Engineering Manager – EMEA, Platform

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom, +5 more countries.

📋 Description

• Lead the team responsible for Testlio's fundamental platform capabilities utilized for planning, executing, and managing testing tasks.

• Take ownership of the technical direction and delivery for essential platform domains.

• Direct the design and implementation of agentic workflows that facilitate the planning, execution, and adaptation of testing activities.

• Allocate approximately 20–30% of your time to hands-on engineering, which includes writing production code, conducting critical-path code reviews, and developing technical designs.

• Establish multi-quarter technical direction in collaboration with the AI/ML team and product management.

• Integrate fragmented data models and modernize outdated services and data repositories.

• Manage roadmap sequencing and oversee technical delivery from initial concept to final production.

• Implement planning, prioritization, and design review practices.

• Take charge of production support, triage, escalations, root-cause analysis, automation, and implementing permanent fixes.

• Define service level objectives, create performance dashboards, and lead root-cause investigations.

• Ensure adherence to engineering standards, maintain traceability, uphold the Definition of Done, reduce defects, and control cloud costs.

• Mentor engineers, introduce AI-assisted development workflows, and mitigate knowledge silos through reviews and documentation.

• Report directly to the Director of Engineering.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years managing a team of 4 or more engineers in an agile, remote setting.

• Recent experience in writing production code and designing or evolving production systems.

• Proven experience in building LLM-powered or agentic features in production, or a strong ability to swiftly lead a team into new technical domains.

• Strong proficiency with TypeScript, Node.js, AWS, and React.

• Experience in designing and developing APIs.

• Familiarity with observability and APM tools such as New Relic, Datadog, or Sentry.

• Experience in optimizing slow database transactions.

• Knowledge of application security best practices and integrating security reviews into the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

• Experience in modernizing legacy systems or addressing significant technical debt while maintaining product functionality.

• Fluency in English, with exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Collaborative experience working with product management and cross-functional partners in a distributed, asynchronous environment.

• Organized and meticulous approach to standards and processes.

• Data-driven decision-making capabilities.

• Visa sponsorship is not available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work with asynchronous collaboration.

• Flexible paid time off, including national holidays, personal days, and sick days.

• Stock options.

• $300 annual learning stipend.

• Inclusive, purpose-driven culture.

• Tools and guidance to thrive in a fully remote environment.