Engineering Manager – Partner Proposition

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

📋 Description

• Provide guidance on the technical direction and professional growth of a small engineering team.

• Oversee project delivery while remaining actively involved when necessary.

• Partner with the Product Manager to define priorities and balance new initiatives with ongoing enhancements.

• Share engineering methodologies with leaders throughout the organization.

• Take ownership of the squad’s technical choices and ensure alignment with company and technical strategies.

• Establish team objectives and drive prioritization efforts.

• Implement practices to achieve security and operational service level targets.

• Manage organization-wide on-call coverage.

• Facilitate regular reviews of metrics concerning coverage and performance.

• Collaborate with the Product Manager and team to set OKRs.

• Identify and address risks and obstacles.

• Evaluate and communicate team performance, OKRs, KPIs, and key milestones.

• Co-lead annual and quarterly squad planning sessions.

• Recruit team members with suitable technical expertise and hire as necessary.

• Onboard, train, mentor, and develop engineers.

• Engage in performance calibration and promotion evaluations.

• Convey company, department, and pillar strategies to the squad.

• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including UX and data.

• Co-lead the squad alongside the Product Manager.

• Manage squad expenditures within both operational (OpEx) and capital (CapEx) budgets.

• Cultivate a positive team culture and address interpersonal conflicts.

⛳️ Requirements

• Familiarity with UW’s core technology stack: gRPC, GraphQL, React, Kafka, Docker, and Kubernetes.

• Experience with Go is preferred but not mandatory.

• Proven track record of taking ownership of technical decisions and aligning them with strategic objectives.

• Strong understanding of engineering practices with the capability to identify areas for improvement.

• Experience in establishing team goals and driving prioritization.

• Ability to collaborate with Product Managers to develop OKRs that are in line with company objectives.

• Capability to co-lead planning sessions on an annual and quarterly basis.

• Experience in early risk identification and mitigation.

• Knowledge of practices concerning security and service level objectives (SLOs).

• Ability to promote operational excellence and lead metrics assessments.

• Experience managing a team of engineers effectively.

• Demonstrated ability to onboard, train, develop, and mentor team members.

• Experience in performance calibration and promotion assessments.

• Intermediate understanding of customer and market insights.

• Ability to articulate strategy to the squad clearly.

• Experience in fostering a positive team dynamic and resolving interpersonal issues.

• Ability to collaborate successfully with cross-functional colleagues.

• Candidates selected for the position will undergo a background check.

🏝️ Benefits

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

• Flexible working arrangements.

• Option for a four-day workweek (90% pay for 90% impact).

• Ability to work remotely from abroad for up to three weeks, twice every tax year.

• 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, increasing with tenure.

• Option to trade up to five holiday days each year.

• UW discounts and a complimentary Cashback Card.

• Matched-contribution pension scheme.

• Life insurance coverage up to 4 times salary.

• Family-first policies.

• Allowance for private health insurance, dental coverage, or gym membership.

• Eight-week paid sabbatical after four years of service.

• Dedicated budget for learning and development.

• Bi-annual promotion cycles.

• Belonging groups.

• Company-wide celebrations and events.