Location: London (Hybrid 2-3 days per week in Office)
The Opportunity
We're partnering with a growing technology business looking to hire an Engineering Manager to lead a team of talented software engineers delivering products used by thousands of customers.
This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about building high-performing teams, driving engineering excellence, and creating an environment where engineers can do their best work. You'll work closely with Product, Design and senior leadership to shape technical strategy while supporting the development and growth of your team.
You'll have significant influence over engineering standards, delivery processes, hiring, and team culture while remaining close enough to the technology to make informed technical decisions.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Software Engineers.
- Create a high-performing engineering culture focused on collaboration, quality, and continuous improvement.
- Work closely with Product Managers and stakeholders to define priorities and deliver business outcomes.
- Support architectural discussions and technical decision-making.
- Drive improvements to engineering processes, delivery practices, and team productivity.
- Conduct performance reviews, career development planning, and regular 1-1's.
- Support hiring activities, interview processes, and team growth.
- Remove blockers and help teams deliver effectively.
- Champion engineering best practices, testing and code quality.
Requirements
- Previous experience managing or leading software engineering teams.
- Commercial experience delivering applications using React and node.js
- Experience working closely with Product, Design, and other business stakeholders.
- Proven ability to coach, mentor, and develop engineers.
- Experience driving engineering best practices, code quality, and delivery standards.
- Strong understanding of software architecture and scalable application design.
- Experience hiring and growing engineering teams.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
- Experience with Next.js and modern frontend architecture.
- Experience building and scaling SaaS products.
- Knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps and Infrastructure as Code practices.
- Experience working within a product-led organisation.
- Exposure to AI-assisted development tools and modern engineering workflows.
- Experience leading distributed or remote engineering teams.
- Background in high-growth scale-up environments.
What's On Offer?
- Opportunity to shape engineering culture and strategy.
- Career progression into Head of Engineering or Director-level positions.
- Flexible hybrid working.
- Training and professional development opportunities.
- Modern technology stack and collaborative environment.
- Competitive salary, bonus, and benefits package.