Engineering Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health insurance

Flexible hours

Brand new offices in London

Job summary

Pigment is seeking senior software engineers who can also act as people managers, dedicating up to 50% of their time to leadership. The role blends strong software craft with people leadership, guiding a team and shaping engineering culture.

The ideal candidate has 7–8+ years of production experience, 2–3 years of people management, and proficiency in OO design with languages such as C#, Java, C++, Go, Rust, Python, or Ruby. London-based, remote-friendly, equity included.

Qualifications

• Experience as a software engineer working on production products, evaluated at senior level (usually 7–8+ years).
• Experience in people management of at least 2–3 years.
• Proven experience designing object oriented software with languages such as C#, Java, C++, Golang, Rust, Python or Ruby.

Responsibilities

• Coach and manage up to 6 direct reports; provide feedback and define expectations.
• Participate in salary discussions and performance decisions with other managers.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver value to end users.

Skills

Senior software engineer

People management

OO design

C#/Java/C++/Go/Rust

Job description

Join Pigment: The AI Platform Redefining Business Planning

Pigment is the AI-powered business planning and performance management platform built for agility and scale. We connect people, data, and processes in one intuitive, feature-rich solution, empowering every team—from Finance to HR—to build, adapt, and align strategic plans in real time.

Founded in 2019, Pigment is one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies globally. Industry leaders like Unilever, Snowflake, Siemens, and DPD use Pigment daily to make more informed decisions and confidently navigate any scenario.

With a team of 600+ across Paris, London, New York, Toronto, San Francisco and Austin, we've raised nearly $400M from top-tier investors and were named a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software.

At Pigment, we take smart risks, celebrate bold ideas, and challenge the status quo—all while working as one team. If you're driven by innovation and ready to make an impact at scale, we’d love to hear from you.

The Opportunity

We are looking for senior software engineers who can also be people managers of other software engineers, for a share of their time (up to 50%).

On the software engineering part:

More than knowledge of a specific language or framework, we are looking for great software engineering skills:

ability to translate functional requirements into an elegant and simple design, and then deliver the code.

We are also looking for engineers who understand the product and the customer's needs in detail and can suggest innovative ideas: in the end, it's all about delivering value to end users.

On the people management part, here is what it entails:

• coaching up to 6 direct reports (usually every 2 weeks)
• defining expectations, collecting and delivering feedback
• building career development plans (we have a skill leveling matrix)
• participating in performance-related decisions with other managers (ex: proposing and calibrating salary raises), including under-performance remediation
• (optional) leading ad hoc projects with other managers to structure engineering (ex: organize technical demos, animate an All Hands, lead evolutions to our skill leveling matrix)

In the Pigment engineering team, people managers do not have the responsibility of a particular technical domain, as this is the role of technical leads: this way, we make sure career decisions and technical choices are independent from one another.

Explore Our Tech Blog:

If you're curious about the kind of challenges our engineering team tackles, our culture and our organization, we invite you to explore our Tech Blog!

Who you are

• Experience as a software engineer working on a product in production - for managers specifically, this experience must be evaluated during the interview process at a “senior” level (that is, usually from 7-8 years)
• Experience in people management of at least 2-3 years,
• Proven experience designing object oriented software with languages such as C#, Java, C++, Golang, Rust, Python or Ruby (this list is not exhaustive)
• Great team spirit with a problem-solving attitude
• A good dose of humility and the willingness to grow (no matter your seniority!)
• A fluent level of English (French is not a must)

What you will get

• Competitive salary
• Equity
• The best health insurance with Alan Blue entirely free for you and your family
• Trust and flexible working hours
• Brand new offices in the heart of Paris, London, New York and, Toronto
• Remote-friendly environment

We conduct background checks as part of our hiring process, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in the countries where we operate. This may include verification of employment history, education, and, where legally permitted, criminal records. Any checks will be conducted lawfully prior to formal employment contracts being signed, with candidate consent, and information will be treated confidentially.

Pigment is an equal opportunity employer. We believe diversity is a strength and fosters innovation. We are committed to enabling everyone to feel included and valued at the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, family, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, social origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We may process your personal data in accordance with our HR Data Protection Notice.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.