Engineering Manager

StudentUniverse; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury travel operator in London seeks an Engineering Manager to lead a supportive team of engineers. This role blends technical expertise with empathetic leadership to foster team growth and deliver meaningful outcomes. Candidates should have a solid understanding of modern software engineering practices and experience in coaching teams towards success. Benefits include career progression opportunities, professional development, and a competitive salary package. Join us in creating memorable travel experiences for our clients!

Benefits

Commission and bonus incentive schemes

Personal travel fund

Subsidised private healthcare

Contributory pension scheme

Paid volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Experience leading and coaching software engineers.
• Good understanding of modern software engineering practices.
• Comfortable supporting teams with .NET, Azure, and SQL Server.

Responsibilities

• Nurture development of each engineer through regular 1:1s.
• Provide approachable, thoughtful technical direction.
• Partner with product and business stakeholders to set clear priorities.

Skills

Team coaching

Modern software engineering practices

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Tools

.NET

Azure

SQL Server

Job description

Job no: 528019
Brand: Scott Dunn
Work type: Hybrid
Location: London
Categories: Sales and Customer Service

Scott Dunn is an award‑winning luxury tour operator creating tailor‑made vacations to destinations all over the world. With offices in the UK, US and Singapore, we pride ourselves on providing outstanding service to all our guests from the moment they begin their research online, right the way through to post‑vacation evaluations.

Role Purpose

We are looking for a supportive and inclusive Engineering Manager to guide and grow a team of engineers. This role blends technical expertise with empathetic leadership, helping individuals succeed while ensuring the team delivers meaningful outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Coaching & Growth: Nurture the development of each engineer through regular 1:1s, encouragement, and personalised career support.
• Technical Guidance: Provide approachable, thoughtful technical direction, ensuring solutions are reliable, sustainable, and collaborative.
• Prioritisation & Balance: Partner with product and business stakeholders to set clear priorities, balancing delivery with the team’s wellbeing and long‑term success.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Build trusted, transparent relationships with stakeholders, ensuring the team’s voice is heard and represented.
• Culture & Inclusion: Create a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment where all engineers feel empowered to contribute and thrive.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience leading and coaching software engineers, with a focus on growth and wellbeing.
• Good understanding of modern software engineering practices (object‑oriented design, APIs, cloud services, DevOps), even if not hands‑on daily.
• Comfortable supporting teams working with .NET, Azure, and SQL Server, and able to guide conversations and decisions without needing to be the deepest expert.
• Strong skills in communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management.
• Commitment to building an inclusive, supportive team culture where everyone thrives.

Values & Behaviours

All employees must promote, understand, and apply Scott Dunn’s workplace values. These are embedded in all roles and applicants must evidence the values as part of the application process.

• In the know – Start by listening. We take the time to understand our guests’ and colleagues needs. Be Precise. We take pride in getting every detail right. Own it. We deliver on commitments we make.
• In the Detail – Love learning. We energetically seek out and share new ideas and insights. Embrace feedback. We continuously seek to improve by sharing and accepting honest feedback. Work with the best. We attract, retrain and partner with the best.
• Inspiring – Look to the future. We constantly seek opportunities to make travel memorable and sustainable. Be more we. We work together collaboratively and value different viewpoints. Win together. We celebrate each other’s successes and have fun.

Location

We aim to find someone who would be office based in our London, Hammersmith office.

Why work for Scott Dunn

In return for your expertise and commitment to our values of in the detail, in the know, and inspiring;

• We support your career growth – We provide you with career progression aligned with your chosen career path, access to internal job opportunities across Scott Dunn’s global offices, as well as across 30+ brands spread across 93 cities worldwide as part of Flight Centre Travel Group
• We give you the tools to succeed – We provide personal and professional development enabled by our award‑winning Learning and Development team, comprehensive familiarisation, and educational trips, unlimited access to LinkedIn learning amongst other professional and personal development platforms, as well as 1 hour for your own development each week.
• We recognise and reward your success and loyalty – We run commission and bonus incentive schemes to compliment competitive salaries, as well as a company loyalty scheme, which includes a personal travel fund for each staff member and 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays that rises by 1 day per each year of service (up to a maximum of 30).
• We celebrate your excellence – With monthly, quarterly, and annual recognition schemes and awards, alongside the opportunity to win a place at Flight Centre Travel Groups annual Global Gathering, we celebrate excellence in all forms.
• We provide you with a wide‑range of job and industry‑perks – We can offer you subsidised private healthcare, a contributory pension scheme, staff travel insurance, 3 days of paid volunteering leave, access to cycle to work and season ticket loan schemes, a dedicated in‑house team who are your source for exclusive industry discounts for personal and work‑related travel, as well as share options in Flight Centre Travel Group amongst much, much, more!

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Scott Dunn we champion equality, diversity, and inclusivity in all its forms and are signatories of both the Race at Work and the Diversity in Hospitality, Travel & Leisure charters. As part of our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and recognises the value of differences.

Should you require any support or accommodations as it relates to our recruitment process, please contact [e-mail] for further information or alternative application processes to support your requirement.

Apply

You do not need to meet all the requirements to apply for a position at Scott Dunn. Should this role be of interest to you we would welcome your application.