Engineering Manager

Compare the Market; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Compare the Market is seeking an Engineering Manager to help build a world-class engineering function in London, hybrid work. You will lead and grow high-performing teams, drive technical strategy, and ensure reliability of critical customer-facing systems while balancing long-term vision with delivery.

You will collaborate with Product Managers and senior engineers to drive excellence, implement AI-augmented practices, and foster a culture of ownership, safety, and continuous improvement across

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading software engineering teams in modern tech organisations.
• Strong software engineering background with focus on architecture, scalability and reliability.
• Passion for developing people, improving developer experience and embracing AI-augmented practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing engineering team.
• Recruit, develop and retain engineering talent.
• Foster ownership, psychological safety and continuous improvement.
• Drive technical excellence and engineering best practices.
• Own the health, reliability and maintainability of critical customer systems.
• Partner with architecture and technical strategy teams.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to balance delivery and value.
• Champion Agile, data-driven engineering improvements.
• Drive AI-augmented engineering practices and tooling.
• Ensure practices align with governance, security and risk requirements.

Skills

Leadership

People development

Communication

Agile

AI awareness

Job description

Curious about what's next? So are we. Join Compare the Market and help to make financial decision making a breeze for millions.

Engineering Manager

Function: Tech

Location: Hybrid – London

At Compare the Market, we're a purpose-driven business powered by tech and AI. We're building high-performing, results-driven teams with the skills, mindset, and ambition to deliver outcomes at pace. Every role here plays a part in driving our mission forward, and we create an environment where you can bring your authentic self, grow a truly characterful career, and see the direct impact of your work on the lives of our customers.

We've carved a meerkat-shaped niche and we're looking for ambitious, curious thinkers who thrive in a fast-moving, high-impact environment. If you love accountability, embrace challenge, and want to make a real difference, you'll fit right in.

As an Engineering Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in building a world-class engineering function where technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do. You'll create an environment where engineers are empowered to solve meaningful problems at scale while balancing long-term technical strategy with delivery.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing engineering team.
• Recruit, develop and retain engineering talent.
• Foster a culture of ownership, psychological safety and continuous improvement.
• Drive technical excellence and engineering best practices.
• Own the technical health, reliability and maintainability of critical customer facing systems.
• Partner with Staff and Principal Engineers on architecture and technical strategy.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to balance delivery, customer value and technical debt.
• Champion Agile ways of working and data-driven engineering improvements.
• Drive adoption of AI-augmented engineering practices and developer tooling.
• Ensure engineering practices align with governance, security and risk requirements.

What we're looking for

You'll bring proven experience leading high-performing software engineering teams within modern technology organisations. You'll have a strong software engineering background, excellent communication skills and experience guiding architecture, scalability, maintainability and reliability. You'll be passionate about developing people, improving developer experience, embracing AI-augmented engineering practices such as Spec Driven Development and delivering high-quality technology that creates value for customers and the business.

Why Compare the Market?

We're a business built for pace and performance. Here, you'll be encouraged to think differently, act boldly, and deliver brilliantly in a culture that values results and rewards progress.

We believe diverse teams make better decisions, and we're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels empowered to grow, contribute, and thrive.

If you're ready to stretch yourself, raise the bar, and grow with a team that's serious about performance, innovation, and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.