Engineering Manager

Majorplayers.co.uk; London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead technical teams in delivering exceptional engineering practices. This role emphasizes hands-on experience with Java, Spring, and microservices architecture, alongside implementing CI/CD processes. You will play a pivotal role in fostering collaboration among engineers and SREs, ensuring high availability and reliability in delivery. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are passionate about technology, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a forward-thinking company that values continuous improvement and innovative ideas!

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience in delivering within technical teams.
• Hands-on experience with coding best practices/standards.

Responsibilities

• Implementing CI/CD with automated production deployments.
• Fostering a harmonious atmosphere within the team.

Skills

Java

Spring

Kubernetes

Docker

Postgres

Kafka

TDD

BDD

Lean methodologies

Scrum

Kanban

Job description

Engineering Manager - Delivery - Tech Lead - Microservices - CI/CD - Hybrid - £600/£650 (Inside IR35) - Immediate Starters

Paying up to £650 Inside IR35

My client is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to join their team. You will need strong commercial experience in delivering within technical teams and helping support best practices.

Responsibilities/What you'll do:

• Hands-on experience working with the listed tech stack: Java, Spring, Kubernetes, Docker, Postgres (relational databases) and Kafka.
• Experience working on OTT technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver with exceptional engineering practices, having hands-on experience with coding best practices/standards, TDD, BDD.
• Implementing CI/CD without manual human interventions, fully rolling non-disruptive automated production deployments, fully automated functional and non-functional testing.
• Understanding the benefits and disadvantages of microservices architecture, including experience effectively building and ensuring the implementation of tooling required to ensure high availability and reliability.
• Understanding of the non-functional aspects of delivery and operations (scale, reliability, observability) and what is required to maintain standards.
• Applied knowledge of lean methodologies and how to use the best approaches to deliver our goals, e.g., scrum, kanban, iterative delivery, continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication skills, being able to convey ideas clearly with a wide range of technical and non-technical stakeholders, as well as being able to help with direction and problems of the engineers and SREs within the team.
• Experience in practical daily problem solving within a team, encouraging innovative ideas while negotiating practicalities to keep the team moving to deliver as effectively as possible.
• Foster a harmonious atmosphere within the team.

The interview process has begun, so if you believe you have the right experience, then please get in touch ASAP!