.

• Define team objectives and ensure that proposed work aligns with these goals.

• Identify and implement necessary practices to ensure security and meet operational service level objectives (SLOs).

• Collaborate with the Product Manager and the team to establish objectives and key results (OKRs) that align with company goals.

• Measure team performance for continuous improvement.

• Ensure the squad is equipped with the necessary technical skillsets to achieve objectives while developing team members' skills.

⛳️ Requirements

• Familiarity (experience is a plus) with our core technology stack: gRPC, GraphQL, React, Kafka, Docker & Kubernetes; experience with Go is preferred but not mandatory.

• Experience in taking responsibility for technical decisions and ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

• A solid understanding of engineering practices with the ability to identify areas for improvement.

• Proven experience in defining team goals and driving prioritization to achieve them.

• Ability to collaborate with Product Managers to set OKRs that align with company objectives.

• Capability to co-lead annual and quarterly planning processes.

• Experience in early risk identification and mitigation strategies.

• Familiarity with security practices and achieving SLOs.

• Proven ability to drive operational excellence and lead metrics reviews.

• Experience managing a team of engineers.

• Demonstrated ability to onboard, train, develop, and mentor team members, as well as participate in performance calibration and promotion reviews.

• Intermediate understanding of customer and market insights.

• Ability to communicate strategic objectives to the squad.

• Experience in fostering a healthy team dynamic and resolving interpersonal conflicts.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional colleagues.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary: We benchmark against the industry and will share the salary openly during our first conversation.

• Performance bonus: An annual discretionary bonus ranging from 15-40%.

• Flexible working: We’re a remote-first business.

• Work-life balance: We offer an optional four-day working week (90% pay for 90% impact).

• Work from anywhere: You can work abroad for up to three weeks, twice every tax year.

• Holiday: 25 days plus bank holidays (increasing with tenure), with the option to trade up to five days each year.

• UW discounts: Save on our services and receive a free Cashback Card.

• Future planning: Matched-contribution pension scheme and life assurance (up to 4x salary).

• Family first: Policies designed to support you and your family’s well-being.

• Flexible benefits: An allowance for private health insurance, dental insurance, or gym membership.

• Sabbaticals: An eight-week paid sabbatical after four years of service.

• Growth: A dedicated learning and development budget along with bi-annual promotion cycles.

• Inclusion: Join belonging groups that contribute to shaping our culture.

• Events: Company-wide celebrations, including the ‘Great Big Get Together’ and ‘Good Hearted Go-Getter Awards’.