Directly manages engineers, guides work, estimations and removes blockers. You are the first escalation point.
Works closely with the Product Manager and Tech Lead to provide guidance and coaching to squad members on technical contributions, product roadmap and other areas.
Provides feedback and helps engineers grow their skills.
Ensures adherence to development methodologies.
Standardise processes (e.g. agile ceremonies, code quality standards), but give squads autonomy for effective delivery.
Tracks tasks, maintains project velocity, and owns squad-level deliverables against the roadmap.
Align teams. Regular sync-ups maintain clarity.
Align on company objectives and measurable outcomes through transparent OKRs (Objectives and Key Results).
Proactively track engineer well-being, spot burnout, and suggest solutions.
Report up to address systemic issues.
Use metrics to track quality and delivery.
Encourage retrospective analysis for continuous improvement.
Recognise milestones and individual contributions to build morale and engagement.

Working in world-class product / tech organisations , either companies that have reached scale (Google, Microsoft, Uber, Booking.com) or high growth startups (Monzo, N26, Personio).
Demonstrable ability in building and leading high-calibre engineering teams .
Experience leading engineering teams working on Generative AI (Prompt Engineering, Fine Tuning, RAG)
Understanding Technical Requirements with a Focus on Quality: Translate product requirements into squad plans and capacity, while also having a keen eye for ensuring high coding standards, maintainability, and the prevention of technical debt.
People Management : Ability to motivate, provide constructive feedback, manage performance, and resolve interpersonal conflicts within a team.
Agile Expertise: Experience implementing and iterating on Agile processes (like Scrum or Kanban) including task breakdown, estimation, and sprint planning.
Collaborative and Empathetic: Possesses strong communication skills and builds positive relationships with engineers, focusing on understanding their motivations and work styles.
Quality Champion: Intrinsically motivated to produce high-quality code and instills a focus on maintainability, testing, and code standards within the team.
Results-Driven and Process-Oriented: Able to balance adherence to Agile methodologies and delivery timelines with a focus on continuous improvement. Familiar with using OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) to set measurable goals.

£/€800 annual learning budget, plus two hours per week as ‘Focus Fridays’.
Flexible work – choose a working setup that works for you, our only ask is to see you once a quarter in our UK HQ
25 days holiday plus your local bank holidays
Your birthday off
Two half day wellbeing days
Healthcare cash plan to cover the costs of day to day healthcare
Employee Assistance Plan 24/7 365 support
Income Protection (75%) and life assurance (4x salary)
Pension scheme
Enhanced parental leave package
26 weeks fully paid maternity leave and 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave
£50 monthly allowance to spend on whatever takes your fancy, your very own Benifex card will be topped up at the start of each month!

Engineering Manager – 12-month FTC

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