Engineering Manager

Zego; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Share options

Private medical insurance

Pension and generous holidays

Commuting/office allowance

Job summary

Zego in London is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead two teams of 6-8 engineers, shaping technical direction with Tech Leads and Staff Engineers. You will own delivery outcomes end to end, working closely with Product, Data and Marketing to set objectives and drive execution.

You will mentor engineers, raise engineering excellence, and improve how the team works to beat quarterly goals. The role suits someone with 1–3 years as a manager, strong backend/frontend and distributed systems

Qualifications

• 1–3 years as Engineering Manager leading 5–8 engineers
• Background in backend or frontend engineering with distributed systems
• Outcome-oriented with measurable goals and ownership
• Confident people leadership with mentoring and feedback
• Clear communicator for non-technical stakeholders
• Experience using AI daily in development culture

Responsibilities

• Lead one or two teams of 6-8 engineers, setting standards for delivery
• Raise engineering and operational excellence, ensuring performance and maintainability
• Shape technical direction and influence architectural decisions with Tech Leads and Staff Engineers
• Own delivery outcomes end to end, collaborating with Product, Data and Marketing
• Grow engineers and Tech Leads through coaching and feedback
• Improve team processes and quarterly execution to beat prior performance

Skills

Team leadership

Distributed systems

Backend engineering

Frontend engineering

Results oriented

Communication

Tools

Backend/Frontend tech stack

Job description

About Zego

At Zego, we're on a mission to do the good thing, not the insurance thing.
Insurance hasn't changed much in over a century. The way we live, work and travel has. We're building the real-time, AI-driven infrastructure that powers innovative insurance, so good drivers get cover that works the way they actually drive.
We're not just updating insurance; We're leading the AI evolution in insurance

For us, AI isn't a line on a roadmap or a buzzword on a slide. It's our operating reality, and it's how we build products that back drivers instead of the old insurance playbook.
We don't do things slowly, and we don't do bureaucracy. We back high-performance builders who want ownership, early responsibility and the chance to do the most career-defining work of their lives. You'll get the space to try things, the tools to move fast, and the room to see your ideas reach millions of drivers.

Do not take our word for it. Read what Zegons say about us on Glassdoor.

What you will be doing

• Lead one or two teams of 6-8 engineers, each including a Tech Lead and set the standard for how they deliver
• Raise engineering and operational excellence, holding a high bar for system performance, quality and maintainability
• Shape technical direction and influence architectural decisions in partnership with Tech Leads and Staff Engineers
• Own delivery outcomes end to end, working with Product, Data and Marketing to shape objectives and align execution
• Grow engineers and Tech Leads into their next level through coaching, mentoring and timely, constructive feedback
• Improve how the team works, from decision-making to product team maturity, so every quarter runs better than the last

What you will need to be successful

• You have led a team before - 1-3 years as an Engineering Manager, confident running a team of 5-8 engineers, with a track record of growing individuals and shipping impactful products
• You bring technical depth - A background in backend or frontend engineering and experience with distributed systems, so you carry credibility in technical discussions and reviews
• You are outcome-oriented - You solve real user and business problems rather than shipping features, keep the team aligned to measurable goals and take ownership of execution, knowing when to elevate and unblock
• You are a confident people leader - You support growth through mentoring and development conversations and you give feedback that is timely, respectful and focused on helping people grow
• You are a great communicator - You simplify complex topics for non-technical stakeholders and help cross-functional partners make good decisions quickly
• You work AI-first - You will use AI daily here, and we mean daily. You do not need to arrive an expert, but you do need to arrive curious, experiment fast, and take ownership of getting good quickly. People who wait to be trained will find this uncomfortable

The Zego ways of working

Teams work better with time to collaborate and space to get things done. We call it Zego Hybrid: some of us are in our office (central London or Halifax) weekly, others monthly or quarterly. It's about finding the balance between face time and focus that produces great work and a healthy life around it.

We also make a point of getting everyone in the same room. Teams come together every quarter, and once a year the whole company does, properly. It's a serious investment and consistently one of the best parts of the year.

Benefits

Market-competitive salary, benchmarked against your function and reviewed every year

Annual performance bonus, linked to company performance and your contribution

Share options, a real stake in the company and a share in the future you build

Private medical insurance, for you and your family

Pension, generous holiday, and £1,000 a year to spend on getting to the office or learning something new

Cutting-edge systems and tools, so you always have what you need to drive your impact

Zego, leading the AI evolution in insurance.

Equal opportunities

We're an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.