Engineering Manager

P2P; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flow Academy

Daily catered lunch

In-house gym

Annual company trip

Global rotations

Company boat

Arcade & lounge

Massage program

Snack bar & kitchen

Conference opportunities

Job summary

Flow Traders in London is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team within the Product Development department. You will focus on people leadership, delivery planning, and cross-team alignment to drive new products from idea to production.

You will spend most of your time coaching engineers, planning work, and ensuring delivery outcomes that align with company goals. This role requires a strong technical background and outstanding communication with Trading and Quant teams.

Qualifications

• Strong project management skills with roadmap planning, dependency and risk handling.
• Technical background enabling credible technical discussions with engineers.
• Proven track record leading, growing, and managing software engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own the roadmap: manage priorities and sequencing of work aligned to goals.
• Develop your engineers: career planning, promotions, coaching, performance management.
• Plan and build the team: lead hiring, headcount planning, and resource allocation.
• Cultivate a healthy team: manage culture, morale, productivity, conflict resolution.
• Lead with rhythm: regular 1:1s, clear feedback, team-building.
• Translate requirements into clear delivery plans, identify dependencies and risks.
• Act as liaison between Engineering, Trading, and Quant teams for new products.
• Drive delivery predictability: track progress, manage risk, report status to stakeholders.
• Continuously improve delivery processes and team velocity.
• Ensure alignment with organizational goals and timelines with Tech Leads.

Skills

Strong project management

Technical background

Lead software engineers

Delivery track record

People-leadership

Hiring & growth

Cross-functional communication

Stakeholder management

Relocation open

Tools

Software engineering tools

Job description

Flow Traders is strengthening leadership across its Product Development department and is hiring an Engineering Manager in London. As the firm scales, the quality of engineering management has become one of the most important factors in how well our teams grow, retain talent, and deliver - and this role exists to raise that bar.

Engineering Managers are accountable for the planning and people side of the organisation - project deliveries, growth, performance, culture and hiring - and partner with technical leads who own architecture, technical direction, and hands-on execution. The two work in close partnership; neither succeeds without the other.

You will be measured on the engineers you develop and the outcomes your team delivers. You will spend the large majority of your time leading people and managing delivery.

What you will do:

• Own the roadmap: manage priorities, planning, and sequencing of the work in line with company goals.
• Develop your engineers: own career planning, promotions, coaching, and structured, continuous performance management.
• Plan and build the team: lead hiring, headcount planning, and resource allocation in line with the team's roadmap and the firm's priorities.
• Cultivate a healthy team: actively manage culture, morale, and productivity, and address conflict early and constructively.
• Lead with rhythm: hold regular one-on-ones, give clear and timely feedback, and invest in team building.
• Translate technical and business requirements into clear delivery plans, identifying dependencies with other teams and risks up front.
• Act as the liaison between Engineering, Trading, and Quant teams to design and roll out new products.
• Drive delivery predictability: track progress against plan, manage risk and scope trade-offs, and report status clearly to stakeholders.
• Continuously improve delivery processes and team velocity.
• Ensure alignment: keep your team's work connected to organisational goals and delivery timelines, collaborating closely with Tech Leads and Staff Engineers on technical direction.

What you need to succeed:

• Strong project management skills: experience building roadmaps, sequencing work, managing dependencies and risk, and driving delivery predictability in a fast-moving environment.
• A technical background sufficient to earn the respect of the engineers you manage and to engage credibly in technical discussions.
• Demonstrated experience leading, growing, and managing the performance of software engineers.
• A track record of delivering software through a team, balancing scope, quality, and timelines.
• Strong people-leadership skills: coaching, feedback, conflict resolution, and building an environment in which engineers thrive.
• Sound judgment in hiring and developing talent.
• Excellent communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including experience managing cross-functional stakeholders (e.g. Trading, Quant).
• Based in Amsterdam, or willing to relocate.

What we offer

At Flow Traders, we create the conditions for hard-working, high-performing people to do their best work. From a thorough onboarding and ongoing access to Flow Academy, to latest technology and a collaborative, non-hierarchical culture, we give you the tools, ownership, and support to move fast and drive outcomes. We keep a close-knit, small-company feel while offering competitive salary, annual discretionary profit share, and comprehensive benefits, so talent can grow here, and stay here. See our benefits below:

• Flow Academy and opportunities to attend domain-related conferences
• Daily catered lunch, great coffee, and a fully stocked kitchen and snack bar
• In-house Bar and Lounge with arcade, table tennis, billiards, and game consoles
• Company boat
• In-house gym and sessions with our nutritionist or personal trainer
• Bi-weekly massages
• Annual company trip and a variety of events throughout the year, such as the New Years Event
• Global rotations across our offices worldwide
• and more

Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders